Thiruvananthapuram District is the southernmost district of the
coastal state of Kerala, in south India. It came into existence
in the year 1957. The headquarters is the city of
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) which is also the capital city
of Kerala. The district has an area of 2,192 square kilometres
(846 sq mi) and a population of 3,307,284 (as per the 2011
census), the second-most populous district in Kerala after
Malappuram district. It is the densest district in Kerala with
1,509 people per square kilometre. It is divided into six
taluks, Thiruvananthapuram, Chirayinkeezhu, Neyyattinkara,
Nedumangadu, Varkala and Kattakada. The urban bodies in the
district are the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Varkala,
Neyyattinkara, Attingal and Nedumangad municipalities.
Thiruvananthapuram district is situated between north latitudes
8°17' and 8°54' and east longitudes 76°41' and 77°17'. The
southern-most extremity, Kaliyikkavila, is 56 kilometres (35 mi)
away from Kanyakumari, the "Land's End of Main land-India". T