Trivandrum Taluk | |
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taluk | |
Coordinates: 8°30′25″N76°57′25″E / 08.5069°N 76.9569°E Coordinates: 8°30′25″N76°57′25″E / 08.5069°N 76.9569°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kerala |
District | Thiruvananthapuram |
Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram |
Government | |
• Type | public |
Area | |
• Total | 307.55 km2 (118.75 sq mi) |
Area rank | 3 |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,140,845 |
• Rank | 1 |
• Density | 3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Trivandrumkaran |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | KL-01 & KL-22 |
Thiruvananthapuram Taluk is a Taluk (tehsil) in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous taluk in the district and one of most populous in Kerala. [1] It is situated in the western part of the Thiruvananthapuram district.
There are thirty-one villages and one Municipal Corporation in this taluk. [2]
Andoorkonam, Attipra, Cheruvakkal, Iroopara (Ayiroopara), Kadakampally, Kadinamkulam, Kalliyoor, Kazhakoottam, Keezhthonnakkal, Kowdiar, Kudappanakunnu, Manacaud, Melthonnakkal, Kazhakkoottam-Menamkulam, Muttathara, Nemom, Pallippuram, Pangappara, Pattom, Peroorkada, Pettah, Sasthamangalam, Thirumala (not Tirumala Tirupathi), Thiruvallam, Thycaud, Uliyazhthura, Ulloor, Vanchiyoor, Vattiyoorkavu, Veiloor, Venganoor.
Thiruvananthapuram, commonly known by its former name Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration population is around 1.68 million. Located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland, Thiruvananthapuram is a major information technology hub in Kerala and contributes 55% of the state's software exports as of 2016. Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the "Evergreen city of India", the city is characterised by its undulating terrain of low coastal hills.
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The Malappuram district has four types of administrative hierarchies:
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