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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 village near Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state in 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 nearby towns of Erachakulam.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham university [4] established its campus in Erachakulam in 2024 by acquiring Amrita College of Engineering & Technology college campus. Government high school is located in Erachakulam. [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 famous temples situated in Erachakulam.

Erachakulam area falls under the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency. [7]

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