Kanyakumari District
Kanyakumari shares it names with the town of Kanyakumari, formerly known as Cape Comorin, which is at the tip of the Indian Peninsula and faces the Indian Ocean, but the administrative capital is Nagercoil. The district is also known as "The District of Ponds" or "The Lands End."
- The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamil Nadu.
- Second smallest of the 32 districts of Tamil Nadu.
- The district has a varied topography with sea on three sides and the mountains of the Western Ghats bordering the northern side.
- The District was rated as one of India's Six Hidden Gems by National Geography.
Headquarters : Nagercoil
Talukas
- Agastheeswaram,
- Kallkkulam,
- Thovalai,
- Vilavancode
Area
• Total 1,684 km2 (650 sq mi)
Languages
• Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 629000
Telephone code 04652 & 04651
Vehicle registration TN-74 & TN-75
Coastline 72 kilometres (45 mi)
Literacy 97.6%
Legislature type Elected
Legislature Strength 6
Lok Sabha constituency Kanyakumari
Vidhan Sabha constituency 6
Precipitation 1,865 millimetres (73.4 in)
Avg. summer temperature 23 °C (73 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 11 °C (52 °F)
