The S.S Kovil Road in Thampanoor is the state hub to numerous coaching centres for various Competitive Exams for securing Government Jobs such as Indian Civil Services, Bank, SSC, UPSC, Kerala PSC, etc.

Thampanoor is also home to Regional offices of major newspapers and medias such as Malayala Manorama, Deshabhimani, Mangalam, Asianet News, News18 Kerala, Janamtv etc.

Thampanoor Railway Station is connected by daily train services to various major cities in India such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kanniyakumari, Madurai, Trichy, Kochi, Kozhikode etc.

Padmanabha Swamy Temple at East Fort, Trivandrum, is located just a mile away from Thampanoor Junction.

Kochuveli Railway Station, the Satellite Rail Terminal of Trivandrum City, is located 7.9 km (4.9 mi) away from Thampanoor and can be reached by bus or local passenger trains.