Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area തിരുവനന്തപുരം നഗരവല്‍കൃത സമൂഹം
Metropolitan City
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,687,406

For the district article, see Thiruvananthapuram district

Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area is the 5th largest metropolitan area in the state consisting of the city of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), the capital and largest city in the Indian state of Kerala and its satellite towns. This UA consists of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) city, the municipalities of Attingal, Nedumangad and Neyyattinkara, three out growths and 24 census towns. The total population is 1,687,406, which includes 815,200 males and 872,206 females as per 2011 census. ^[1]

According to the 2011 Census of India, the Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area has a population of 1,687,406, of which 815,200 (48.31% of the population) were male and 872,206 (51.69% of the population) were female. ^[1] The area has a literacy rate of 93.24%.

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The Trivandrum Capital Region or TCR is the area proposed by TRIDA (Trivandrum Development Authority) by joining adjacent municipalities of Neyyattinkara, Varkala and Attingal with Thiruvananthapuram city.^[2] 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.