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Thiruvattar Taluk is one of the six taluks in Kanyakumari district. [1] Its headquarters is in Cherupaloor, Kulasekharam. The taluk was established as a result of the bifurcation of the erstwhile Kalkulam Taluk. Thiruvattar Taluk is administratively divided into two firkas: Thiruvattar and Kulasekharam, which collectively cover its 21 revenue villages.
Historically, the region encompassing Thiruvattar Taluk was an integral part of the larger Kalkulam Taluk. Kalkulam Taluk itself has a rich history, having been a significant administrative division within the erstwhile Travancore Kingdom and subsequently the Travancore-Cochin State. In 1956, with the States Reorganisation Act, Kalkulam, along with Thovalai, Vilavancode, and Agastheeswaram Taluks of the then Thiruvananthapuram District, were transferred from Travancore-Cochin State to the then Madras State (later renamed as Tamil Nadu) to form the Kanyakumari District.