Aloor, Tamil Nadu
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Aloor | |
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town | |
Coordinates: 8°12′8″N 77°21′42″E / 8.20222°N 77.36167°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Kanniyakumari |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 12,964 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Aloor is a town in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is about 8 km from Nagercoil, the Headquarters of Kanyakumari District. In the Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly, it belongs to Colachel constituency.
Aloor is situated on the Nagercoil - Thiruvananthapuram rail route and has a small Railway Station. The Nagercoil - Thiruvananthapuram passenger train halts at Aloor Station. Aloor is also close to the Kanyakumari - Thiruvananthapuram section of National Highway 66.
Aloor commands a scenic view of the Western Ghats close to Nagercoil and is also a lush green area. Several Engineering and other Colleges situated just outside Nagercoil are easily accessible from Aloor. The Kanyakumari Government Medical College is 4.2 km from Aloor.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Aloor had a population of 12,964.
References
[edit]- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.