Kanyakumari district

District of Tamil Nadu in IndiaKanyakumari districtDistrict of Tamil NaduMontage of Kanyakumari districtInteractive map of Kanyakumari districtCoordinates: 8°19′N 77°20′E / 8.32°N 77.34°E / 8.32; 77.34CountryIndiaStateTamil NaduDistrictKanyakumariHeadquartersNagercoilTaluks Agastheeswaram, Kalkulam, Thovalai, Vilavancode, Killiyur, Thiruvattar Government • District CollectorM. Prathap, I.A.S • Superintendent of PoliceR. Stalin, I.P.S • District Forest OfficerM. illayaraja, I.F.S • District Panchayat chairmanS. Merliant DhasArea • Total1,672 km2 (646 sq mi)Population (2011) • Total1,870,374 • Density1,119/km2 (2,897/sq mi)Languages • OfficialTamil • MinorityMalayalamTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN629 xxxTelephone code04651 & 04652Vehicle registrationTN-74 for Nagercoil & TN-75 for MarthandamCoastline72 kilometres (45 mi)Sex ratioM-1000/F-1014 ♂/♀Literacy97.6%Legislature typeElectedCurrent Member of Parliament (M.P)Vijay VasanthLok Sabha constituencyKanniyakumariLegislative Assembly Constituencies (6 M.L.A) N. Thalavai Sundaram (Kanyakumari) S. Austin (Nagercoil) T. T. Praveen (vilavancode) R. Chellaswamy (Padmanabhapuram) Tharahai Cuthbert (Colachel