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Thiruvananthapuram District is the southernmost district of the coastal state of Kerala. It is the largest city in Kerala. It came into existence in the year 1957. The headquarters is the city of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) which is also the capital city of Kerala.

The district has an area of 2,192 square kilometres (846 sq mi) and a population of 3,307,284 (as per the 2011 census), the second-most populous district in Kerala after Malappuram district. It is the densest district in Kerala with 1,509 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,910/sq mi). It is divided into six taluks: Thiruvananthapuram, Chirayinkeezhu, Neyyattinkara, Nedumangadu, Varkala and Kattakada. The urban bodies in the district are the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Varkala, Neyyattinkara, Attingal and Nedumangad municipalities.

Demographics

Kerala Legislative Assembly, Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala Legislative Assembly Building: The new Assembly Block was inaugurated at the Legislature Complex on 22 May 1998 by the then President Mr. K.R. Narayanan.

According to the 2011 census Thiruvananthapuram district has a population of 3,307,284, roughly equal to the nation of Uruguay or the US state of Connecticut. This gives it a ranking of 103rd in India (out of a total of 640 districts). The district has a population density of 1,509 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,910/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 2.25%. Thiruvananthapuram has a sex ratio of 1088 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 92.66%. 1city.in

  • Manorama Yearbook 1995 (Malayalam Edition) ISSN 0970-9096.
  • Manorama Yearbook 2003 (English Edition) ISBN: 81-900461-8-7.

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  • PDM TEMPLE

    Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram

  • Cliffs Varkala

    Cliffs at Varkala, Thiruvanatnthapuram district, the only place in southern Kerala with cliffs adjacent to the Arabian Sea

  • Subdistricts of Thiruvananthapuram

    Taluks of Thiruvananthapuram district

  • Tvmcentral

    Thiruvananthapuram Central Station

  • TVM Pepper

    A pepper plant. Aromatic plants and spices are cultivated on a large scale on the hilly tracts.

  • Kovalam2011

    Kovalam

  • Kerala University

    Kerala University administrative Building in Thiruvananthapuram

  • Cnstadium4

    Chandrashekaran Nair Football Stadium

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