Sasthamangalam is located in close proximity with Thiruvananthapuram or Trivandrum. From Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway Station, Sasthamangalam is located at a distance of 6-km. Through the Palayam Airport Road, the Trivandrum Airport is located at a distance of 8 kilometres. The area is encapsulated by various localities such as Karmana, Kumarapuram, Vazhuthacaud, Ullooor, Anayara, Pallithura, Ambalamukku and Paruthippara.
The Sasthamangalam Mahadevar Temple located in the area is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Thousands of devotes comes to the temple every week. The Killi River flows through this stretch.
The property for sale in Sasthamangalam is considered lucrative by investors. The size offered varies within 540 to 3, 100 sq. ft. The new apartment in Sasthamangalam are offered in different configurations such as 1, 2, 3 and 4BHK. The area houses 40 different new apartment projects and out of them three are under-construction properties in Sasthamangalam. Some of the developers who have invested their capital in the Sasthamangalam are MYS Builders Platinum Heights and Heera Groups Skygolf.
The neighbourhood has many schools, hospitals and malls. Some of the educational institutions are The Tandem Group of Institutions and Raja Kesavadas NSS High School. Sree Ramakrishna Mission hospital is the famous hospital in the vicinity. Some of the bank branches in the locality are State Bank of Travancore, Vijaya Bank, ICICI Bank and Canara Bank.