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Erachakulam

Coordinates: 8°13′45″N 77°25′50″E / 8.229100°N 77.430600°E / 8.229100; 77.430600
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Erachakulam
Erachakulam is located in Tamil Nadu
Erachakulam
Erachakulam
Erachakulam, Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 8°13′45″N 77°25′50″E / 8.229100°N 77.430600°E / 8.229100; 77.430600
Country India
StateTamil Nadu Tamil Nadu
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil, English
 • SpeechTamil, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
629902
Telephone Code+914652xxxxxx
Vehicle registrationTN-74 yy xxxx
NeighbourhoodsNagercoil, Boothapandi, Vadasery, Putheri, Thiruppathisaram and Thovalai
CorporationNagercoil Municipal Corporation
LSKanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency
MPVijay Vasanth
Websitehttps://kanniyakumari.nic.in

Erachakulam is a village near Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state in India.[1][2][3]

Erachakulam is located at an altitude of about 55 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 8°13′45″N 77°25′50″E / 8.229100°N 77.430600°E / 8.229100; 77.430600 (i.e., 8°13'44.8"N, 77°25'50.2"E). Nagercoil, Boothapandi, Vadasery, Putheri, Thiruppathisaram and Thovalai are some of the nearby towns of Erachakulam.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham university[4] established its campus in Erachakulam in 2024 by acquiring Amrita College of Engineering & Technology college campus. Government high school is located in Erachakulam.[5]

Sandhana Mariamman Temple located in Erachakulam is under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.[6] Udhaya Marthandeswarar Temple, Muppidathiamman Temple and Azhagiya Mannarsamy Temple are also famous temples situated in Erachakulam.

Erachakulam area falls under the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Palanithurai, G.; Ragupathy, Varadarajan (2006). Functional Efficiency of Gram Sabha in Tamil Nadu. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-254-3.
  2. ^ India. Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu (1972). District Census Handbook. Series 19: Tamil Nadu: Kanyakumari.
  3. ^ Madras (India : State) (1964). Fort Saint George Gazette.
  4. ^ "Amrita Institutions". www.amrita.edu.in. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. ^ மாலை மலர் (27 January 2023). "இயலாக் குழந்தைகளின் நலன் காக்க சிறப்பு மருத்துவ முகாம்கள்". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Arulmigu Sandhanamariamman Temple, Pechankulam, Erachakulam - 629902, Kanyakumari District [TM042089]". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency". 12 November 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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