Thirupuram

Thirupuram
Thirupuram
village
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

^ ^a ^b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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