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Erachakulam is a village near Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state in India. Erachakulam is located at an altitude of about 55 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 8.229100°N 77.430600°E / 8.229100; 77.430600 (i.e., 8°13'44.8"N, 77°25'50.2"E). Nagercoil, Boothapandi, Vadasery, Putheri, Thiruppathisaram and Thovalai are some of the nearby towns of Erachakulam. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham university established its campus in Erachakulam in 2024 by acquiring Amrita College of Engineering & Technology college campus. Government high school is located in Erachakulam. Sandhana Mariamman Temple located in Erachakulam is under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. Udhaya Marthandeswarar Temple, Muppidathiamman Temple and Azhagiya Mannarsamy Temple are also famous temples situated in Erachakulam. Erachakulam area falls under the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency.

Putheri is a village panchayat located in Rajakkamangalam block of Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. The panchayat has total of seven panchayat constituencies. Out of these seven panchayat members are elected. Nainar Yogeeswaramudaiyar Temple, Krishnaswamy Temple, Iravi Vinayagar Temple, Veerakaliamman Temple, and Maragatha Vinayagar Temple located in Putheri are under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Ponjesly College of Engineering (PJCE) is an engineering college located at Alamparai, 5 km from Nagercoil, Near Parvathipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 2004. The total build–up-area of college is around 6 lakh sq.feet.

The Salvation Army Catherine Booth Hospital (CBH) is a hospital and nursing school run by the Salvation Army in Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. It is named after Catherine Booth, the wife of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army. This hospital was started by Capt. Henry John (Harry) Andrews, in the year of 1893. After he called by father of the medical work in the worldwide salvation army. This mission hospital is situated at Vadasery, Nagercoil, which is 18 km away from Kanyakumari. It was started in 1893 when missionary Harry Andrews treated the first patient in a tiny bath room. Since then it has grown into a 300-bed general hospital with departments of medicine, surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, and otorhinolaryngology. During the year 1900 the new building was inaugurated.

Ganapathipuram is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Vetturnimadam is a neighbourhood in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. Vetturnimadam is located at an altitude of about 79 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 8.190000°N 77.421100°E / 8.190000; 77.421100 (i.e., 8°11'24.0"N, 77°25'16.0"E).Nagercoil, Kottar, Vadasery, Parvathipuram and Krishnancoil are some of the important neighbourhoods of Vetturnimadam. A Higher Secondary School viz., The Salvation Army Higher Secondary School is located in Vetturnimadam. An Arts and Science College viz., Pioneer Kumaraswamy College which is affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, is situated in Vetturnimadam. Christ the King church is one of the churches in Vetturnimadam. The Salvation Army Booth Tucker Memorial church is one more church situated in Vetturnimadam. Nagercoil Town railway station is located nearer to Vetturnimadam and the distance between Vetturnimadam and the railway station is 1.7 km (Refer Google Maps).

Parvathipuram is a municipality located amid the town of Nagercoil along the Southern coast of India in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. It is located on NH 66 about five KM from Nagercoil central and 60 km from Thiruvananthapuram. It is called the gateway of Nagercoil. and it belongs to Aloor Panchayat. Parvathipuram is named after the Queen of South Travancore, Smt. Parvathibai Thamburatti, who was instrumental in giving away a vast area of cultivable land to people of Gramam populated mainly by Brahmins, for the hospitality they have shown to the Queen and her royal family while they were returning from Suchindram temple. Singarathoppu, Laksminager, VGS nager, Saradhanager, Rajivgandhinager, Annanager, are lately formed residential areas of Parvathipuram and they formed the heart of Parvathipuram. Peruvilai, Kanyakulam, Alamparai, Christopher Nagar, Rajalakshmi nagar, Elanthayadi, Kaliancaud are nearby localities. Among these Peruvilai is a large adjacent part of Parvathipuram. All the buses to Trivandrum and most of the western region of Kanyakumari district traveling through NH 66 stop at Parvathipuram. 31A Parvathipuram to Parvathipuram circular bus connects Parvathipuram with Christopher bus stand and Anna bus stand. This service is available for every 4 minutes. The town presently houses a number of engineering colleges: Ponjesly College of Engineering, James College Of Engineering And Technology, St. Xavier's Catholic College of Engineering, Vins Group of Engineering colleges, and Sun College of Engineering & Technology are located within 2 km from here and near by polytechnic colleges are Sree Krishna Polytechnic College, Sun Polytechnic College, and Morning Star Polytechnic college. Nearby railway stations are Nagercoil Town railway station, Aloor railway station and so 5 km from Nagercoil Junction railway station. Temples near by Parvathipuram are Lord Vanamaliswara temple, Arulmigu Mutharaman temple, Sree Krishna temple in Gramam, and Lord Swamy Ayyappa Temple. Churches nearby are The Salvation Army Church Elanthayadi, The Salvation Army Church Kaniyakulam Parayadi, The Salvation Army Church Pandrathoppu, Seventh Day Adventist Church Kaniyakulam Parayadi, Thooya Thainesi Matha Catholic Church, Alamparai CSI Church, Syro Malabar Church Pandrathoppu. Banks include the Syndicate Bank, State Bank Of India, Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank, Indian Bank, and Pandiyan Grama Bank. The Anandanar channel runs through Parvathipuram and separates Nagercoil town from Aloor panchayat at the south and Kaniyakulam panchayat at the north. Parvathipuram comes under Eraniel police Station.

