Thirupuram

Thirupuram is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Thirupuram
village
Thirupuram Location in Kerala, India Thirupuram Thirupuram (India)
Coordinates: 8.3499700°N 77.073460°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population  (2001)
• Total	38,373
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695525 & 695133
Vehicle registration	KL-19
Nearest city	Thiruvananthapuram
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Neyyattinkara

Thirupuram village is 6 km away from Neyyattinkara, 25 km away from the capital city Thiruvananthapuram. The famous Thirupuram Siva Temple is situated here. Thirupuram is also very near to the Poovar, Vizhinjam and Kovalam. This village is known for its celebration of the Sivarathri festival. It is believed that this is the place where lord Siva sits after the Thripura dahanam. Thus the village got the name Thripuram which later got changed to Thirupuram.[2]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Thirupuram had a population of 38373 with 18925 males and 19448 females.[1]

References

1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
2. "അനുബന്ധ വെബ്സൈറ്റുകള്‍ « തിരുപുറം ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Thirupuram Grama Panchayat)". Lsgkerala.in. Retrieved 2 April 2019.