Edalakudy
Edalakudy | |
|---|---|
town | |
| Nickname: Edalai | |
| 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 |
Edalakudy is an area approximately 3 km from Nagercoil in Kanyakumari districtin the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] It is located along the Kanyakumari highway (NH 47) and is about 17 km from the beach of Kanyakumari, 5 km from Chothavilai Beach and 10 km from Chankuthurai Beach.
Layout
Edalakudy is the formal end of the Nagercoil Municipality. The main streets include Pattariar Nedum Theru (Pattariar Long Street), Puthu Theru (New Street), Kovil Theru and Nedum Theru; these streets contained the earliest settlers of the city of Nagercoil.
Notables
Tamil poet and scholar Sathavathani Sheikh Thambi Pavalar was born there.
Culture
Many masjids are there, including the Bawa Kassim Valiyullah Mosque.
Governance
The area falls under Agastheeswaram Taluk in the district of Kanyakumari.
Health care
Nearby hospitals include:
- Abdul Kadher Hospital
- Ugasewa Charitable Trust Hospital
- Sriram Orthopaedic Hospital
- Naidu Hospital
Education
Few schools operate there; most of the children study in Nagercoil town.
Secondary school, Sathavathani Sheikh Thambi Pavalar Government Higher Secondary School, is built on the site of the former Edalakudy Jail, where independence activists were detained, tortured, and executed under colonial rule.[2]
References
- ^ "இடலாக்குடி சார்-பதிவாளர் அலுவலகம் சீரமைக்கப்படுமா?". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Payyeri, Peethambaran (17 September 2017). "'Sakhavu' fell in love here". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 8 May 2022.