# Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Kerala 

# Thiruvananthapuram district

Thiruvananthapuram is a district of Kerala, 2nd of 14 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,301,427 people** in 4 sub-districts, 31 towns and 68 villages; 54% lived in towns. The largest town is [Thiruvananthapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/thiruvananthapuram/thiruvananthapuram/) (788,271).

- 3,301,427people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 31towns
- 93.0%literacy

## Who lives in Thiruvananthapuram?

Thiruvananthapuram had **3,301,427 people** at the 2011 Census — 9.9% of Kerala's population and 2nd of 14 districts of Kerala by population. There were 1,087 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Kerala figure of 1,084; 8th of 14 districts of Kerala). Among children under 7 the ratio was 964 girls per 1,000 boys (the Kerala figure is 964). An average household had 3.9 people, against 4.3 across Kerala.

## How literate is Thiruvananthapuram?

93.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Kerala's 94.0%), 10th of 14 districts of Kerala. Men were at 95.1% and women at 91.2% — a gap of 3.9 points (it is 4.0 points across Kerala). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Thiruvananthapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/thiruvananthapuram/) (94.7%) and lowest in [Neyyattinkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/neyyattinkara/) (91.5%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Thiruvananthapuram do for a living?

37.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 21.4%). Of all workers, 2% farmed their own land, 5% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 67% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 25% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 7% of workers here, against 13% across Kerala. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Nedumangad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/nedumangad/) (12% of workers in farming) and the least is [Thiruvananthapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/thiruvananthapuram/) (2% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 67 (67%) · **■** Marginal 25 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Thiruvananthapuram

53.7% of people lived in towns and cities (above Kerala's 47.7%), 6th of 14 districts of Kerala. The Census counted 31 towns: 5 statutory towns with a municipality and 26 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Thiruvananthapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/thiruvananthapuram/thiruvananthapuram/) with 788,271 people, home to 44% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram had 68 census villages, 68 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 22,498 people; 68 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Kottukal](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/neyyattinkara/kottukal/) (46,915), [Thirupuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/neyyattinkara/thirupuram/) (38,351), [Chenkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/neyyattinkara/chenkal/) (36,891), [Vettoor-Cherunniyoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/chirayinkeezhu/vettoor-cherunniyoor/) (36,818) and [Maranalloor](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/neyyattinkara/maranalloor/) (36,550).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Thiruvananthapuram district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Thiruvananthapuram district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> TRIVANDRUM, or Trevandrum, a city of southern India, capital of the state of Travancore, situated 2 m. from the seacoast. It is the residence of the maharaja, and contains an observatory and a museum, besides several other fine buildings. The chief fame of the place, however, centres upon the shrine of Sri Ananta Padmanabhaswami, a great resort of pilgrims, round which the city grew up. The best houses and chief public buildings stand on hilly terraces. The city contains the maharaja’s college, a Sanskrit college, a high school, a school for girls, an industrial school of arts, and a hospital and medical school. There is little trade, but a speciality of wood-carving. Trivandrum has a small seaport, but the vessels that touch here have to anchor at some considerable distance from the shore, and the port itself is not fitted for any great commercial development.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Thiruvananthapuram compared with Kerala

■ Thiruvananthapuram · ■ Kerala

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%**

**94.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**964

Working population ****37.3%**

**34.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Thiruvananthapuram

Of every 100 households in Thiruvananthapuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Thiruvananthapuram · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

Toilet within the home ****94%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

Tap water ****38%**

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

Use banking services ****67%**

Television ****80%**

Mobile phone ****73%**

Computer with internet ****9%**

Two-wheeler ****27%**

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

None of these assets ****7%**

Own their home ****88%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Thiruvananthapuram

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Chirayinkeezhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/chirayinkeezhu/) 634,270 21 8 

[Nedumangad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/nedumangad/) 645,326 24 3 

[Thiruvananthapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/thiruvananthapuram/) 1,140,845 5 10 

[Neyyattinkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/neyyattinkara/) 880,986 18 10 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Thiruvananthapuram

- Thiruvananthapuram · 788,271
- Neyyattinkara · 70,850
- Nedumangad · 60,161
- Pallichal · 53,861
- Vattiyoorkavu · 47,187
- Kudappanakkunnu · 41,583
- Kalliyoor · 40,816
- Athiyannur · 40,712
- Kulathummal · 40,448
- Varkala · 40,048
- Malayinkeezhu · 37,350
- Attingal · 37,346
- Vilappil · 36,212
- Venganoor · 35,963
- Parassala · 34,096
- Vilavoorkkal · 31,761
- Kizhuvalam-Koonthalloor · 30,770
- Karakulam · 29,624
- Uliyazhathura · 28,230
- Azhoor · 27,390
- Vattappara · 27,140
- Sreekaryam · 23,528
- Iroopara · 23,113
- Veiloor · 22,816
- Pallippuram · 22,512
- Kanjiramkulam · 19,902
- Vakkom · 19,267
- Parasuvaikkal · 17,698
- Keezhattingal · 15,185
- Alamcode · 14,762
- Edakkode · 12,994

## Largest villages in Thiruvananthapuram

- Kottukal · 46,915
- Thirupuram · 38,351
- Chenkal · 36,891
- Vettoor-Cherunniyoor · 36,818
- Maranalloor · 36,550
- Aruvikkara · 33,909
- Kunnathukal · 33,274
- Chemmaruthy · 32,444
- Kulathoor · 32,394
- Karode · 31,918
- Vellarada · 31,839
- Tholicode · 31,784
- Anad · 31,687
- Sarkara-Chirayinkeezhu · 29,907
- Pangode · 29,039
- Kadinamkulam · 28,868
- Vellanad · 28,667
- Karumkulam · 27,481
- Navaikulam · 26,551
- Veeranakavu · 26,384

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Thiruvananthapuram?4: Chirayinkeezhu, Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram, Neyyattinkara
- What is the population of Thiruvananthapuram district?3,301,427 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Thiruvananthapuram?Thiruvananthapuram