Thovalai taluk is a
taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of
Kanyakumari district
Kanniyakumari district is one of the 38 districts in Tamil Nadu state and the southernmost district in mainland India. It stands second in terms of population density among the districts of Tamil Nadu. It is also the richest district in Tamil Nad ...
of the
Indian state
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History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Tamil Nadu
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. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of
Boothapandi
Boothapandi is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
The town spans an area of around 5 km2 with Thittuvilai, Thuvarancaud, Arasankuzhi, Andithoppu, Mannadi, Saattupudoor, Seethapal and Manathitta ...
.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Thovala had a population of 121,049 with 60,091 males and 60,958 females. There were 1,014 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 82.45%. Child population in the age group below 6 years were 5,379 Males and 5,032 Females.
Thidal (திடல்)
Thidal (Theradu / Kezhathidal / Kezhatheradu) is one of the smallest villages in Thovali Taluk of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. The nearest village is
Rethinapuram. The village is covered by mountains in its all the four sides.
Kadukarai is located to its west.
Villages
Thovalai village is famous for its
flower garden
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and
flower market
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. Flowers are exported to adjacent cities and
Kerala
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state from here. Also it is a shooting spot for Tamil movies. Aralvaimozhy is famous for the wind electric production. It is the South Asia's biggest site for wind energy. Tamil is the main language spoken. Most of the area is covered by mountains and the south tip of the western ghats ends here. The list of villages are below:
# Ananthapuram
# Aralvoimozhy
# Arumanalloor
# Ashamboo
# Azhakiapandiapuram
# Beemanagari-Vp
# Buthapandi
# Erachakulam-Vp
# Esanthimangalam-Vp
# Gnalam-Vp
# Kadukkarai-Vp
# Kattupudur-Vp
# Mahendragiri
# Mathavalayam
# Poigaimalai
# Sahaya Nagar
# Chenbagaramanpudur
# Thadaga Malai
# Thadikkarankonam-Vp
# Thazhakudi
# Thekkumalai (East)
# Thekkumalai (West)
# Thellanthi -Vp
# Therisanamcoppu-Vp
# Thittuvilai
# Thidal (Ananthapuram)
# Thidal (Ananthapuram, Hariharaputrar Estate)
# Thidal (Ananthapuram, Sengamal Estate)
# Thiruppathisaram-Vp
# Thovalai
# Veerapuli
References
{{District of Kanyakumari
Taluks of Kanyakumari district