Kaniyapuram

Kaniyapuram
suburb
Kaniyapuram
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°35′15″N 76°51′24″E / 8.58750°N 76.85667°E / 8.58750; 76.85667
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
Population
  Total
41,250
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695301
Telephone code+91 471-XXXXXXX
Vehicle registrationKL- 22, KL-01
Lok Sabha constituencyTrivandrum

Kaniyapuram is a residential and IT industrial area of Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area of Thiruvananthapuram city around 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The main centre of Kaniyapuram area is located in NH-66 in between Kazhakkoottam and Pallippuram CRPF Base. The Kaniyapuram locality (Kaniyapuram pradesam) is a vast area and expands to; Andoorkonam in the East, Parvathy Puthanar in the West, Vetturoad in the South and Pallippuram (CRPF Base) in the North. The Kaniyapuram town belongs to the Andoorkonam Panchayat, although Andoorkonam still remains a village 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the east.The main town in Kaniyapuram is Alummoodu junction.