Draft:Thycaud

Thycaud is located in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. The place is located 1 kilometre from the Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station and 8 kilometres from the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.

Thycaud is a residential area, an educational and cultural hub and houses some government offices.

The educational and cultural institutions include:


 * Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram
 * Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School
 * Sri Swathi Thirunal Govt College of Music
 * Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies
 * Bharat Bhavan

The following government establishments are situated in Thycaud:


 * Thiruvananthapuram Divisional Railway Office, Southern Railway zone
 * Government Guest House
 * Police Training College
 * Kerala Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, and Khadi Gramodyog
 * Centre for Management Development
 * NORKA Roots Attestation Centre
 * Office of the Commisioner of Police
 * Women and Children Hospital, Thycaud

Thycaud derives its name from the Thycaud Sri Dharma Shastha Temple located in the neighbourhood. The temple is one of the 108 abodes of Shastha all across Kerala, as chronicled in the Shastha Aalayangal literature.