Poojappura

Poojappura
Poojappura
town
	Nickname: "Soul of Thiruvananthapuram"
	Poojappura Location in Kerala, India
	Coordinates: 8°29′00″N 76°58′52″E / 8.4834100°N 76.981010°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695012
Telephone code	0471
Vehicle registration	KL-01
Lok Sabha constituency	Thiruvananthapuram

Poojappura is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram in India.^[1] 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.

Poojappura is known for housing the Central Prison (Central Jail) of Kerala. The central jail is one of the oldest in the state and was built by British Engineers during Travancore Reign. The State Education Department (Pareeksha Bhavan), Head Office of HLL Lifecare Limited (formerly Hindustan Latex Limited), Local Head Office of State Bank of India (former head Office of State Bank of Travancore), Bharatheeyam Charitable Trust is located here.

Notable persons

M. Jayachandran - music composer
P. Kesavadev - novelist, fiction writer^[2]
Mohanlal - actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director
Gopinath Muthukad - magician who established the Magic Academy at Poojappura
Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboodiri - Kathakali artist
Padmarajan - Malayalam film director
Namitha Pramod - actress
Priyadarshan - Indian film director
Poojappura Ravi - Malayalam comedian actor
G. Shankar - architect
Shobana - actress and dancer
Prithviraj Sukumaran - Malayalam film actor and director

References

^ "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
^ http://www.onmanorama.com/travel/kerala/2019/07/05/lakshmi-nilayam-kesavadev-memories.html

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[1] "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

[2] ttp://www.onmanorama.com/travel/kerala/2019/07/05/lakshmi-nilayam-kesavadev-memories.html

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