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Tirunelveli

Coordinates: 8°43′41.82″N 77°41′43.94″E / 8.7282833°N 77.6955389°E / 8.7282833; 77.6955389
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Thirunelveli
Nellai
Metro City
Tirunelveli
image showing temple tower
Clockwise from Top Left : Swami Nellaiappar Temple, Tirunelveli Junction Railway Station, Thiruvalluvar Bridge - Aerial view, Town Arch, Speaker Chellapandian Flyover near Vannarapettai at night, Tirunelveli City Skyline, Sulochana Mudaliar Bridge at night across river Thamirabharani, NH 44 cutting through the Reddiyarpatti Hillock, Thamirabarani River, Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation Building
Nickname(s): 
Halwa City and Oxford of South India
Thirunelveli is located in Tamil Nadu
Thirunelveli
Thirunelveli
Thirunelveli is located in India
Thirunelveli
Thirunelveli
Coordinates: 8°43′41.82″N 77°41′43.94″E / 8.7282833°N 77.6955389°E / 8.7282833; 77.6955389
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
RegionPandya Nadu
DistrictTirunelveli District
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyTirunelveli City Municipal Corporation
 • Mayor"Vacant"
Area
 • Metro City189.9 km2 (73.3 sq mi)
 • Rank5
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Metro City473,637
 • Density4,370/km2 (11,300/sq mi)
 • Metro
968,984
Demonym(s)Tirunelvelian, Tirunelveli Karan
Languages
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
627xxx
Telephone code91 (0)462
Vehicle registrationTN-72 (Tirunelveli City) , TN-76 (Tenkasi Region) , TN-79 (Sankarankoil Region), TN-72A (Valliyur Region), TN-76A (Ambasamudram Region)
WebsiteURL|http://www.tirunelvelicorporation.in/

Thirunelveli is a city in the southern part of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also called Nellai. Thamirabarani River flows through Tirunelveli.

Tirunelveli is famous for a sweet that is generally referred to as 'Alwa' in Tamil. There are tiny villages in and around Tirunelveli like Alwarkurichi, Kalidaikurichi, Rangasamudram, Cheran Mahadevi. Thirunelveli is a city in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. It is the headquarters of Thirunelveli District. Tirunelveli is about 2000 years old and is a town of old tradition. Thirunelveli was the capital of the Pandya Kingdom for some time, next to Madurai.

Thirunelveli is on the banks of the river Thamirabarani; it is on the way to Kanniyakumari from Madurai. It is a twin town - Thirunelveli and Palayangkottai. The town is about 650kilometers away from Chennai.

The temple of Nellaiappar and Gandhimadhi is in the centre of Tirunelveli. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and worshipped as Nellaiappar. Thiru-Nel-Veli (Thiru - Shri, Nel = Paddy, Veli = Fence). It is believed that food grains collected for worship at the temple were protected from the floods by the fence, hence the name Nel Veli came.

The famous Courtallam Waterfalls are in Thirunelveli District. Thirunelveli is famous for Thirunelveli halwa.

References

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  1. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 May 2016.