Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area
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Thiruvananthapuram Urban area തിരുവനന്തപുരം നഗരവല്കൃത സമൂഹം |
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| Urban agglomeration | |
 Thiruvananthapuram Urban area
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| Coordinates: 8°29′15″N 76°57′07″E / 8.4874°N 76.952°ECoordinates: 8°29′15″N 76°57′07″E / 8.4874°N 76.952°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Government | |
| • Body | Thiruvananthapuram Nagarasabha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 250 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,687,406 |
| • Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | KL 01, KL 16, KL 19, KL 20, KL 21, KL 22, KL 15(KSRTC) |
| Nearest city | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Sex ratio | 1070 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thiruvananthapuram, Attingal |
| Planning agency | Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority (TRIDA) |
| Civic agency | Thiruvananthapuram Nagarasabha |
| Thiruvananthapuram Urban Agglomeration population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1971 | 400,000 |
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| 1981 | 500,000 | 25.0% | |
| 1991 | 800,000 | 60.0% | |
| 2001 | 889,191 | 11.1% | |
| Est. 2010 | 1,067,861 | World-gazetteer | 20.1% |
| Source: Census of India | |||
Thiruvananthapuram Metropolitan Area is the area consists of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation and the municipalities of Attingal, Nedumangad and Neyyattinkara, three "outgrowths" and 24 census towns. The total population is 1,687,406, which includes 815,200 males and 872,206 females as per 2011 census.
The Trivandrum Capital Region or TCR is the area proposed by TRIDA (Trivandrum Development Authority) by joining adjacent municipalities of Kazhakkuttam, Nedumangad, Neyyattinkara, Attingal and Varkala with Thiruvananthapuram city. This was proposed for planning the development of the capital region of Kerala more effectively. The TCR covers most part of the Thiruvananthapuram UA and eyes to develop the surrounding municipalities as satellite towns to the main city.
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