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Kanniyakumari district

Kanyakumari District
கன்னியாகுமரி மாவட்டம்
District
Statue of ancient Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar who wrote the Thirukkural, in Kanyakumari
Statue of ancient Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar who wrote the Thirukkural, in Kanyakumari
Location in Tamil Nadu,India
Location in Tamil Nadu,India
Coordinates: 8°04′41″N 77°32′28″E / 8.078°N 77.541°E / 8.078; 77.541Coordinates: 8°04′41″N 77°32′28″E / 8.078°N 77.541°E / 8.078; 77.541
Country India India
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanyakumari
Established 1 November 1956
Headquarters Nagercoil
Talukas Agastheeswaram, Kallkkulam, Thovalai, Vilavancode
Government
 • Minister of Parliament (M.P) Pon Radhakrishnan
 • Collector & District Magistrate Mr. SajjanSingh R Chavan. IAS
 • Superintendent of Police G. Dharmarajan IPS
 • Asst. Supdt. of Police, Thuckalay M. Sree Abhinav IPS
Area
 • Total 1,684 km2 (650 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,870,374
 • Density 1,110.7/km2 (2,877/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Tamil
 • Spoken Tamil Malayalam
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 629 xxx
Telephone code 04652 & 04651
Vehicle registration TN-74 & TN-75
Coastline 72 kilometres (45 mi)
Sex ratio M-1000/F-1014 /
Literacy 97.6%
Legislature type Elected
Legislature Strength 6
Lok Sabha constituency Kanyakumari
Vidhan Sabha constituency 6
Precipitation 1,865 millimetres (73.4 in)
Avg. summer temperature 23 °C (73 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 11 °C (52 °F)
Central location: 8°03′N 77°15′E / 8.050°N 77.250°E / 8.050; 77.250
Website www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in

Kanyakumari district is the southernmost district in Tamil Nadu state and mainland India. It is the second largest district in the state in terms of population density and the second most urbanized, next only to Chennai district. The district stands first in terms of literacy rate in the state. The district headquarters is Nagercoil.

Kanyakumari district has a varied topography with sea on three sides and the mountains of the Western Ghats bordering the northern side. Geologically, the landmass of the district is much younger when compared to the rest of state - faulted as late as 2.5 million years during the Miocene, after which numerous transgression, as well as regression of sea, had shaped the western coast of the district. Lino Yovan is the upcoming Geologist in that area.

Historically, Nanjinad and Eda Nadu which comprise the present Kanyakumari district, were ruled by various Tamil and Malayalam dynasties: the Venad Kingdom, Pandyans, the Cheras, the Cholas, the Ays and the Nayaks. A few artifacts unearthed by archeological excavations in there. It was part of the princely state of Travancore during the colonial times prior to India's independence; four of the eight tehsils of Thiruvananthapuram district were separated to form the new district of Kanyakumari during the formation of the new state of Kerala, and they were made a part of the Madras Presidency under recommendations from the States Reorganisation Commission in 1956. The Presidency was later renamed Tamil Nadu and Kanyakumari, today, is one of the 32 districts of Tamil Nadu state.


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