Thirumala, Thiruvananthapuram

Thirumala
Suburb
Thirumala is located in Kerala
Thirumala
Thirumala
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°30′6″N 76°59′31″E / 8.50167°N 76.99194°E / 8.50167; 76.99194
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695006
Telephone code0471
Vehicle registrationKL-01
Nearest cityThiruvananthapuram
Lok Sabha constituencyNemom

Thirumala is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. The name is literally split into two, 'Thiru' 'Mala' meaning "Holy Hill" which refers to the hill on which an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to the god Krishna called Parakovil which is formally known as Thrichakrapuram S Thirumala is also a huge hill, the summit of which may be reached from the Killiar at Jagathy, top most point being Parakovil.

Thirumala is close to Pangode, the cantonment area.