Thirupuram | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 8.35°N 77.0735°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Thiruvananthapuram |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 38373 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 695525 & 695133 |
Registration Plate: | KL-19 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Thiruvananthapuram |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Neyyattinkara |
Thirupuram is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]
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]
As of 2001 India census, Thirupuram had a population of 38373 with 18925 males and 19448 females.