Best areas to live in Thiruvananthapuram
Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 56 areas · free public data
Air stays within India's daily limit all year in most of Thiruvananthapuram: 25 µg/m³ on average, peaking at 32 µg/m³ in Jan–Mar. Where you live matters: Poovathur (22 µg/m³) and Anayara (28 µg/m³) are 6 µg/m³ apart.
A typical area has about 93 hot or muggy days a year; the hottest typical day reaches 36°C. 32% of the 56 areas we compared sit inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is nearly half of the land in a typical area (67%).
- Annual PM2.5
- 25 µg/m³
- Worst air (Jan–Mar)
- 32 µg/m³
- Heat-stress days
- 93 / year
- Monsoon rain
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Typical (median) area in Thiruvananthapuram.
Cleanest air
- 1Poovathur 69556122.1 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 31 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 2Nethajipuram 69558922.6 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 33 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 3Konchira 69561522.7 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 31 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 4Aruvikara 69556422.7 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 5Mundela 69554322.9 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 33 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 6Machel 69557022.9 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 33 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 7Pachallur 69502723.0 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 32 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 8PTP Nagar 69503823.2 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 33 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 9Venpakal 69512323.3 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 35 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 10Perukavu 69557323.5 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 33 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
Least heat stress
Heat stress is about the same across Thiruvananthapuram in this climate data (around 93 hot or muggy days a year), so we don't rank areas on it.
Lowest river/coastal flood risk
Model of river and coastal flooding; it does not cover street waterlogging from drains.
- 1Palakkad NDC 678051100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 2Thiruvananthapuram 695001100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.
- 3Karumom 695002100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
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Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 5Attukal 695009100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 6Thuruvikkal 695011100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 7Nalanchira 695015100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 8
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.
- 9Sreekaryam 695017100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 10Pappanamcode 695018100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
Greenest
- 1PTP Nagar 69503899% green
99% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 2Machel 69557099% green
99% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 3Venpakal 69512398% green
98% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 4Mundela 69554398% green
98% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 5Nethajipuram 69558995% green
95% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 6Aruvikara 69556495% green
95% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 7Poovathur 69556194% green
94% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 8Iroopara 69558491% green
91% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 9Pallipuram 69531689% green
89% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 10Channamkara 69530188% green
88% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
Least crowded
- 1Machel 695570732/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,663/km²). · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 2PTP Nagar 6950381,440/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,663/km²). · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 3Mundela 6955431,751/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,663/km²). · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 4Venpakal 6951231,839/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,663/km²). · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 5Poovathur 6955611,956/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,663/km²). · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 6Pallipuram 6953162,086/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,663/km²). · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 7Nethajipuram 6955892,091/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,663/km²). · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 8Venkode 6950282,247/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,663/km²). · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 9Aruvikara 6955642,304/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,663/km²). · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 10Iroopara 6955842,607/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,663/km²). · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
Best overall (free data)
Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.
- 1Poovathur 69556179/100
Cleaner air than most of Thiruvananthapuram and more greenery than most of Thiruvananthapuram · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 2Nethajipuram 69558979/100
Cleaner air than most of Thiruvananthapuram and more greenery than most of Thiruvananthapuram · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 3Aruvikara 69556479/100
Cleaner air than most of Thiruvananthapuram and more greenery than most of Thiruvananthapuram · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 4Konchira 69561579/100
Cleaner air than most of Thiruvananthapuram and more greenery than most of Thiruvananthapuram · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 5Mundela 69554379/100
Cleaner air than most of Thiruvananthapuram and more greenery than most of Thiruvananthapuram · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 6Machel 69557079/100
Cleaner air than most of Thiruvananthapuram and more greenery than most of Thiruvananthapuram · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 7Pachallur 69502779/100
Cleaner air than most of Thiruvananthapuram and more greenery than most of Thiruvananthapuram · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 8PTP Nagar 69503879/100
Cleaner air than most of Thiruvananthapuram and more greenery than most of Thiruvananthapuram · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 9Venpakal 69512379/100
Cleaner air than most of Thiruvananthapuram and more greenery than most of Thiruvananthapuram · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
- 10Kollode 69557179/100
Cleaner air than most of Thiruvananthapuram and more greenery than most of Thiruvananthapuram · Compare with Thiruvananthapuram
Worth checking
Areas with a low-lying spot, a modelled flood zone or a mapped industrial area within 1 km. Visit and ask before deciding.
- Nettayam 695013
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.9 m) · Industrial area 0.5 km away
- Industrial Estate 695019
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.9 m) · Industrial area next door
- Valiaveli 695021
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.3 m) · Industrial area next door
- Chakkai 695024
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.9 m) · Industrial area 0.6 km away
- Palakkad NDC 678051
Industrial area 1.0 km away
- Thiruvananthapuram 695001
Industrial area 0.9 km away
- Karumom 695002
Industrial area 0.5 km away
- Goureesapattom 695004
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.9 m)
- Valiavila 695006
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.9 m)
- Thiruvananthapuram Beach 695007
Industrial area 0.8 km away
- Thope 695008
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.9 m)
- TVM RK Mission 695010
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.9 m)
All Thiruvananthapuram localities
- Ambalathara
- Anayara
- Aramada
- Aruvikara
- Attukal
- Chakkai
- Channamkara
- Chempazhanthy
- Goureesapattom
- Industrial Estate
- Iroopara
- Kaimanam
- Kallayam
- Kanjirampara
- Karimanal
- Karumom
- Kazhakuttam
- Kollode
- Konchira
- Machel
- Mundela
- Muttada
- Nalanchira
- NDC Trivandrum Fort
- Nethajipuram
- Nettayam
- Ookode
- Pachallur
- Palakkad NDC
- Pallipuram
- Pallithura
- Pappanamcode
- Perukavu
- Poojapura
- Poovathur
- Powdikonam
- PTP Nagar
- Sainik School
- Sreekaryam
- Thiruvananthapuram Beach
- Thiruvananthapuram Chalai
- Thiruvananthapuram ISRO
- Thope
- Thundathil
- Thuruvikkal
- TVM RK Mission
- Valiaveli
- Valiavila
- Vanchiyur
- Venkode
- Venpakal