Tirunelveli
Thirunelveli
Nellai | |
---|---|
Metro City | |
Tirunelveli | |
Nickname(s): Halwa City and Oxford of South India | |
Coordinates: 8°43′41.82″N 77°41′43.94″E / 8.7282833°N 77.6955389°E | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Region | Pandya Nadu |
District | Tirunelveli District |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | "Vacant" |
Area | |
• Metro City | 189.9 km2 (73.3 sq mi) |
• Rank | 5 |
Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Metro City | 473,637 |
• Density | 4,370/km2 (11,300/sq mi) |
• Metro | 968,984 |
Demonym(s) | Tirunelvelian, Tirunelveli Karan |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 627xxx |
Telephone code | 91 (0)462 |
Vehicle registration | TN-72 (Tirunelveli City) , TN-76 (Tenkasi Region) , TN-79 (Sankarankoil Region), TN-72A (Valliyur Region), TN-76A (Ambasamudram Region) |
Website | URL|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.
Gallery
[change | change source]-
The Agasthiyamalai hills cut off Tirunelveli from the Southwest_monsoon, creating a rainshadow region
-
Podhigai mountain's shadow falling on Poovankurichi lake
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 May 2016.