Vadasery is an area/village of Nagercoil city in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. It is also famous for its Christopher (mofussil) bus stand, one of the two bus termini in Nagercoil is located here. Long route (mofussil) buses to other districts in Tamil Nadu and parts of Kerala starts here. It is a thriving region of Nagercoil with large vegetable, fish and meat markets. Unique temple jewelry is made at Vadasery, Nagercoil. The Vadasery temple jewelry has a Geographical Indications (GI) registry from the Government of India. Indian classical dancers use these jewels.

The Thiruvazhmarban Temple, also known as Sri Kuralappa Perumal Temple in Thiruppathisaram, a village in Kanyakumari district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Thiruvazhmarban Temple is located about 5 km far, north-easterly to Nagercoil, 20 km far, north-westerly to Kanyakumari and 45 km south-west of Nanguneri Divya Desam. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams of malayala nadu divyadesham dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Thiruvazhmarban and his consort Lakshmi as Kamalavalli in kerala tantric traditions . The oldest inscription in the temple is from 1139 CE indicating gifts to the temple. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines. The temple tank is located opposite to the temple, outside the main entrance. Thiruvazhmarban is believed to have appeared to the Saptarishis, the seven sages, and to Udayanangai, the mother of Nammalvar. The place is the birthplace of Nammalvar, one of the twelve Alvar saints in Vaishnava philosophy. The temple follows Thenkalai tradition of worship. Six daily rituals and many yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the ten-day Chittirai Brahmotsavam during the Tamil month of Chittirai (April - May), Aadi Swati festival for Kulasekara Alvar, Navaratri during September - October and Vaikunta Ekadasi during Margali (December - January) being the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by Kanyakumari Devasthanam.

Dr. Jeyasekharan Hospital was founded in Nagercoil in the southernmost district of India by the late Dr. N. D. Jeyasekharan and late Mrs. Rani Jeyasekharan in 1965. It is an ISO 9001-2015 and ISO 14001:2015 Bureau Veritas certified & NABH Accredited hospital. Presently, the Dr. Jeyasekharan Medical Trust includes Dr. Jeyasekharan Hospital and Nursing Home, the JMT Pharmacy, the School of Nursing & Paramedical Education, Dr. Jeyasekharan College of Nursing , Postgraduate medical education accredited to National Board of Examinations, Dr.JMT college of Allied Health Sciences and the Dr.Jeyasekharan Educational and Research Charitable Trust.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottar (Latin: Kottaren(sis), Tamil: கோட்டாறு மறைமாவட்டம்) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of, Kottar, Kanyakumari District, southern India yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Its episcopal see is Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier at Kottar in the town of Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. It was built by St. Francis Xavier in 1544 AD, rebuilt in 1603 over the small chapel original chapel, expanded in both 1713 and 1806.

Women's Christian College, Nagercoil, is a general degree college located in Nagercoil, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1973. The college is affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.