Thirumala is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...

, the capital of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. The name Thiru- mala means holy hill and the suburb's name therefore derives from the ancient temple atop a hill here called Parakoil, where now there is a Krishna temple. Thirumala is also a huge hill, the summit of which may be reached from the Killiar at Jagathy, top most point being Parakoil.

Thirumala is close to Pangode, the cantonment area.

Geography

It is located at 8°30′6"N 76°59′31"E.

Location

Thirumala is on the Kattakkada – Neyyar Dam

Neyyar Dam

Neyyar dam is a gravity dam on the Neyyar River in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, South India, located on the foot of the Western Ghats about 30 km from Thiruvananthapuram. It was established in 1958 and is a popular picnic spot...

 Road. It is about 6 km from Thampanoor

Thampanoor

Thampanoor is a major commercial area of the Thiruvananthapuram city in Kerala state, South India. The major railway station of the state, Trivandrum Central, Railway Mail Service , Central Bus Station, the head office of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and many movie theatres and...

 and 2 km from Vazhuthacaud

Vazhuthacaud

Vazhuthacaud is located in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. The place is located 3 kilometers from the Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station and 8 kilometers from the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport....

. Private and Kerala State Road Transport Corporation

Kerala State Road Transport Corporation

Kerala State Road Transport Corporation is the state-run bus company in Kerala, India. It is one of the oldest state run public bus transport services in India.-History:...

 bus services are available from Thiruvananthapuram Central Bus Station at Thampanoor and from East Fort

East fort

The East Fort is located at the heart of the CBD of Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital city of Kerala- a South Indian state.-History:East Fort got its name from the eastern entrance to the fort built by the Kings of Travancore. The old city was all inside the fort on four sides with the Sri...

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Nearest airport : Thiruvananthapuram International Airport

Nearest railway station : Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station

Trivandrum Central

Trivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...

Parakovil

There is a temple for Lord Krishna on top of the hill rock. The small temple has around 95 steps where the entire green trivandrum can be seen. The temple had two small shrines, for Ganesha and Krishna. The entrance had a small wish tree also. On the foot hill of the temple, there is an ashram where Goddess Devi and Lord Krishna's shrine is present.Its a very peaceful place in the Trivandrum City.