Thiruvananthapuram District

Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram district is one of the districts of Kerala. Its administrative headquarters is at Thiruvananthapuram. It covers 2,192 sq km and had a population of 33,01,427 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,508 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 12 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Thiruvananthapuram
Area
2,192 sq km
Population
33.01 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,508 /km²
Literacy Rate
93.02%
Sex Ratio
1,087
per 1,000 males
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Thiruvananthapuram District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Thiruvananthapuram district.

Total Population
33.01 Lakh
Male Population
15.82 Lakh
Female Population
17.20 Lakh
Rural Population
15.21 Lakh
Urban Population
17.80 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
3.72 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
28,100
Literacy Rate
93.02%
Population Density
1,508 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,087
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 95.06%Female literacy 91.17%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Thiruvananthapuram district.

6
Tehsils
11
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
73
Gram Panchayats
120
Villages
Headquarters
Thiruvananthapuram
Languages
Malayalam, English, Tamil
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
8.52° N, 76.93° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Thiruvananthapuram

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Thiruvananthapuram

Constituency No. 20 · General
Primary
Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Kazhakkoottam
  • Vattiyoorkavu
  • Thiruvananthapuram
  • Nemom
  • Parassala
  • Kattakkada
  • Neyyattinkara
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Thiruvananthapuram

(12)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Varkala
No. 127
VJ
V. Joy
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Attingal
No. 128
OA
O. S. Ambika
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Nedumangad
No. 130
GA
G. R. Anil
Communist Party of India
MLA
Vamanapuram
No. 131
DM
D. K. Murali
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Kazhakkoottam
No. 132 · Thiruvananthapuram
KS
Kadakampally Surendran
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Vattiyoorkavu
No. 133 · Thiruvananthapuram
VP
V. K. Prasanth
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Thiruvananthapuram
No. 134 · Thiruvananthapuram
AR
Antony Raju
Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithi
MLA
Nemom
No. 135 · Thiruvananthapuram
VS
V. Sivankutty
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Parassala
No. 137 · Thiruvananthapuram
CH
C. K. Hareendran
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Kattakkada
No. 138 · Thiruvananthapuram
IS
I. B. Satheesh
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Neyyattinkara
No. 139 · Thiruvananthapuram
KA
K. Ansalan
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA

Your Representatives from Thiruvananthapuram

(13)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Thiruvananthapuram district.

  • Shashi Tharoor
    Shashi Tharoor
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Thiruvananthapuram · No. 20
  • VJ
    V. Joy
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Varkala · No. 127
  • OA
    O. S. Ambika
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Attingal · No. 128
  • VS
    V. Sasi
    Communist Party of India
    MLA
    Chirayinkeezhu · No. 129
  • GA
    G. R. Anil
    Communist Party of India
    MLA
    Nedumangad · No. 130
  • DM
    D. K. Murali
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Vamanapuram · No. 131
  • KS
    Kadakampally Surendran
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Kazhakkoottam · No. 132
  • VP
    V. K. Prasanth
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Vattiyoorkavu · No. 133
  • AR
    Antony Raju
    Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithi
    MLA
    Thiruvananthapuram · No. 134
  • VS
    V. Sivankutty
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Nemom · No. 135
  • CH
    C. K. Hareendran
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Parassala · No. 137
  • IS
    I. B. Satheesh
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Kattakkada · No. 138
  • KA
    K. Ansalan
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Neyyattinkara · No. 139

Election History

Lok Sabha

Thiruvananthapuram · No. 20

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCShashi Tharoor
    Votes 3,58,155Vote share 37.77%Margin 16,077
    1. 1. Shashi Tharoor · INC3,58,155 (37.77%)
    2. 2. Rajeev Chandrasekhar · BJP3,42,078 (36.07%)
    3. 3. Pannyan Raveendran · CPI2,47,648 (26.12%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaINCShashi Tharoor
    Votes 4,16,131Vote share 41.19%Margin 99,989
    1. 1. Shashi Tharoor · INC4,16,131 (41.19%)
    2. 2. Kummanam Rajasekharan · BJP3,16,142 (31.3%)
    3. 3. C. Divakaran · CPI2,58,556 (25.6%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaINCShashi Tharoor
    Votes 2,97,806Vote share 34.1%Margin 15,470
    1. 1. Shashi Tharoor · INC2,97,806 (34.1%)
    2. 2. O. Rajagopal · BJP2,82,336 (32.32%)
    3. 3. Bennet Pithambaran · CPI2,48,420 (28.44%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Kerala
State
Thiruvananthapuram
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 20
12 Assembly
No. 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139

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Thiruvananthapuram District at a Glance

State
Kerala
Headquarters
Thiruvananthapuram
Area
2,192 sq km
Population
33.01 Lakh
Population density
1,508 per km²
Sex ratio
1,087 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
93.02%
Languages
Malayalam, English, Tamil
Tehsils
6
Blocks
11
Gram panchayats
73
Villages
120
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
12
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Kerala
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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