Edalakudy
Edalakudy
இடலாகுடி ഇടലകുടി | |
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town | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanyakumari |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 629002 |
| Telephone code | 04652 2 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 74 |
| Nearest city | Nagercoil |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanyakumari |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nagercoil |
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Edalakudy is a well populated area about 3 km from the Nagercoil town in Kanyakumari district. It is located in the KanyaKumari highway (NH 47) and about 17 km from the beach of Kanyakumari, 5 km from Chothavilai Beach and 10 km from Chankuthurai Beach. The famous Thanumalayan temple in Suchindram is 3 km away from Edalakudy. Edalakudy forms the formal end of the Nagercoil Municipality. Most of the people following major Indian religion Islam in this area. The famous Orator, Tamil poet and scholar Sathavathani Sheikh Thambi Pavalar was born here.
Schools near by
There are only a few schools in this area; though most of the children study in well known schools in Nagercoil town. Sathavathani Sheikh Thambi Pavalar Government Higher Secondary School situated near NH 47. Government Primary school in Edalakudy
Hospitals near by
Abdul Kader Hospital in Elankadai
Sriram Orthopaedic Hospital
Naidu Hospital
Ugasewa Charitable trust hospital