Marthandam
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Marthandam മാർത്താണ്ഡം மார்த்தாண்டம் |
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| Town | |
| Nickname(s): തൊടുവെട്ടി | |
 Marthandam
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| Coordinates: 8°18′27″N 77°13′18″E / 8.3076°N 77.221785°ECoordinates: 8°18′27″N 77°13′18″E / 8.3076°N 77.221785°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanyakumari |
| Government | |
| • Type | democratic |
| • Body | municipality |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| • Spoken | Tamil Malayalam |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 629165 |
| Telephone code | 04651 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-75 |
| Nearby Cities | Nagercoil & Trivandrum |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanyakumari |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Vilavancode |
| Literacy | 100% |
| Website | marthandam |
Marthandam is a major trade centre in Kuzhithurai municipality across National Highway (NH 47) in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. Also known to some by the name Thoduvetty (another name for the Marthandam market region), it was a portion of Kanyakumari district which was added to the state of Tamil Nadu on November 1, 1956.
It is the second largest town next to nagercoil in that district. Martandam may have gotten its name from the ruler of Travancore, MarthandamaVarma. Martandam is famous for honey, cashew nut processing, rubber and hand-embroidered motifs. The area is full of greenery, and there is a river adjoining. It is also a major trade center due to its location bordering Kerala. It is one of the most fertile lands of Tamil Nadu and has the climatic conditions of Kerala. [1]
Southern Division, or Padmanabhapuram Division till 1921 and Trivandrum Division from 1921 to 1949, was one of the administrative divisions of the princely state of Travancore. It covered the five taluks of Agastiswaram, Eraniel, Kalkulam, Thovalay and Vilavancode and was administered by a civil servant of rank Diwan Peishkar equivalent to a District Collector in British India. The Southern division was predominantly Tamil-speaking in contrast to the other three divisions where Malayalam was spoken. In 1920, the neighbouring Trivandrum was also merged with the Southern division. In 1949, the princely state of Travancore was dissolved and the Southern Division was included in the Travancore-Cochin state of India. In 1956, the Tamil-speaking taluks of Southern Division were transferred to the neighbouring Madras State as per the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 and forms the present-day Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. The Malayalam-speaking taluks of the erstwhile Trivandrum division form the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. The headquarters of the Southern Division were at Padmanabhapuram.
Behind Marthandanthurai Church, Kollencode-629160
Near St.Antony's Church, Kollencode-629160
Near Bus Stand, Kollencode-629160
The Chitharal Jain Monuments are the ruins of a Jain training centre from the 9th century CE, on a small hill. It is famous for the hillock which has a cave containing rock-cut sculptures of Thirthankaras and attendant deities carved inside and outside dating back to the 9th century.[1][2] Among the rock-cut relief sculptures is a figure of the goddess Dharmadevi.[3] Jain influence in this region was due to the King Mahendravarman I (610-640).
It is one of the longest and highest aqueducts in South Asia and is also a popular tourist spot in Kanyakumari District. The aqueduct is built across the Pahrali river, a small river that originates in the Mahendragiri Hills of the Western Ghats. Mathur Aqueduct itself carries water of the Pattanamkal canal for irrigation over the Pahrali river, from one hill to another, for a distance of close to one kilometer. This Aqueduct is necessitated due to the undulating land terrain of the area, which is also adjacent to the hills of the Western Ghats.
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