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Kaniyapuram | |
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suburb | |
Coordinates: 8°35′15″N 76°51′24″E / 8.58750°N 76.85667°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Thiruvananthapuram |
Population | |
• Total | 41,250 |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 695301[1] |
Telephone code | 0471 |
Vehicle registration | KL- 22,KL-01 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Trivandrum |
Kaniyapuram is a residential and IT industrial area of Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area of Trivandrum city around 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The main centre of Kaniyapuram area is located in NH-66 in between Kazhakkoottam and Pallippuram CRPF Base. The Kaniyapuram locality (Kaniyapuram pradesam) is a vast area and expands to; Andoorkonam in the East, Parvathy Puthanar in the West, Vetturoad in the South and Pallippuram (CRPF Base) in the North. The Kaniyapuram town belongs to the Andoorkonam Panchayat, although Andoorkonam still remains a village 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the east.The main town in Kaniyapuram is Alummoodu junction.