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 / 8.3499700; 77.073460
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2001)
 • Total38,373
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695525 & 695133
Vehicle registrationKL-19
Nearest cityThiruvananthapuram
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNeyyattinkara

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]

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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.


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