Karuparai(காருபாறை) is a village that comes under Vellimalai Town Panchayat, Kanyakumari District,
Tamil Nadu
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India
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, Karuparai Village comes under "Manavalakurichi Police Station". The village is surrounded by Ponds, Paddy fields, Banana trees, coconut trees, etc.,
Nagercoil
Nagercoil, also spelt as Nagarkovil ("Temple of the Nāgas", or Nagaraja-Temple), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu state, India. Situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, it lies on an ...
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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 Na ...
. Nearby Post office "Kalpadi, Sub-Post office"
The town is governed by the Kalkulam Talukand
town panchayat
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
of
Vellimalai. More than 5,000 families residing in the village.
Temples in the village include the Ulakalanthal Amman Koil Temple of god Sivan & Parvathi, situated in the center of the village. There is a
Pooja performed both morning and evening. The temple hosts a major festival in the second week of March each year.
The village has another temple "Sudalaimadan Temple" which is situated at the western end of the village, this temple hosts a major festival in the first week of April every year. In this temple the famous "Kaniattam"(கனியாட்டம்) is conducted every year at festival times.
The village has relationship, child center, and group for playing Kabaddi and other games.
There is also a
Vellimalai Murugan
Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha ...
temple.
Transport
Trivandrum International Airport
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is 65.4 K.ms away.
The nearest railway is
Eraniel
Eraniel is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is of major commercial and political importance in the history of South India, as it was the seasonal capital of the affluent Venad and later Travancore ...
Railway Station (ERL), 6.1 K.ms away.
The nearest bus station is Thingal Nagar, 4.1 K.ms away, and private minibus services like Selvi, Mathavas, etc.,
The buses available from the Nagercoil town bus stand are 12G, 12F, 12M, 12R, and 12K.
Bus route No.47 from Thuckalai to Muttom, via Karuparai.
Bus route No. 46C from Marthandam to Kadiapattinam, via Karuparai.
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Villages in Kanyakumari district