Manavalakurichi
Manavalakurichi | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: Manavai | |
UTC+5:30 (IST ) | |
| Postal code | 629252 |
Manavalakurichi is a
Manavalakurichi has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 ft)).
Sea ports
Jeppiaar Fishing Harbour in Muttom[1] is the nearest sea port. This is a private sea port and was built by educationalist and business man Jeppiaar.
Another near sea port is
Roads
The town is well connected to all parts of the state through road. Nagercoil, the district headquarters of Kanyakumari, is situated 20 km from Manavalakurichi in the north-east direction. Direct bus service from Manavalakurichi is available to Thiruvananthapuram the capital city of Kerala. This journey usually takes less than two hours. Frequent bus service to Thuckalay, another town which is 11 km away, is also available.
Rail
Air
The nearest international airport is
.Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[3] had a total population of 10,969 with males 5478 marginally less over females 5491. Manavalakurichi has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 77%. In Manavalakurichi, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
- ^ "Jeppiaar Fishing Harbour Muttom Private Limited". CorporateDir. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "XI LOK SABHA DEBATES Session II, Budget Thursday, 25 July 1996/Sravana 3, 1918 (Saka)". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: District Census Hand Book". Census Commission of India.