Poojappura
Poojappura is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram in India.
Poojappura is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram in India. It is known as heart of Thiruvananthapuram city. It is located in the south-east part of the city, surrounded by Jagathy, Karamana, Mudavanmugal and Thirumala. This place was once used as the worship place during the Navaratri festival season. The name Poojappura comes from the fact that it was here that the King of Travancore used to arrive during Mahanavami celebrations for the pooja (worship). There is the big Kavadi Procession on Vijayadeshami day with over 700 Kavadis, Paravakavadi, Suryakavadi, Mayilkavadi, Agnikavadi etc.
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Worth seeing in and around Poojappura
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Getting to Poojappura
- Airports
- Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 7 km · Cochin (COK), 196 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 283 km
- Stations
- Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station, 3.3 km · Nemom railway station, 4.6 km · Thiruvananthapuram Pettah railway station, 5.6 km
- Kochi → Poojappura179 km · quickest by road, 4h 22m · ₹1,390–1,740
- Coimbatore → Poojappura280 km · quickest by air, 5h 44m · ₹4,700–7,220
- Calicut → Poojappura333 km · quickest by road, 8h 12m · ₹2,470–3,090
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Poojappura
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Poojappura. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt has direct flights from the Middle East, Singapore, Malaysia, Maldives, and Sri Lanka, as well as seasonal charter flights to Russia, the UK and less frequently to other parts of Europe.
- Get aroundAuto-rickshaws, or simply "autos", are a cheap way of travelling between attractions.
- Get aroundThe minimum charge for the autorickshaw is ₹25 and the running charge per km is ₹12 (as of Dec 2021).
- Get aroundThere are pre-paid autorickshaw counters available near the airport and the railway station.
- Get aroundComplaints related to auto-rickshaws in Thiruvananthapuram can be made to RTO Trivandrum, .
From Wikivoyage: Thiruvananthapuram, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Poojappura
Poojappura is 4 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Thiruvananthapuramcity in southern India; the capital of Kerala3.2 km
- Thiruvananthapuram districtdistrict of Kerala, India4.5 km
- East Fortneighborhoods in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India3.7 km
- Alamcode, Thiruvananthapuramvillage in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India3.9 km
- Malayinkeezhuvillage in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India5.6 km
- Karamananeighborhood in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India3.9 km