# Dark stores in Thiruvananthapuram: how many, which apps and which areas

On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 64 quick-commerce dark stores in Thiruvananthapuram: Blinkit 18, Swiggy Instamart 18, JioMart 17, BigBasket 5, Flipkart Minutes 5 and Zepto 1. Thiruvananthapuram ranks 37 of 688 cities by store count, with under 1% of India's stores. It has 18% of the stores Rewalto counts in Kerala.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 64; counted 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 37 of 688; under 1% of India's 13,748 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 6: Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, JioMart, BigBasket, Flipkart Minutes, Zepto |
| Apps not found here | DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 53; most stores: Kowdiar (3), Kunnumpuram Pullukadu (3), Melaranoor (2) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 29 Oct 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| Blinkit | 18 |
| Swiggy Instamart | 18 |
| JioMart | 17 |
| BigBasket | 5 |
| Flipkart Minutes | 5 |
| Zepto | 1 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kowdiar | 3 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes |
| Kunnumpuram Pullukadu | 3 | Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart |
| Melaranoor | 2 | BigBasket, Blinkit |
| Sasthamangalam | 2 | JioMart, Swiggy Instamart |
| Poonthura | 2 | Blinkit |
| Thiruvananthapuram Engg College | 2 | Blinkit |
| Aakkulam | 1 | Zepto |
| Ambalmkulam | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Aradhana Nagar | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Attukulangara | 1 | Blinkit |
| Chempazhanthy | 1 | JioMart |
| Cheruvickal | 1 | Blinkit |
| Devi Nagar | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Kanjirampara | 1 | JioMart |
| Karamana | 1 | Blinkit |
| Kazhakkottam | 1 | Flipkart Minutes |
| Kerala Governors Camp | 1 | JioMart |
| Kesavadasapuram | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Kizhakkupuram | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Kulathoor | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Kulathur SO Thiruvananthapuram | 1 | Flipkart Minutes |
| Kurakkanni | 1 | Blinkit |
| Malayinkil | 1 | JioMart |
| Medical College | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Muttada | 1 | Flipkart Minutes |
| Nedumangad | 1 | JioMart |
| Nemom | 1 | JioMart |
| Palayam | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Pallipuram SO Thiruvananthapuram | 1 | JioMart |
| Pallithura | 1 | Blinkit |

## What the counts show

- Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart have the same number of stores in Thiruvananthapuram: 18 each.
- Swiggy Instamart holds 28% of the stores here, against 10% across India.
- No DMart store was found in Thiruvananthapuram in our checks.
- 53 named areas have at least one store. Kowdiar (3), Kunnumpuram Pullukadu (3) and Melaranoor (2) have the most, 13% of the city's stores together.
- Kowdiar is served by 3 apps: BigBasket, Blinkit and Flipkart Minutes.
- 3 stores have no named area, because the app did not show one.
- Thiruvananthapuram holds 18% of the 360 stores Rewalto counts in 23 Kerala cities, the 2nd most in the state.
- Across the state that is 1.2 stores per 100,000 people living in Kerala's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 29.5 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
- Across Kerala, JioMart has the most stores (144); in Thiruvananthapuram it is Blinkit.
- The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Kollam (60 km, 20 stores), Kottayam (132 km, 13 stores) and Kochi (180 km, 111 stores).

## Questions people ask

### How many dark stores are there in Thiruvananthapuram?

64, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 6 apps.

### Which app has the most dark stores in Thiruvananthapuram?

Blinkit, with 18 stores, then Swiggy Instamart with 18 and JioMart with 17 (31 Oct 2026).

### Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Thiruvananthapuram?

Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, JioMart, BigBasket, Flipkart Minutes and Zepto. We found no DMart store in Thiruvananthapuram in our checks.

### Which areas of Thiruvananthapuram have the most dark stores?

Kowdiar (3), Kunnumpuram Pullukadu (3) and Melaranoor (2), out of 53 named areas with a store.

### How many dark stores are there in Kerala?

360, in 23 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Thiruvananthapuram has 64 of them.

### How does Thiruvananthapuram compare with other Indian cities?

It ranks 37 of 688 cities by store count and holds under 1% of the 13,748 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.

Every city and app: https://rewalto.com/data/dark-stores

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Last content change: 2026-10-31