Pettah is an urban neighbourhood of

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

, the capital of the

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n state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

Location

Pettah is on the way to

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Thiruvananthapuram International Airport , is an international airport which serves Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. Established in 1932, it is the first airport in the state of Kerala and fifth international airport of ...

and Shanghumugham Beach. Private and

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buses connect Pettah to most parts of the city. The railway station at Pettah is 3 km from

Thiruvananthapuram Central Thiruvananthapuram Central, formerly Trivandrum Central (also known as Thampanoor railway station) (station code: TVC), is a major railway station which serves the city of Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum), capital of Kerala state, In ...

railway station.

International Terminal is around 2 km away.

Prominent institutions

* Railway Hospital * Kerala Kaumudi Buildings * Pettah Juma Masjid * Tourist villages * Hospitals - Lords, KIMS, Ananthapuri * Temples - Puthen Kovil, Kanjiravilakom, Kaniyattiamman Kovil * St. Anne's Church

Notable people

Palpu Padmanabhan Palpu Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery, LMS, DPH (Cantab) FRIPH (London) (2 November 1863 – 25 January 1950) was the second public health doctor in Travancore and a social revolutionary, who become the chief medical officer of My ...

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About Pettah

Suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram {{thiruvananthapuram-geo-stub