Meenakshipuram, Nagercoil

Coordinates: 8°10′57.4″N 77°26′08.6″E / 8.182611°N 77.435722°E / 8.182611; 77.435722
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Meenakshipuram, Nagercoil
Meenakshipuram, Nagercoil is located in Tamil Nadu
Meenakshipuram, Nagercoil
Meenakshipuram, Nagercoil
Meenakshipuram, Nagercoil (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 8°10′57.4″N 77°26′08.6″E / 8.182611°N 77.435722°E / 8.182611; 77.435722
Country India
StateTamil Nadu Tamil Nadu
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil, English
 • SpeechTamil, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
629001
Telephone Code+914652
Vehicle registrationTN 74 yy xxxx
NeighbourhoodsNagercoil, Kottar, Vadiveeswaram, Vadasery, Edalakudy, Elankadai and Suchindram
CorporationNagercoil Municipal Corporation
LSKanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency
VSNagercoil Assembly constituency
MPVijay Vasanth
MLAM. R. Gandhi

Meenakshipuram is a neighbourhood of Nagercoil,[1][2][3][4] in Kanniyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. It is located at an altitude of 46 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 8°10′57.4″N 77°26′08.6″E / 8.182611°N 77.435722°E / 8.182611; 77.435722 (i.e., 8.182611°N, 77.435708°E). Nagercoil, Kottar, Vadiveeswaram, Vadasery, Edalakudy, Elankadai and Suchindram are some of the important neighbourhoods of Meenakshipuram. Historical Clock Tower is built in Meenakshipuram. State Express Transport Corporation has a Bus depot in Meenakshipuram. There is a Bus Terminus viz., Anna Bus Stand which is situated on Cape road.

Meenakshipuram area falls under the Nagercoil Assembly constituency. The winner of the election held in the year 2021 as the member of its assembly constituency is M. R. Gandhi. Also, this area belongs to Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency. Vijay Vasanth won the 2019 elections, as the member of its Lok Sabha constituency.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jīvā oru palkalaikkal̲akam (in Tamil). Vijayā Patippakam. 2001.
  2. ^ Kirunṣṇanātan̲, Ta (2000). Ayyā Vaikuṇṭarin̲ vāl̲vum cintan̲aiyum (in Tamil). Tiṇai Veḷiyīṭṭakam.
  3. ^ Kālaccuvaṭu (in Tamil). Sundara Ramaswamy. 2002.
  4. ^ Press in India. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. 1867.

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