Eraniel is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district  in the state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

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India

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Geography

Eraniel is located at 8.2°N 77.3°E. It has an average elevation of 10 meters (32 feet).
its near to Thingal Nagar previously known as Monday Market.

Eraniel is a small settlement in Kanyakumari District

Kanyakumari District

Kanyakumari District ) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamilnadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the...

, Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

. Sprawling over an area of around three km², it is bounded in the north Thalakkulam and in the east by Villukuri. Eraniel is around 72 km from Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...

 and 7 km from Colachel Port. Kanyakumari, southern- most tip of India, is nearly 32 km from the town. Nearby tourist destinations include Padmanabhapuram Palace(was the capital of Travancore) and In 1745, the capital was shifted from Padmanabhapuram to Thiruvananthapuram.

 (5 km),Tirparapu Falls, Mondaikadu Bagavathi amman Temple, Kumara kovil Murugan Temple, Vatakottai Fort, Mathur Hanging Bridge, Sanguthurai Beach, Manavalakurichi

Manavalakurichi

Manavalakurichi is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.anavalakurichi is located at . It has an average elevation of 0 metres .-Demographics:...

 (7 km), Muttom

Muttom

Muttom is a village in Kanyakumari District of the Tamil Nadu State, India.-Geography:Muttom is a fishing village, located 16 kilometers from the capital town Nagercoil. Muttom is located at . It is well connected by road to the Nagercoil town. It is approximately 75 km from the Trivandrum...

 and Nagercoil

Nagercoil

Nagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...

 (15 km). The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport, 72 km away. Eraniel Railway Station serves the town. Eraniel can be approached by road from Nagercoil, Muttam and colachel.

Eraniel has a small Palace located near Eraniel Gramam. Moreover Eraniel is an historical place.

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Eraniel had a population of 9844. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Eraniel has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 80%. In Eraniel, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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Education

Government Higher Secondary School Eraniel

Government High School for Girls Eraniel

Government Middle School(Kotayakam)

Government Middle School(Eraniel Jn)

Transportation

All buses from Thingalnagar busstand will pass through Eraniel starting from Thuckalay.

Many buses from Nagercoil via Eraniel. All the buses stops at Eraniel, even we have buses to Chennai from Eraniel.

Eraniel railway station (comes under Trivandrum Railway Division)

Ananthapuri Exp (Time :17:15 towards chennai) (Trivandrum to Chennai), Island Exp to Bangalore ,Guruvayur to Chennnai Mail will stop at this station.

Daily it has local trains from Nagercoil to Trivandrum also stops at Eraniel.

Computerized Railway reservation counter now started in Eraniel Railyway Station.
Passengers can book railway tickets for any route from this station. Eraniel Railway station contact number: 04651-222338

Private buses like RATHIMEENA has booking and boarding facility at Thingalnagar busstand (1km from eraniel)

Nearest Banks

State Bank of India, Thingalnagar (1 km from Eraniel, Stop: Eraniel Court)

Indian Overseas Bank, Eraniel (Near SBI)

HDFC Bank, Thukalay (at Court Junction)

Syndicate Bank, Thingalnagar (Opp to Thingalnagar Bus stand)

Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank, Thingalnagar (Near SBI)

Kaniyakumari District Co-operative Bank, Thingalnagar (Near Junction)

Nearest ATM

State Bank of India, Thingalnagar (1 km from Eraniel, Stop: Eraniel Court)

Indian Overseas Bank, Eraniel (Near SBI)

Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank, Thingalnagar (Near SBI)

ICICI Bank, Thingalnagar (Near SBI)
FEDERAL Bank, Thingalnagar (Near Rountana)

Nearest Hotel

Hotel GIJA (Veg & Non-veg)

For decent Hotels to stay need to go Nagercoil 15km from Eraniel.

Other Nearest Government Offices

Post Office - Neyyoor Post 629802 (Near Eraniel Court bus stop on Nagercoil road)

Magistrate Court / Civil Court (Stop: Eraniel Court)

Police Station / Women Police Station (Opp to Eraniel Court)

Sub-Register Office (Next to Court)

Telephone Exchange (BSNL) (at Thingalnagar Junction)

Electricity Board (TNEB) (1 KM from Eraneil at neyyor road)