Thirupuram
Village in Kerala, India
8°21′00″N 77°04′24″E / 8.3499700°N 77.073460°E / 8.3499700; 77.073460
India (2001)
695525 & 695133
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]
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Thirupuram had a population of 38373 with 18925 males and 19448 females.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ "അനുബന്ധ വെബ്സൈറ്റുകള് « തിരുപുറം ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Thirupuram Grama Panchayat)". Lsgkerala.in. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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Thiruvananthapuram district
District HQ: Thiruvananthapuram
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- University of Kerala
- Thiruvananthapuram Medical College
- Thiruvananthapuram Engineering College
- Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering
- Trivandrum International School
- Mahatma Gandhi College
- Centre for Earth Science Studies
- College of Engineering Attingal
- Swathi Thirunal College of Music
- College of Fine Arts Trivandrum
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Attingal
- Thiruvananthapuram Golf Club
- Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium
- University Stadium
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