Nazareth, Tamil Nadu
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| Nazareth, Tamil Nadu | |||
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| Country | India | ||
| State | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District(s) | Tuticorin | ||
| Nearest city | Tirunelveli | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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Nazareth ( Tamil:நாசரேத் ) is a town in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, India.
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[edit] Geography
Situated near the southern tip of the country, it was named as Nazareth by the early missionaries. There is a 100+ year old church in the center of the town. It has a very tall tower which has a flat top. Local legend says that if the tower had been built any taller it would have been unstable. This part of Southern Tamil Nadu has a very high density of Gothic styled churches- living relics from a bygone missionary era.
Nazareth is in Thoothukudi district. It is about 50 km from Thoothukudi; and about 36 km from the city of Tirunelveli. It has a railway station, as well as a bus station. There are several villages surrounding Nazareth and all of them are considered part of Nazareth; the postal address for those villages needs to be addressed as Nazareth in order for those villages to receive incoming mail.
There are several daily trains to Chennai through Tirunelveli . Nazareth is well connected to major cities in Tamil Nadu as well as to several villages in the area. Bus services travel to various places including direct nightly services to the State capital Chennai, the commercial city of Coimbatore, Bangalore, and a host of other places.
The town has separate higher secondary schools for boys and girls, an arts and science college, an engineering college, a polytechnic and an industrial training institution called Art Industrial School.
[edit] Climate
The climate of Nazareth is usually dry. A short rainy season exists but the weather is for the most part hot and humid.
[edit] History
Nazareth is predominantly Christian, however the town is surrounded by many Hindu communities. The main temple is for Lord Vinayaka founded ~40 years ago.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census[1] Nazareth had a population of 16,943. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Nazareth has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 83%. In Nazareth, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
