Thiruvananthapuram, India
Thiruvananthapuram is a regional capital of 788,271 people in Kerala, India.
Why visit Thiruvananthapuram
Townapedia lists 34 museums and landmarks, 12 parks and trails, 168 places to eat, 83 places to stay and 20 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Attakulangara School, Kerala Science and Technology Museum and Kerala Soil Museum.
Weather in Thiruvananthapuram
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About Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (Malayalam pronunciation: [t̪iɾuʋənən̪d̪ɐˈbuɾəm] tirr-ROO-və-nun-Tə-poor-əm), also known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 km2, making it the most populous city in Kerala. The larger Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area has over 1.7 million inhabitants within an area of 543 km2, making it the second-most populous metropolitan area in Kerala after Kochi.. Thiruvananthapuram is one of the few cities in India that serves as a state capital and is also centre for heritage, maritime activities, information technology, research and development, space research, defence, automotive technology, and biosciences.
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Things to do20
APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
School · 7.9 km
State public university in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Attakulangara School
School
Public school in Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Central Tuber Crops Research Institute
School · 7.7 km
Indian research institute
Shankumugham Beach
Beach · 4.2 km
Beach in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India
8 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks34
Kerala Science and Technology Museum
Museum · 2.7 km
Science Museum in Thiruvananthapuram district, Keralam, India
Kerala Soil Museum
Museum · 5.9 km
Soil museum in Thiruvananthapuram district, Keralam, India
Keralam - Museum of History and Heritage
Museum · 2.6 km
Museum in India
Napier Museum
Museum · 2.7 km
Museum in Thiruvananthapuram district, Keralam, India
Palm Leaf Manuscript Museum, Thiruvananthapuram
Museum · 1.0 km
Museum in India
Sunil's Wax Museum
Museum · 0.7 km
09:00-20:00
Open in Google Maps · +91 94473 41974;+91 96338 62959;+91 94976 99545
Russian Cultural Center
Museum · 1.7 km
14/2004-06 Vanross Junction, S.Roerich Road, University P.O,, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
His Highness Swathi Thirunal's Amma Veedu
Monument and historic site · 1.4 km
Perunthanni, trivandrum
Jawaharlal Nehru
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
The Statue unveiled by:Ramesh Chennithala on: 10th January 2014
22 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds12
Restaurants and cafes168
Hotel Gauri Shankar
Restaurant · Regional · 0.8 km
Fort South Nada road, South Fort Thiruvananthapuram
Mo-Su 07:00-20:00
Mothers Veg Plaza
Restaurant · Regional · 1.7 km
Indian Veggie curries on banana leaves.
Near Russian Cultural Center Bakery Jct Road, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Vigneshwara Brahmins Restaurant
Restaurant · Indian · 0.9 km
Anaval Street, Puthen Street Manacaud Thiruvananthapuram
Mo-Su 07:00-21:00
Maha Boli
Bakery
FWMW+XGM Padmavilasam Road, Fort, Nalumukku, Pazhavangadi, Thiruvananthapuram
Mo-Su 09:30-21:00
Pasupathi Sweets & Hot Chips
Bakery · Indian, Regional
Inside east port
Sweet Land
Bakery · 1.0 km
Anaval Street, Puthen Street Manacaud
Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00
156 more on the map.
Where to stay83
Hycinth by Sparsa
Motel and hotel · 0.8 km
Manorama Road, Thampanoor, Near Manorama Office, Aristo, Thampanoor, Thiruvananthapuram
Churches and places of worship113
St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic Church, Vellayambalam
Church · 3.4 km
ananthankadu nagaraja temple
Place of worship · 0.7 km
TC 37, Trust office ananthankadu lane, West Fort Thiruvananthapuram
Kavil devi temple
Place of worship · Hindu · 1.4 km
Valiyasala, thiruvananthapuram
Shopping40
Saga Departmental Stores Ltd.
Shopping center · 1.5 km
VKK Nagar, Pazhavangad, trivandrum
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries57
Government Sanskrit College
School · 1.8 km
University of Kerala Campus, Mahathma Gandhi Rd, Palayam,, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Thunchan Smaraka EM High School
School · 1.8 km
Attukal Konchiravila Road, Attukal, Thiruvananthapuram
Healthcare50
Sowparnika Dental Clinic
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.7 km
Thakaraparambu Road, Pazhavangadi Thiruvananthapuram
Map of Thiruvananthapuram
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Getting there and nearby towns
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 3 km away.
- Vattiyūrkāvu 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
- Kudappanakkunnu 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Sreekaryam 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Vilavoorkkal 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Pallichal 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Kalliyoor 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Malayinkeezhu 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Kidarakulam 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Vilappil 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Tirunelveli 85 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Thiruvananthapuram Montage, Sathyaprakash01, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Thiruvananthapuram Central Train Care center - panoramio, Binoy J S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Thiruvananthapuram from railway station - panoramio, Binoy J S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ThiruvananthapuramCentralRailwayStation, Slashme, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Central City View Thiruvananthapuram, from Central Railway Station - panoramio, Binoy J S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area, Dr. Chinchu C., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) at a market in Thiruvananthapuram, Shagil Muzhappilangad, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) at a market in Thiruvananthapuram (73714), Shagil Muzhappilangad, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ripe mangos at a market in Thiruvananthapuram (27869), Shagil Muzhappilangad, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shankumugam Beach, Thejas Panarkandy, CC BY 2.0
- Vizhinjam Light House, Akhilan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Planetorium thiruvananthapuram, Vijayakumarblathur, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Exterior of Kerala State Soil Museum Thiruvananthapuram 05, Athulvis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Keralam - Museum of History and Heritage, Akhilan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Napier Museum Thiruvananthapuran DSW New, Augustus Binu / www.dreamsparrow.net / facebook, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Thiruvananthapuram Zoo, Signalarun, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vettukadu Church Thiruvananthapuram 2020, Akhilan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mateer Memorial Church, Shishirdasika, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Joseph's Cathedral, Palayam, Trivandrum., Kerala India4, T M Cyriac, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Marys Cathedral Trivandrum gesamt 2 (retuschiert), Photograph: Kumbalam Derivative work MagentaGreen, CC0
- Front Elevation St Xaviers church peyad, Justinroy, Public domain
- Palm Leaf Manuscript Museum, Thiruvananthapuram, Manukrishnan80, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Thiruvanthapuram Temple, P.K.Niyogi, Public domain
- Chinmaya Vidyalaya Attukal, Manukrishnan80, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fort Girls Mission Hs, Athulvis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Govt U P School Virakupurakotta, Athulvis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple 01, Rahulrnath001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 0507-KuthiraMalika-Dinakarr, Dinakarr at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- University College , Trivandrum, Joshy am*, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ICAR - Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Rajeev Ramakrishnan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Sanskrit College, Thiruvananthapuram, Prasanth C7, CC0
- Pazhavangadi ganapathi temple 02, Jithindop, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nayanar park putharikandam 02, Jithindop, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nayanar park putharikandam 01, Jithindop, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rajamudra travancore, Jithindop, CC BY-SA 3.0
- City from Overbridge - panoramio, Binoy J S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Central railway station from second Over Bridge View - panoramio, Binoy J S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- City viewCentral railway Station from second Over Bridge - panoramio, Binoy J S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cental City view - panoramio, Binoy J S, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Karukamala, Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0
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