Thiruvananthapuram (District)
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| State | Kerala |
| Administrative headquarters : | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Area : | 2,189 km² |
| Residents : | 3,301,427 (2101) |
| Population density : | 1,508 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | trivandrum.gov.in |
The district of Thiruvananthapuram ( Malayalam : തിരുവനന്തപുരം ജില്ല ; formerly Trivandrum ) is the southernmost district of the Indian state of Kerala . The administrative seat is in Thiruvananthapuram , the capital of Kerala. The district of Thiruvananthapuram has an area of 2,189 square kilometers and around 3.3 million inhabitants (2011 census).
geography
The Thiruvananthapuram district is located on the Malabar coast of the southwest Indian state of Kerala not far from the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent. It has an area of 2,192 square kilometers. The district of Thiruvananthapuram borders the Arabian Sea to the west, the Kollam district to the north, the Tirunelveli district to the east and the Kanyakumari district to the southeast . The last two already belong to the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu .
Thiruvananthapuram District's coastline is 78 kilometers. As is typical for Kerala, the landscape changes from the fertile coastal plain in the west to the densely forested mountains of the Western Ghats , which form the natural border with Tamil Nadu in the east. The highest point in the district is the 1868 m high Agastya Malai .
The district of Thiruvananthapuram is divided into the four taluks Chirayinkeezhu, Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram and Neyyattinkara.
history
The area of the Thiruvananthapuram district originally belonged to the Kingdom of Travancore . In 1750, King Marthanda Varma moved his capital from Padmanabhapuram, which is located further south and now belongs to Tamil Nadu, to Thiruvananthapuram. During the British colonial era , Travancore was a nominally independent princely state under British suzerainty. After Indian independence, Travancore united with the Princely State of Cochin in 1949 to form the Travancore-Cochin Federation and joined India. In 1956, the district of Thiruvananthapuram became one of the districts of the newly founded state of Kerala by merging Travancore-Cochin and the district of Malabar of the state of Madras .
population
According to the 2011 Indian census, the Thiruvananthapuram district has 3,301,427 inhabitants. The population density of 1,508 inhabitants per square kilometer is well above the already high average of Kerala (860 inhabitants per square kilometer). 54 percent of the district's residents live in cities. The degree of urbanization is also higher than the state average (48 percent). Eleven percent of the district's residents are scheduled castes . At 93 percent, the literacy rate is close to the Kerala average (94 percent).
According to the 2011 census , Hindus make up the majority of the residents of the Thiruvananthapuram district with 67 percent. There are also larger minorities of Christians (19 percent) and Muslims (14 percent). The Hindu population is lower than the average in India, but higher than in most other areas of the religiously mixed state of Kerala.
The main language in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, as in all of Kerala, is Malayalam . According to the 2001 census, 98 percent of the district's residents speak it as their first language. There are also some speakers of Tamil , the language of the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu.
Economy and Infrastructure
In addition to agriculture (especially the cultivation of coconut palms ) and fishing, tourism, which is becoming more and more important throughout Kerala, is an important economic factor in the Thiruvananthapuram district. With Kovalam and Varkala , the two most important beach towns of Kerala are located in the district area. The city of Thiruvananthapuram is also the location of the Technopark Kerala .
The national highway NH 47 and a railway line through the district of Thiruvananthapuram run parallel to the coast . The Thiruvananthapuram Airport is one of two international airports in Kerala. In Vizhinjam , south of Thiruvananthapuram, the construction of a deep-water port is being planned.
Administrative division
The Thiruvananthapuram District is divided into four taluks :
| Taluk | main place | Population (2011) |
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| Chirayinkeezhu | Attingale | 634.270 |
| Nedumangad | Nedumangad | 645.326 |
| Neyyattinkara | Neyyattinkara | 880.986 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | 1,140,845 |
Cities
| city | Population (2011) |
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| Alarm code | 14,762 |
| Athiyannur | 40,712 |
| Attingale | 37,346 |
| Azhoor | 27,390 |
| Edakkode | 12,994 |
| Iroopara | 23,113 |
| Kalliyoor | 40,816 |
| Kanjiramkulam | 19.902 |
| Karakulam | 29,624 |
| Keezhattingal | 15,185 |
| Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor | 30,770 |
| Kuduppanakkunnu | 41,583 |
| Kulatummal | 40,448 |
| Malayinkeezhu | 37,350 |
| Nedumangad | 60.161 |
| Neyyattinkara | 70,850 |
| Pallichal | 53,861 |
| Pallippuram | 22,512 |
| Parassala | 34.096 |
| Parasuvaikkal | 17,698 |
| Sreekaryam | 23,528 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 743,691 |
| Uliyazhathura | 28,230 |
| Vakkom | 19,267 |
| Varkala | 40,048 |
| Vattappara | 27,140 |
| Vattiyoorkavu | 47,187 |
| Veiloor | 22,816 |
| Venganoor | 35,963 |
| Vilappil | 36,212 |
| Vilavoorkkal | 31,761 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract - Kerala. (PDF; 522 kB)
- ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Kerala. Chapter - I Population, Size and Decadal Change.
- ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Kerala. Chapter - II Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Population.
- ^ Census of India 2011: Primary Census Data Highlights - Kerala. Chapter - III Literates and Literacy Rate.
- ^ Census of India 2011: C-1 Population By Religious Community. Kerala.
- ↑ Census of India 2001: C-15: Population by Mother Tongue (Kerala), accessed under Tabulations Plan of Census Year - 2001 .
- ↑ a b Census of India 2011: Primary Census Abstract Data Tables: Thiruvananthapuram.
