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Thiruvananthapuram

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Thiruvananthapuram district (Malayalam: [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.

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History & identity

The story of Thiruvananthapuram

The city of Thiruvananthapuram features several landmarks with regards to ancient tradition, folklore, and literature. Several other locations in the district feature similar landmarks. The Chera dynasty governed the area of Malabar Coast between Kanyakumari in the south to Kasaragod in the north. This included Palakkad Gap, Coimbatore, Salem, and Kolli Hills. The region around Coimbatore served as the eastern entrance to the Palakkad Gap, the mountain pass that is the principal trade route between the Malabar Coast and Tamil Nadu. The southernmost region of present-day Malabar coast (the coastal belt between Kanyakumari and Kollam) was ruled by the Ay...

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Thiruvananthapuram: food, crops, crafts & local products

Food processing · PMFME ODOP

Tapioca

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries lists these food-product priorities for this district in its dated PMFME One District One Product record. This identifies programme focus, rather than current crop output or the district’s complete food culture.

District name in source: Thiruvananthapuram
Source date: 2025-02-06

District products · ODOP reference

Handloom Products

These products appear against this district in the linked One District One Product catalogue. They are documented product associations, rather than a current industrial census or a complete list of local businesses.

District name in source: Thiruvananthapuram
Source date: 2025-08-19

Places to discover in Thiruvananthapuram

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Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve

The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in India established in 2001, located in the southernmost end of the Western Ghats and includes 3,500.36 km2 (1,351.50 sq mi) of which 1828 km2 is in Kerala and 1672.36...

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Agastya Mala

Agasthyamala (or Agasthyarkoodam) is one of the peaks of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats that lies between the districts of Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu and Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala, India. This pe...

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Anchuthengu Fort

The fort was the East India Company's first permanent post on the Malabar Coast. In November 1693, John Brabourne was sent by the British East India Company (EIC) to Attingal, where he obtained from Rani Ashure a grant...

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Aruvikkara Grama Panchayat

Aruvikkara is a panchayat in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala India. It is located on the banks of the Karamana River, 15 km from Thiruvananthapuram. Aruvikkara is the capital of the state of Kerala in South...

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Aruvippuram

Aruvippuram is a village in the southern district of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. It is famous for the Siva temple established by Sri Narayana Guru. The Guru consecrated the Siva idol, the first non Brahmin to do so...

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Meenmutty Falls, Thiruvananthapuram

Meenmutty Falls is a waterfall located 45 km (28 mi) from Trivandrum city in Thiruvananthapuram District in the Indian state of Kerala, India. The falls are located near the Ponmudi hill station, Thiruvananthapuram district and Agastya Mala...

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Neyyar Dam

Neyyar dam is a gravity dam on the Neyyar River in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, South India, located on the foot of the Western Ghats about 30 km from Thiruvananthapuram. It was established in 1958 and is a...

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Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary

The Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary in the southern state of Kerala in India is spread over the southeast corner of the Western Ghats, and covers a total area of 128 km2 (49 sq mi). It is located between 77°...

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NIMS Medicity

NIMS Medicity (Noorul Islam Institute of Medical Science and Research Foundation) also known as NIMS Hospital is a 350-bed tertiary care super specialty hospital situated at Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram. It is the first initiative in h...

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Padmanabhaswamy Temple

The Padmanabhaswamy Temple (Malayalam: [pɐd̪mɐnaːbʰɐswaːmi]) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, India. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams which are considered the sacred sites of the Sri Vaishnava tradition...

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Parnasala of Santhigiri

Parnasala is a monument in the shape of a full bloomed lotus in white marble, located at Santhigiri Ashram, 21 km from Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram. The monument is at the final resting place of Navajyothisree Karunakara Guru (1927–9...

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Parvathi Puthannaar

Parvati Puthannar (Malayalam: പാർവതി പുത്തനാർ) is a man-made canal that runs through the west coast of the Thiruvananthapuram district. It was named after Rani Parvathi Bai, who was the regent queen of Travancore during the time it was...

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Temples, sacred places & heritage in Thiruvananthapuram

Discover public place records whose names identify a temple, shrine, monastery or another place of worship. The linked record keeps its source and attribution.

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Sarkaradevi Temple is one of the most important temples in South India. It is situated Chirayinkeezhu town in Thiruvananthapuram district. Tradition accords a remote antiquity to this temple. Its main...

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