Sivalarkulam
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| Coordinates | 8°52′12″N 77°31′36″E / 8.87°N 77.52667°ECoordinates: 8°52′12″N 77°31′36″E / 8.87°N 77.52667°E | ||
| Country | India | ||
| State | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District(s) | Tirunelveli | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
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Sivalarkulam is a census village near Alangulam Taluk in Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India.[1].
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[edit] Geography
Sivalarkulam is located at 8°52′12″N 77°31′36″E / 8.87°N 77.52667°E.[2]. The nearby famous tourist places are Kurttalam falls (20 km), Tirunelveli Nellaiyappar Temple (25 km), and Kanyakumari [South most portion of India and Holy place] (125 km)
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[3] Sivalarkulam had a population of 4589. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%.
[edit] Education
One kindergarten, one primary school, and two colleges are educating the young minds of the village as well as nearby villages.
- The Hindu Primary School: It is a primary (1-5th standard) school and affiliated to TamilNadu Govt Primary Education Board. This School is well known for its track record of molding good students. Medium of instruction is Tamil while English as second language. It is located in the northern part of the village with the capacity of around 500 students.
- Aladi Aruna College of Nursing: The college affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University and offers bachelor degree courses of Bachelor of Science (Bsc) in Nursing.[4][5].
- St. Mariam Polytechnic College: It offers diploma courses in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Computer Engineering [6].
[edit] Bank
Indian Overseas Bank has a branch covering nearby 10 villages [7].
[edit] Facilities
- Panchayat Library: Tamil, English News Papers, classical Books and technical books mostly donated by elder people and students.
- Youth Center: Volley Ball Court, Kabaddi court, and basic gym.
- Community Hall for marriage as well as communal celebrations
- Open Auditorium for public meeting and annual sports meet
All these facilities are in a single campus located in the northern bank of a canal which divides the village into two parts (North and South).
[edit] Religious places
- Amman Kovil This temple is dedicated for Lord Muppudathi Amman. A grand three days festivel held every year in October welcoming the northeast monsoon.
- Pillaiyar Ganesha Kovil
[edit] References
- ^ http://tirunelveli.nic.in/admin.html
- ^ http://wikimapia.org/#lat=8.8700775&lon=77.526843&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2 Wikimapia
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.aacn.in/
- ^ http://www.tnmmu.ac.in/affbscn.htm
- ^ http://stmariampolytech.com/home.htm
- ^ http://www.iob.in/BranchDisplay.aspx?BranchId=881
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