Thiruvananthapuram district

This article is about the district in Kerala. For other uses, see Thiruvananthapuram (disambiguation).

Thiruvananthapuram district
District of Kerala
Clockwise from top:
Niyamasabha Mandiram, Kovalam Beach, Attingal, Poovar beach, Varkala underpass, and Anchuthengu Fort.
Location in Kerala
Location in Kerala
Map
Thiruvananthapuram district
Coordinates: 8°29′N 76°56′E / 8.48°N 76.94°E / 8.48; 76.94
CountryIndia
StateKerala
HeadquartersThiruvananthapuram
Subdistricts
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies2
Area
 • Total
2,192 km2 (846 sq mi)
 • Rank11th
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
3,521,153 (male: 1,767,859; female: 1,753,294; transgender: 500)
 • Urban
55.75%
Demographics
 • Literacy93.02%[1]
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English[2]
 • Regional
Vehicle registrationKL-01 Thiruvananthapuram,
KL-15 KSRTC,
KL-16 Attingal,
KL-19 Parassala,
KL-20 Neyyattinkara,
KL-21 Nedumangad,
KL-22 Kazhakoottam,
KL-74 Kattakkada,
KL-81 Varkala
Major highwaysNH 66, NH 866
HDI (2005)Increase 0.773[4] (High)
Average annual precipitation1,700 mm
Thiruvananthapuram district is located in India
Thiruvananthapuram district
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Thiruvananthapuram District's location on map of India

Thiruvananthapuram District (IPA: [t̪iɾuʋɐnɐn̪d̪ɐpuɾɐm] ⓘ) is the southernmost district in the Indian state of Kerala. The district was created in 1949, with its headquarters in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, which is also Kerala's administrative centre. The present district was created in 1956 by separating the four southernmost Taluks of the erstwhile district to form Kanyakumari district. The city of Thiruvananthapuram is also known as the Information technology capital of the State, since it is home to the first and largest IT park in India, Technopark, established in 1990. The district is home to more than 9% of total population of the state.[5]

The district covers an area of 2,192 square kilometres (541,655 acres). At the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,301,427,[6][7] making it the second most populous district in Kerala after Malappuram district.[8] Its population density is the highest in Kerala, with 1,509 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,910/sq mi).[9] The district is divided into six subdistricts: Thiruvananthapuram, Chirayinkeezhu, Neyyattinkara, Nedumangadu, Varkala, and Kattakada. The urban bodies in the district are the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, and the Varkala, Neyyattinkara, Attingal, and Nedumangad municipalities.[10]

Thiruvananthapuram district is located between 8°10′N 76°25′E / 8.17°N 76.41°E / 8.17; 76.41 and 8°32′N 77°10′E / 8.54°N 77.17°E / 8.54; 77.17. At the southernmost extremity of the district, Kaliyikkavila is 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Kanyakumari, the southernmost point on the Indian peninsula.[11] 33.75% of the district population lives in urban areas.[12]

The district has three major rivers, several freshwater lakes, and over 300 ponds. Its eastern region is forested, northern regions are mostly under rubber cultivation and the remaining areas grow mixed dry-land crops of coconut, plantain, and tapioca, among others. Built-up areas and rice fields complete the land use pattern.[13]

  1. ^ Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. District Census Handbook, Thiruvananthapuram (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 22. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Kerala". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. ^ "Kerala | UNDP in India". UNDP.
  5. ^ "Population profile of Kerala - 2011". State Planning Board, Kerala. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  6. ^ "About District | Website of Thiruvananthapuram District - The city of the Holy Anantha | India". Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA 2011" (PDF). PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS INDIA, KERALA STATE AND DISTRICTS. Government of India. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  8. ^ "District Census Hand Book: Thiruvananthapuram" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA 2011" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals Kerala. Government of India. p. 45. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  10. ^ "Districts Thiruvananthapuram". indiastudychannel. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  11. ^ "A Brief History" (PDF). District Handbooks of Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  12. ^ "TVM Urbanaisation". censusindia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010.
  13. ^ "Keralapages.org". keralapages.org. Retrieved 19 March 2018.