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Erachakulam
Erachakulam, Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 8°13′45″N77°25′50″E / 8.229100°N 77.430600°E / 8.229100; 77.430600
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Languages
 •  Official Tamil, English
 • Speech Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
629902
Telephone Code+914652xxxxxx
Vehicle registration TN-74 yy xxxx
Neighbourhoods Nagercoil, Boothapandi, Vadasery, Putheri, Thiruppathisaram and Thovalai
Corporation Nagercoil Municipal Corporation
LS Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency
MP Vijay Vasanth
Website https://kanniyakumari.nic.in

Erachakulam is a neighbourhood in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. [1] [2] [3]

Erachakulam is located at an altitude of about 55 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 8°13′45″N77°25′50″E / 8.229100°N 77.430600°E / 8.229100; 77.430600 (i.e., 8°13'44.8"N, 77°25'50.2"E). Nagercoil]], Boothapandi, Vadasery, Putheri, Thiruppathisaram and Thovalai are some of the important neighbourhoods of Erachakulam.

Amrita College of Engineering and Technology, a unit of Amrita Institutions, [4] is situated in Erachakulam. A Government high school is located in Erachakulam. A medical camp is to be arranged on 14 February 2023, for the people of Erachakulam and its neighbouring areas, for the welfare of physically challenged. [5]

Sandhana Mariamman Temple located in Erachakulam is under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. [6] Udhaya Marthandeswarar Temple, Muppidathiamman Temple and Azhagiya Mannarsamy Temple are also situated in Erachakulam.

Erachakulam area falls under the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency. Vijay Vasanth is the incumbent member of its Lok Sabha constituency. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Palanithurai, G.; Ragupathy, Varadarajan (2006). Functional Efficiency of Gram Sabha in Tamil Nadu. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN   978-81-8069-254-3.
  2. ↑ India. Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu (1972). District Census Handbook. Series 19: Tamil Nadu: Kanyakumari.
  3. ↑ Madras (India : State) (1964). Fort Saint George Gazette.
  4. ↑ "Amrita Institutions". www.amrita.edu.in. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. ↑ மாலை மலர் (27 January 2023). "இயலாக் குழந்தைகளின் நலன் காக்க சிறப்பு மருத்துவ முகாம்கள்". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Arulmigu Sandhanamariamman Temple, Pechankulam, Erachakulam - 629902, Kanyakumari District [TM042089]". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency". 12 November 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.


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