Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli is a city in the southern part of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also called Nellai. Thamirabarani River flows through Tirunelveli.
Tirunelveli
Nellai | |
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Metro City | |
 Clockwise from Top Left : Swami Nellaiappar Temple, Tirunelveli Junction Railway Station, Thiruvalluvar Bridge - Aerial view, Town Arch, Speaker Chellapandian Flyover near Vannarapettai at night, Tirunelveli City Skyline, Sulochana Mudaliar Bridge at night across river Thamirabharani, NH 44 cutting through the Reddiyarpatti Hillock, Thamirabarani River, Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation Building | |
| Nickname(s): Halwa City and Oxford of South India | |
  Tirunelveli  Tirunelveli | |
| Coordinates: 8°43′41.82″N 77°41′43.94″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Pandya Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | "Vacant" |
| Area | |
| • Metro City | 189.9 km2 (73.3 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 5 |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Metro City | 473,637 |
| • Density | 4,370/km2 (11,300/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 968,984 |
| Demonym(s) | Tirunelvelian, Tirunelveli Karan |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 627xxx |
| Telephone code | 91 (0)462 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-72 (Tirunelveli City) , TN-76 (Tenkasi Region) , TN-79 (Sankarankoil Region), TN-72A (Valliyur Region), TN-76A (Ambasamudram Region) |
| Website | URL|http://www.tirunelvelicorporation.in/ |
Tirunelveli is famous for a sweet that is generally referred to as 'Alwa' in Tamil. There are tiny villages in and around Tirunelveli like Alwarkurichi, Kalidaikurichi, Rangasamudram, Cheran Mahadevi. Tirunelveli is a city in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. It is the headquarters of Tirunelveli District. Tirunelveli is about 2000 years old and is a town of old tradition. Tirunelveli was the capital of the Pandya Kingdom for some time, next to Madurai.
Tirunelveli is on the banks of the river Thamiraparani; it is on the way to Kanniyakumari from Madurai. It is a twin town - Thirunelveli and Palayamkottai. The town is about 650kilometers away from Chennai.
The temple of Nellaiappar and Kanthimathi is in the centre of Tirunelveli. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and worshipped as Nellaiappar. Thiru-Nel-Veli (Thiru - Shri, Nel = Paddy, Veli = Fence). It is believed that food grains collected for worship at the temple were protected from the floods by the fence, hence the name Nel Veli came.
The famous Courtallam Waterfalls are in Tirunelveli District. Tirunelveli is famous for Tirunelveli halwa.
Gallery
The Agasthiyamalai hills cut off Tirunelveli from the Southwest_monsoon, creating a rainshadow region
Podhigai mountain's shadow falling on Poovankurichi lake
References
- "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 May 2016.