Azhagappapuram

Azhagappapuram
Alagappapuram, Azhagai Mahnagar
panchayat town
Nickname: 
Azhagai
Azhagappapuram is located in Tamil Nadu
Azhagappapuram
Azhagappapuram
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°08′42″N 77°32′20″E / 8.14500°N 77.53889°E / 8.14500; 77.53889
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKanniyakumari
Population
 (2001)
 • Total8,101
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
629401
Telephone code04652
Vehicle registrationTN-74
Nearest cityTirunelveli, Trivandrum
Literacy82%
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKanyakumari

Azhagappapuram is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located about five miles northwest of Kanyakumari, the southern tip of India. It is one of the beautiful and model towns in the Kanyakumari district. It falls under the Agastheeswaram taluk of Tamil Nadu. St. Antony's church stands in the middle, which is the major site of attraction of Azhagai.

Location and transport

It spans an area of about nine km2. Kulasekarapuram is situated in the south-west and Myladi in the north-west, near Suchindram, Thovalai, Kanyakumari and Vattakottai. Trivandrum International Airport is the nearest airport. Kanyakumari Railway Station serves the town. Azhagappapuram can be reached from Kanyakumari, Nagercoil and Suchindram by road. National Highway 7 passes nearby. Azhagai's main occupation is agriculture.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1]

References

[1]

  1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.