Kuzhithurai
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Kuzhithura குழித்துறை കുഴിത്തുറ |
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| Town | |
 Kuzhithura
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| Coordinates: 8°19′N 77°11′E / 8.317°N 77.183°ECoordinates: 8°19′N 77°11′E / 8.317°N 77.183°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanyakumari |
| Government | |
| • Type | Second Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Kuzhithura Municipality |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 21,307 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | TN-75 |
Kuzhithura is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari, close to the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border. It lies on Kochi-Trivandrum-Kanyakumari National highway 47
Kuzhithura is a city and a municipality in Kanyakumari District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Vilavancode Taluk. It has a historical seaport (thura) where ancient merchants came from across the Arabian sea in ancient times. It is mentioned in ancient Indian maps. As of 2011, the town had a population of 21,307.
According to 2011 census, Kuzhithura had a population of 21,307 with a sex-ratio of 1,022 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 1,829 were under the age of six, constituting 922 males and 907 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 1.45% and .02% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 85.99%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of : 5519 households. There were a total of 7,861 workers, comprising 171 cultivators, 615 main agricultural labourers, 238 in house hold industries, 5,573 other workers, 1,264 marginal workers, 27 marginal cultivators, 99 marginal agricultural labourers, 136 marginal workers in household industries and 1,002 other marginal workers.
As per the religious census of 2011, Kuzhithura had 3 55.57% Hindus, 40.57% Muslims, 3.91% Christians, 0.02% Buddhists and 0.09% following other religions.
Kuzhithura municipality spreads over an area of 5 km². The Thamiraparani river flows through Kuzhithura.
This town is famous for the annual Vavu Bali (Shradham for the ancestors held during the Mahalaya Amavasi) ceremony that is held here during July/Aug (malayalam Month Karkidakam). Along with the religious ceremony during this time, a great exhibition -Valubali Mela/Exhibition -was started by Shri. T.C Kesava Pillai, MLC from Kuzhithurai in 1900s. Today this is continued by the Kuzhithura Town Municipality.
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