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Revision as of 02:42, 24 July 2022
Karavilai | |
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Village | |
  Karavilai | |
| Coordinates: 8°17′46″N 77°13′03″E / 8.29613°N 77.21749°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanyakumari |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 629165 |
| Telephone code | 04651 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-75 |
| Nearby Cities | Marthandam & Nagercoil & Trivandrum |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanyakumari |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Vilavancode |
| Literacy | 100% |
Karavilai[1] is a place in Marthandam in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Karavilai comes under town panchayat of Nallur (Nalloor), Kanyakumari District. The area is full of greenery and there is passage of shallow of water in the region. Soil found around Marthandam is one of the most fertile lands of Tamil Nadu and the region has the climatic conditions of Kerala.
Tamil is the official language of this region however, most of the people understand Malayalam since it is located neighbouring Kerala.
Geography
Area is full of greenery consist of banana, rubber, coconut plantations etc.
Climate
| Climate data for Karavilai | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
30 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
| Source: [2] | |||||||||||||
Transport
Roadways
This place has bus services from Marthandam. Road from Karavilai connect with nearby places such as Pallanvilai, Karavilaagam, and Marthandam.
Nearby Bus Stand is the Marthandam New Bus Stand Which is at a distance of 2 km from Karavilai.
Air
The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) International Airport which is 40 km from Karavilai.
Railways
Kuzhithurai (Marthandam)[4] railway station is situated at a distance of 1.5 km from Karavilai . This railway station collection is more than seven crore per annum and a daily passenger patronage of more than 50,000 people. The station has two platforms and falls on the Kanyakumari—Trivandrum line in the Trivandrum Division of the Southern Railway zone. Most of all daily trains passing through the station halts in Kuzhithurai station.
Daily Passenger trains to Nagercoil, Trivandrum, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Kottayam and Kollem. It has direct trains for Chennai, Madurai, Trivandrum, Bangalore, Jammu, Mumbai C.S.T etc.
Religion
The town has 2 churches. C.S.I Church, Karavilai.[5] and Kirubasanam Church of Christ, Karavilai.[6] TPM Church, Bethel Street, Marthandam;[7] which is 2 km from Karavilai.
Landmarks
- Primary Agriculture Co-operative Credit Society, Karavilai.[8]
- Government Public Library, Karavilai.[9] Government library with good collection of books, magazines and Tamil daily newspapers is available.
- MARK Cashew Nut Factory, Karavilai.[10]
- Govt. Higher Secondary School, Nalloor (Nallur),[11] which is 1 km apart.
- Tip Top Tailors, Karavilai.[12]
- Neduvaali Pond, Karavilai.
Sports
Cricket is the most popular game here. Games such as Volleyball, Kabaddi, Goli also played here.
Photo gallery
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Greenery Scene of Coconut Plantations in Karavilai -
Sunset seen from Karavilai -
Coconut trees seen across Karavilai -
Twin Coconut trees standing up seeing the blue sky -
Coconut trees grown denser around this region -
Shallow stream in Karavilai -
Panoramic view of coconut plantations backed by blue skies
See also
References
- ^ Karavilai
- ^ "Hydromet Division Updated/Real Time Maps". India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Kanyakumari Weather". Kanyakumari District. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Kuzhithurai Railway Station Railway Station Rd, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu 629165 http://goo.gl/maps/eEsCX
- ^ C.S.I. Karavilai wikiplaces://go/13366860 http://wikimapia.org/13366860sanam church wikipla
- ^ Kirubasanam church wikiplaces://go/27705432 http://wikimapia.org/27705432
- ^ TPM Church, Bhethel Street, Marthandam, Kanyakumari - Panvel Rd, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu 629165 http://goo.gl/maps/ZBDkg
- ^ Karavilai Co-operative bank wikiplaces://go/18053624 http://wikimapia.org/18053624
- ^ Library, Karavilai wikiplaces://go/8888142 http://wikimapia.org/8888142
- ^ Mark Cashew factory wikiplaces://go/16426017 http://wikimapia.org/16426017
- ^ G.H.S.School karavilagam, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu 629162 http://goo.gl/maps/Jtfd8
- ^ Tip Top Tailors karavilai Rd Marthandam Tamil Nadu 629165 http://goo.gl/maps/gCXxg
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