Pazhavilai

Pazhavilai
Village
Nickname:  fruit village
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanyakumari
Government
• Body	Rajakkamangalam Gram Panchayat, Asaripallam Panchayat
Area
• Total	2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population
• Total	500 and more
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	629501
Telephone code	04652
Vehicle registration	TN-74
Nearest city	Nagercoil
Lok Sabha constituency	Nagercoil
Civic agency	Rajakkamangalam Gram Panchayat, Asaripallam Panchayat
Climate	Humid (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	29 °C (84 °F)

Pazhavilai is a small village (2sq km area) located at 8 km from Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India.
It is located near the Nagercoil-Colachel Road. Bus with route number 38E/G, 40,38K, 54 are the buses running through pazhavilai. It is famous for Kamarajar Polytechnic College and Rajakkamangalam Punchyat Union Office (Block Development Office famously referred as Block Office) for Neendakarai B Agastheeswaram Taluk. Pazhavilai Post Office (629501) is the postal office responsible for distribution of post to many small villages surrounds Pazhavilai.

Environment

The Green environment with rich coconut plants, Cashew nut trees and Banana plantations prevailing in the village is marvelous.

Spirituality

" குருசாமி ஐயா திருவருளால் " கன்னியாகுமரி மாவட்டத்தில் நாகர்கோவில் அருகாமையில் பழவிளை கிராமம் அமைந்துள்ளது பல நூற்றாண்டு ( சுமார் 250 to 300 வருடங்கள் ) வரலாறு உடைய இந்த ஊரில் குருசாமி கோவில், பத்ரகாளியம்மன் கோவில் , முத்துபேச்சி அம்மன் கோவில் , மாசாணம் திருக்கோவில், ஆலடி சாஸ்தா திருக்கோவில் அமைந்துள்ளது பழவிளை ஊரில் நாடார் மகாஜன சங்கம் காமராஜர் தொழில்நுட்பக் கல்லூரி உள்ளது, அரசு பள்ளி உள்ளது, ராஜாக்கமங்கலம் ஊராட்சி ஒன்றிய அலுவலகமும் உள்ளது, வேளாண்மை அலுவலகமும் அமைந்துள்ளது. பழவிளை ஊரில் ஊர் கோயிலாக முத்தாரம்மன் கோயில் திகழ்கிறது. Mutharamman Temple (முத்தாரம்மன் கோவில்), Pattrakali Amman koil (பத்ரகாளி அம்மன் கோவில்), Guruswamy koil (குருசுவாமி கோவில்), Sastha temple are the famous temples located near the Block Development Office. Mutharamman temple annual celebrations takes place in the Tamil month Chitirai (சித்திரை) (English Month: May), famously referred as "Kovil Kodai Vizha" (கோவில் கொடை விழா). All the family members working in remote cities also come back to the village to take part in the celebration.

Education

Pazhavilai Middle school

Pazhavilai Middle school is located adjacent to Block Office. The School fulfills the primary education of the people of nearest villages. Even though most of the people prefer the schools in the Nagercoil town, still the Pazhavilai School satisfies some poor children around the village.

NMS Kamaraj Polytechnic College
Kamaraj Polytechnic College serves as the important technical education institution in the district. It is Tamil Nadu Government Aided Institution run by a society called "Nadar Mahajana Sangam". This College has provided good technical education, employment after completing the studies to many village students. The institution is sprawling across a large area, has a basketball ground, cricket ground, a Sastha temple (சாஸ்தா கோவில்), students hostel and surrounded by rich coconut trees and plantations

NMS Kamaraj College of Education

Inside the campus of the Kamaraj Polytechnic, a B.Ed college is also run by "Nadar Mahajana Sangam".

Sakker Nursery and Primary School
Then Sakker Nursery and Primary School is Located near Kamaraj Polytechnic College.