Nalumavadi

Nalumavadi
Village
Coordinates: 8°57′22.35″N78°58′15.64″E / 8.9562083°N 78.9710111°E / 8.9562083; 78.9710111
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tuticorin
Named after	Mango trees
Government
• Body	Panchayat
Population  (2010)
• Total	5,088
• Rank	23
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	628211
Vehicle registration	TN-69
Nearest city	Thiruchendur

Pathakarai Swamy Temple vaikundaraja.s

Nalumavadi ( pronunciation ^ⓘ ) is a settlement on the southern edge of the Indian peninsula in Thoothukudi District. ^[1] It has a population of approximately 5,486 spanning around 1378 households. There is an abundance of mango groves in the village amongst four large Mangifera indica trees. It has been named Nalumavadi in Tamil, which means "under the shadow of four mango trees".^{[ citation needed ]}

Religion

There are places of worship for Hindus and Muslims. A Church of South India congregation was established in 1841 by Reverend John Thomas and St John's church was built in 1842, extended in 1850 and rebuilt in 1926. The pastorate is part of the Thoothukudi - Nazareth diocese.

References

1. "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2025.