Thirupuram

Thirupuram
village
Thirupuram
Location in Kerala, India
Thirupuram
Thirupuram (India)
Coordinates: 8°21′00″N 77°04′24″E / 8.3499700°N 77.073460°E / 8.3499700; 77.073460Coordinates: 8°21′00″N 77°04′24″E / 8.3499700°N 77.073460°E / 8.3499700; 77.073460
Country  India
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Government
 • Body Gram panchayat
Population (2001)
 • Total 38,373
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 695525 & 695133
Vehicle registration KL-19
Nearest city Thiruvananthapuram
Vidhan Sabha constituency Neyyattinkara

Thirupuram is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Thirupuram village is 6 km away from Neyyattinkara, 25 km away from the capital city Thiruvananthapuram. The famous Thirupuram Siva Temple is situated here. Thirupuram is also very near to the Poovar, Vizhinjam and Kovalam. This Village is famous for Sivarathri festival.There is a story behind the name Thirupuram. It is believed that this the place where lord Siva sits after the Thripura dahanam. Thus the village got the name Thripuram which later got changed to Thirupuram. For further reference visit the following website "http://lsgkerala.in/thirupurampanchayat/online-services/related-websites/"

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Thirupuram had a population of 38373 with 18925 males and 19448 females.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)


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