Thovalai
Thovalai is a small village located in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. The area is well known in India for its production of flowers, especially jasmine. The taluk was among the four in Thiruvananthapuram district that with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 were transferred from Thiruvananthapuram district, Travancore-Cochin State to the newly created Kanyakumari district of Madras State (the latter later renamed as Tamil Nadu State).
Thovalai | |
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Village | |
Railway Station in Thovalai | |
| Nickname: Village of flowers | |
Thovalai Thovalai, Tamil Nadu Thovalai Thovalai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 8.231200°N 77.506000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanyakumari |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.39 km2 (6.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,961 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 629302 |
| Nearest city | Nagercoil |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanyakumari |
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