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Kanyakumari District (Tamil Nadu)
Posted Date: 12 Jan 2009 Posted By: Webmaster Member Level: Platinum Points: 0
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Local Representative for Kanyakumari district
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Tamil Nadu
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04652-279555
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collrkkm@tn.nic.in
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The District Collector
Collectorate, Nagercoil
Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 629 001
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Sh. Rajendra Ratnoo, I. A. S.,
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Taluks in Kanyakumari district:
VilavancodeAgasteeswaramKalkulamThovalai
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| Author: RajmiArun 22 Jun 2009 Member Level: Diamond Points: 10 (Rs 10) | The southern most district of Tamilnadu is this Kanyakumari district. This is one of the 32 districts of Tamilnadu and the administration capital of this district is Nagerkoil which is 20kms from Kanyakumari town. The total area of this district is 1672kms.
Kanyakumari is located west to Tirunelveli district and the southern most boundry of this district is Gulf of Mannar. There are 4 Taluks and 4 Municipalities (Nagerkoil, Padmanabhapuram, Colachel, Kuzhithurai), 99 Village panchayats and 56 special village Panchayats. The total population of theis district is 1,676,034. The literacy rate of this district is 87.6. The most populated city of this district is Nagercoil.
Kanyakumari or Kanniakumari(which is how it is in the official records), was a part of the Travancore state till 1935. In the year 1949, when the united states of Travancore and Cochin was formed, this district still continued to be with Kerala state and was a part of the Trivandrum district. In the year 1956, after agitation from the people of Agasteeswaram, Thovalai, Kalkulam, Vilvancode, which had majority Tamil speaking people, the District of Kanyakumari was formed in the year 1956 on 1st November.
| | Author: RajmiArun 26 Jun 2009 Member Level: Diamond Points: 20 (Rs 15) | The city of Kanyakumari is named after the Kumari Amman, whose temple is located on the sea shore just in the place where the two seas and the ocean meet. Kanyakumari, the southern most tip of India, is also referred to as Land's End.
For years together, this place have been the center that helped the arts and crafts flourish. Be it the Choza kings or be it the Chera kings, it was the place for scenic beauty, arts, crafts and language. (even now one can get lots of toys and dolls made of shells and conches that are found abundant in the sea shore). During the Britiish rule, this place was called as Cape Comorin. This was once known as Alexandria of the east. This is one of the oldest places in the southern India.
Famous personality who was born in this place is Kavimani Desiga Vinayagam Pillai
How to Reach:
The nearest airport to Kanyakumari is Trivandrum or Thiruvananthapuram airport which is located 87 kms from Kanyakumari. This place is well connected by bus and there is a train also that connects with Chennai and other southern parts of Tamilnadu.
The famous tourist spots in and around Kanyakumari are:
Vattakottai
A fort which is literally circular in shape. It is located in the sea at about 6 Kms from Kanyakumari.
Suchindram
Located at 13 Kms from Kanyakumari, this town have the famous Thanumalayan Temple. This temple is also famous for the huge Anjaneya statue.
Nagarkoil
At 20kms from Kanyakumari, Nagerkoil is the abode of the temple of Nagaraja.
Padmanabapuram Palace
The palace is located at 45 kms from Kanyakumari is the mansion for Travancore kings. The palace is huge and magnificient.
Thipparappu Falls
A beautiful waterfall, located at a distance of 60kms from Kanyakumari. The entire stretch on road is highly picturesque. The waterfalls is 300 feet long and falls from 50 ft.
Kaalikesam
The forest river flows through the hills and on the shore lies a Kali temple. The whole area is scenic beauty. And it is a place worth visiting this place in the end of the summer.
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