Thirupuram

Thirupuram
—  village  —
Thirupuram
Location of Thirupuram
in Kerala and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Kerala
District(s) Thiruvananthapuram
Nearest city Thiruvananthapuram
Assembly constituency Neyyattinkara
Population 38,373 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

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

Thirupuram village is 7 km away from Neyyattinkara, 27 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. The famous Sivarathri festival of Thirupuram Siva Temple is the most important.There is also 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.

The official website of Thirupuram Mahadeva Temple has been launched during the last Sivarathri Mahothsav.. www.thirupurammahadevar.com

Demographics

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

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