Vadakkanadu

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Vadakkanadu
Village
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanyakumari
Population
  Total3,000
  Density30/km2 (80/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
629177
Telephone code04651
Vehicle registration TN 75
Nearest cityMarthandam
Sex ratio 40/60 /
Literacy20%
Lok Sabha constituencyKanyakumari
Vidhan Sabha constituency Padmanabhapuram
Climate Normal (Köppen)

Vadakkanadu is a hamlet located in Thiruvattar block of Kanyakumari district. [1] The village is served by the Thiruvattar police station through its village outpost at Mecodes. [2] The Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India has generated local employment though the building of a drainage system for the hamlet. [3]

Asia’s biggest Mathur Aqueduct Hanging Trough is near to the Vadakkanadu village (from here 3 km). The village also has a beautiful river flowing east to west, with a bridge modeled after the Mathur Aqueduct.[ citation needed ]

CSI Pastorate Church Pullani in Vadakkanad, is an around 35-year-old church.

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References

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