Elankadai இளங்கடை |
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town | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Kanyakumari |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 629002 |
Telephone code | 04652 2 |
Vehicle registration | TN 74 |
Nearest city | Nagercoil |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kanyakumari |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nagercoil |
Elankadai(Tamil: இளங்கடை) is a well populated area about 3 km from the Nagercoil town in Kanyakumari district. It is located on the KanyaKumari State way via Manakkudy and about 18 km from the beach of Kanyakumari, 5 km from Chothavilai Beach and 10 km from Chankuthurai Beach. People following major Indian religion live in this area.
Notable Shrines: Bava Kassim Waliyullah Mosque·St. Antonys Church·Esakki Amman Temple·Masjid-ul-Anwar·Masjid-ul-Ashraf, Masjidul salaamath.
There are only a few schools in this area; though most of the children study in well known schools in Nagercoil town. Elankadai Government Middle School is one of the oldest schools in nagercoil and Situated on NH47.Hannan Nursery School on Redpool Road and Sathavathani Sheikh Thambi Pavalar Government Higher secondary school.
Abdul Kadir Hospital