Vanchiyoor is a locality in downtown Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital of the India state of Kerala. Vanchiyoor occupies an important place in the history of Travancore. It was the district headquarters and most important offices were situated here. There are a lot of heritage monuments in the area. Major administrative, commercial, government and judicial establishments are still located in Vanchiyoor. It is part of Vanchiyoor Village, which holds the prominent administrative headquarters and landmarks of Kerala. Proximity with major educational institutions, offices and shopping centres coupled with easy road connectivity with all parts of the city make it a favoured residential locale in Thiruvananthapuram. Vanchiyoor is from Statue Junction, about from Palayam and from the central railway and bus stations. Trivandrum International Airport lies to the southwest of Vanchiyoor.
Prominent government buildings in Vanchiyoor Village
Government Secretariate
District Civil and Criminal Courts
District Treasury
Central Railway Station
Central Bus Station
Central Telegraph Office
City Rationing Office
Employment Exchange
General Post Office
Accountant General (A&E) Kerala
Old Collecterate
Old High Court
Passport Office
Educational institutions
Universities
Sree Sankara University of Sanskrit, Trivandrum Campus
Colleges
Govt. Ayurveda College, Trivandrum
Schools
Fort High School
SMV Govt. Model High School
Holy Angels Convent Girls Higher Secondary School
Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kunnumpuram
Govt High School, Vanchiyoor
Govt. UPS, Chettikulangara
St.JOSEPH HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Educational Consultancy
Qmens Consultancy (P)Ltd
Religious institutions
Hindu temples and ashrams
Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple
Sreekanteswaram Temple
Pazhavangadi Ganapathi Temple
Rishimangalam Sree Krishna Swami Temple
Chettikulangara Devi Temple
Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple
Kovilvila Bhagavati Temple
Abhedananda Ashram
Churches
St. Thomas Marthoma Church, Pattoor
Knanaya Syrian Church, Pattoor
St. George Orthodox Cathedral, Spencer Junction,M G Road
Mosques
Juma Masjid, Thampanoor
Other institutions
YMCA Trivandrum (since 1873)