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Nagercoil is a city in the southernmost Indian district of Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and a corporation. It is the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu. The city, situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, lies in an undulating terrain between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.
Thovalai is a small village located in Thovalai taluk, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. The area is well known in India for its production of flowers, especially jasmine. The taluk was among several in Thiruvananthapuram district that with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 were transferred from Thiruvananthapuram district, Travancore-Cochin State to the newly created Kanyakumari district of Madras State.
Marthandam is a major trade centre in Kuzhithurai municipality across National Highway in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. Earlier days it was known by the name Thoduvetty, it was a portion of Kanyakumari district which was added to the state of Tamil Nadu on 1 November 1956.
Eraniel is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is of major commercial and political importance in the history of South India, as it was the seasonal capital of the affluent Venad and later Travancore kingdoms until the seventeenth century, when Padmanabhapuram and Thiruvananthapuram rose to prominence. Currently it is known for its archaeological importance for the ruins of the dilapidated Eraniel Palace.
Tirunelveli district is a district of Tamil Nadu state in South India. It is the largest district in terms of area with Tirunelveli as its headquarters. Tirunelveli District was formed on 1 September 1790 by the British East India Company, and comprised the present Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts and parts of Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 3,077,233.
Kumarapuram is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Manapparai is a town and a municipality in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Manapparai Town is Located at 38 km Away From Trichy Headquarters, Manapparai is the headquarters of the Manapparai Taluk. Manapparai is famous for Murukku (snacks) and cattle market. As of 2011, the town had a population of 40,510.
Mandaikadu is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Thiruvithamcode is a small panchayat town located in the Kanyakumari district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu was carved out of Travancore-Cochin State in the 1956 State re-organization comprising its four southern taluks of Thovala, Agastheeswaram, Kalkulam and Vilavancode.Nanjilnadu, which is the present Agasteeswaram and Thovalai taluks of the Kanyakumari district, was under the rule of Pandyas till the early 10th century and then under Cheras. Idainadu comprising the present Kalkulam and Vilavancode taluks were under the rule of Cheras. When the power of Cheras declined due to the rise of Hoysalas and western Chalukyas, the Venad (Travancore) Chieftains took advantage of the situation and gradually established their hold, on many areas of Nanjilnadu. The annexation commenced by Veera Kerala Varma was to a large extent continued by his successors and completed by 1115 A.D.
Avaraikulam is a village in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 72.5 km from Tirunelveli main town and 19.8 km from Kanyakumari. A village with 90% of people working for Agriculture directly or indirectly. A temple Arulmigu Mutharamman Thirukovil is in the middle of the Village and which is famous for its Vaigasi Thiruvizha. It has a school named Baliah Marthandam Memorial Higher Secondary School. The students from the surrounding villages are studying in Avaraikulam. Avaraikulam has many windmills to produce electricity from the wind.
Azhagappapuram is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located about five miles northwest of Kanyakumari, the southern tip of India. It is one of the beautiful and model towns in the Kanyakumari district. It falls under the Agastheeswaram taluk of Tamil Nadu. St. Antony's church stands in the middle, which is the major site of attraction of Azhagai.
Peer Mohammed Appa Dargah is one of the most renowned Sufi pilgrim centers in Kanyakumari, the southernmost district of Tamil Nadu.
It is located in Thuckalay and was dedicated to a Sufi saint Peer Mohammed Sahib who was also a Tamil poet. The vow of sleeping in the Dargah premises is considered sacred. The annual festival is celebrated during the month of Rajab and during this festival devotees all over from Tamil Nadu and Kerala take part in this event.
Alappancode Easwara Kala Bhoothathan Temple is a very ancient and known centre of pilgrimage for the devotees of Alappancode Ammavan.
Rajakkamangalam block is a revenue block in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 15 panchayat villages.
Rajakkamangalam Thurai is a village in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu state, southern India. It is located on Arabian Sea coast and is 10 km from the district capital, Nagercoil. It is the main village in the Rajakkamangalam Grama panchayat.
Madichel is a village in Vilavancode taluk, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. The village is near Kuzhithurai, a historical seaport where merchants came from across the Arabian sea in ancient times.
Puthenchanthai is in Villavancode taluk, Kanyakumari District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a small village shared by Maruthancode & Edaikodu Panchayats.
Keezha Sarakkalvilai is a small village in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu with Indian postal code as 629002. It is an important pilgrim and the site of the famous Bathirakali Amman Temple.
