Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari
Cape Comorin
Kanniyakumari
Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari
Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari
Nickname(s): 
Kumari, Thiruvenisangam
Kanyakumari is located in Tamil Nadu
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Kanyakumari is located in India
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari (India)
Coordinates: 8°05′18″N 77°32′19″E / 8.088300°N 77.538500°E / 8.088300; 77.538500
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKanyakumari
Named forDevi Kanya Kumari
Government
 • TypeTown panchayat
 • BodyKanyakumari Town Panchayat
 • District CollectorAlagumeena R, IAS
 • Member of ParliamentVijay Vasanth
 • Member of Legislative AssemblyThalavai Sundaram
 • District Panchayath ChairmanS.Merliant Dhas
Area
 • Total
25.89 km2 (10.00 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
29,761
 • Density665/km2 (1,720/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
629 702
Telephone code91-4652 & 91-4651
Vehicle registrationTN 74 & TN 75
Websitewww.kanniyakumari.nic.in

Kanyakumari (UK: /ˌkʌnjɑːkʊˈmɑːr/; lit.'The Virgin (or Kanya) Princess' referring to Devi Kanya Kumari,[1] officially known as Kanniyakumari,[2] formerly known as Cape Comorin)[3] is a city in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southernmost tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland India, and thus referred to as "The Land's End". The city is situated 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Thiruvananthapuram city, and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Nagercoil, the headquarters of Kanyakumari district.

Kanyakumari is a popular tourist destination and pilgrimage centre in India. Notable tourist spots include its unique sunrise and sunset points, the 41-metre (133 ft) Thiruvalluvar Statue, and Vivekananda Rock Memorial off the coast.[4] Lying at the tip of peninsular India, the town is bordered on the west, south, and east by the Laccadive Sea.[5] It has a coastline of 71.5 kilometres (44.4 mi) stretched along these three sides.[6]

On the shores of the city is a temple dedicated to the goddess Kanya Kumari (the virgin goddess), after which the town is named.[7] Kanyakumari has been a town since the Sangam period and was referred to in old Malayalam literature and in the accounts of Ptolemy and Marco Polo.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ Almeida, Elita (5 April 2017). "48 hours in Kanyakumari". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "'Kanniyakumari' is now official spelling". DT Next. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ Bawa, Sameer (11 March 2019). "Comorin with a casual vibe is offering comfort food that one just can't say no to". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Travel". National Geographic. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. ^ Kanniyakumari
  7. ^ a b "The eternal charm of Kanyakumari, that is situated at the tip of peninsular India..." The Hindu Images. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. ^ Kanakasabhai, V (1997). The Malayalees Eighteen Hundred Years Ago. Asian Educational Services. p. 10. ISBN 8120601505.
  9. ^ Abraham, Shinu (2003). "Chera, Chola, Pandya: using archaeological evidence to identify the Tamil kingdoms of early historic South India". Asian Perspectives. 42 (2): 207–223. doi:10.1353/asi.2003.0031. hdl:10125/17189. S2CID 153420843.

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