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 the most populous in Kerala.[1] It is situated in the western part of the Thiruvananthapuram district.
Thiruvananthapuram Taluk | |
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taluk | |
  Thiruvananthapuram Taluk Location in Kerala, India  Thiruvananthapuram Taluk Thiruvananthapuram Taluk (India) | |
| Coordinates: 8°30′25″N 76°57′25″E / 08.5069°N 76.9569°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Government | |
| • Type | public |
| Area | |
• Total | 307.55 km2 (118.75 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,140,845 |
| • Rank | 1 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Trivandrumkaran |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-01 & KL-22 |
Settlements
editThere are thirty-one villages and one Municipal Corporation in this taluk.[2]
Villages
editAndoorkonam, 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.
References
edit- ^ Content Management Team Collectorate Thiruvananthapuram. "Thiruvananthapuram Taluk". National Informatics Centre (NIC), Government of India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
- ^ Content Management Team Collectorate Thiruvananthapuram. "Villages of Thiruvananthapuram Taluk". National Informatics Centre (NIC), Government of India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.