Thiruvattaru is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the India

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 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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About the town

This town is situated 6 km north-east of Marthandam

Marthandam

Martandam is a major trade centre in Kuzhithurai municipality across National Highway in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India, at the border with Kerala. Originally called Thoduvetty, it was a portion of Kanyakumari district which was added to the state of Tamil Nadu on November 1, 1956...

 and 30 km north-west of 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...

. The two main rivers Pahrali River and Kothai

Kothai

Kothai is a river in the district of Kanyakumari which originates from the Kodayar Lake. Kothai is name of a female in Tamil. In Tamil it means " Beautiful girl of no mistakes"...

 surround the village and join in Moovattumugam

Moovattumugam

Moovattumugam is a hamlet situated 2 km north-west to Thiruvattar. Here both the rivers Kothai and Pahrali get unified to flow southwest towards the Arabian Sea....

, giving the name Thiru (sacred)+ vatta (surround)+ aru (river). This village, where the Sri Adikesavaperumal Temple

Sri Adikesavaperumal Temple

The Sri Adikesavaperumal Temple is a Hindu temple located in Thiruvattar, India and is one of the 108 Divya desams, the holy sites of Hindu Vaishnavism...

 is located, is one of the 108 Divya Desams

Divya Desams

Divya Desams refer to 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Tamil Azhvars . 105 of these are located in India, 1 in Nepal, while 2 are located outside of the Earthly realms. 'Divya' in Tamil language indicates premium and 'Desam' indicates place or temple.The two major deities...

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The Mathur hanging trough is located 5 km from Thiruvattar. The 100 years old St.James church,Puthenkadai is located 0.5 km from Thiruvattar. Thirparappu

Thirparappu

Thirparappu falls is a natural beauty spot that attracts many tourists coming to Kanyakumari District.Thirparappu Falls is located 42 km from Nagercoil and a distance of 5 km from kulasekaram , and this famous falls in the Kodayar...

 waterfalls is located about 10 km from Thiruvattar.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Thiruvattaru had a population of 18,404. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Thiruvattaru has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 75%. In Thiruvattaru, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Thiruvattar assembly constituency is part of Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency)

Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency)

Nagercoil was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. K. Kamaraj Nadar, the first elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was elected twice to the Lok Sabha from here.- Kamarajar by-election victory :...

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As per the latest restructuring, the Thiruvattar assembly constituency has been split and merged with nearby constituencies.

External links

• Sri Adikesavaperumal Temple