Konam, Nagercoil

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Konam
Neighbourhood
Coordinates: 8°09′44″N77°24′34″E / 8.1623°N 77.4094°E / 8.1623; 77.4094
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Kanyakumari
Elevation
64.98 m (213.19 ft)
Languages
   Official Tamil, English
   Speech Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
629004
Telephone code +914652******
Vehicle registration TN - 74 ** xxxx
Other Neighbourhoods Nagercoil, Chettikulum, Kottar, Vetturnimadam, Asaripallam, Vallan Kumaran Vilai, Kurusady, Maravankudieruppu
Corporation Nagercoil Municipal Corporation
LS Kanniyakumari
VS Nagercoil

Konam, Nagercoil is a neighbourhood in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state in India. [1]

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Location

Konam is located with the coordinates of ( 8°09′44″N77°24′34″E / 8.1623°N 77.4094°E / 8.1623; 77.4094 ) near Nagercoil.

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Konam
Konam, Nagercoil (Tamil Nadu)

Educational institutions

( University College of Engineering, Nagercoil ), [2] (Government College of Arts and Science, Konam), (Government Polytechnic College, Konam), (Government Industrial Training Institute, Nagercoil), [3] (Kendriya Vidyalaya, Nagercoil) [4] are some of the important educational institutions at Konam.

Library

There is a District Library situated at Konam. [5]

Industry

Konam has the District Industries Centre, an information and project guidance center of Kanyakumari district. [6] Also, an industrial estate is available at Konam. [7]

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