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Rajakkamangalam is a block or Panchayat Union of Kanyakumari district, India. It is one of the nine administrative divisions of the district of Kanyakumari. The current president of the Rajakkamangalam Panchayat is R.Ayyappan. It includes the following 15 village panchayats, Athikkattuvilai Elluvilai Ganapathipuram Kanyakulam Kesavanputhenthurai Melekrishnanputhoor Manakudi Northsoorankudy Putheri Peruvilai Parakkai Pallamthurai Melasankarankuzhi Pannaiyoor Rajakkamangalam Thurai Dharmapuram Azhathangarai Research Centre: Centre for Marine Science and Technology is the research centre of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University for coastal aquaculture and marine biotechnology research activities. The centre is recognized by DST-FIST, UGC-SAP, DRS by the Government of India. The centre is one of the very few institutes in India offering M.Sc., M.Phil and Ph.D in marine biotechnology. The centre is the offshoot of Madurai Kamaraj University, and later it was formed as the Institute of Artemia Research and Training inaugurated by Dr. J. Jayalalitha during early 1990s and later renamed as the Institute of Coastal Area Studies, and now is called the Centre for Marine Science and Technology with advance research activities in the areas of marine microbiology, nanobiotechnology, marine pharmacology, marine biodiversity, micro-algal technology, molecular biology, etc. The Rajakkamangalam estuary and Azhathangarai marsh land contains a coastal ecosystem with a mangroves habitat, sand dunes and sea turtle breeding site near Azhathangarai beach. The Rajakkamangalam estuary and Azhathangarai marsh land is considered one of the breeding and feeding grounds for many birds like painted stork, cormorant, spot billed pelicans, purple swaphen, dabchick, garganey, purple heron, open bill stork, black winged stilt, etc.

NMS Kamaraj Polytechnic is a polytechnic college located in Pazhavilai, Kanyakumari District, India. It is 8 km from N.M.S. Kamaraj Polytechnic College, Pazhavilai was established on 22 September 1982. This is the only Government aided Polytechnic College in Kanyakumari District.

Viranialur (aloor) railway station (Station code: VRLR) is a train station located on the Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari railway route. The station has one platform and falls on the Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram line in the Thiruvananthapuram division of the Southern Railway zone. All passenger trains passing through the station halt at the station.

Kanyakumari Government Medical College, also known as KGMC, KGMCH, or Government Medical College Kanyakumari) is a medical education institution in Asaripallam, in the city of Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, South India. The college is affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University and is recognised by the Medical Council of India.

Asaripallam is a town in the municipal corporation city of Nagercoil of the Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Rajakkamangalam Thurai is a village in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu state in South India, on the Arabian Sea. The village is 10 km from the district capital, Nagercoil. It is the main village in the Rajakkamangalam Grama panchayat.

– Aloor is a town in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is about 8 km from Nagercoil, the Headquarters of Kanyakumari District. In the Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly, it belongs to Colachel constituency. Aloor is situated on the Nagercoil - Thiruvananthapuram rail route and has a small Railway Station. The Nagercoil - Thiruvananthapuram passenger train halts at Aloor Station. Aloor is also close to the Kanyakumari - Thiruvananthapuram section of National Highway 66. Aloor commands a scenic view of the Western Ghats close to Nagercoil and is also a lush green area. Several Engineering and other Colleges situated just outside Nagercoil are easily accessible from Aloor. The Kanyakumari Government Medical College is 4.2 km from Aloor. From October 2021, Aloor and Thengampudur town panchayats were integrated into the Nagercoil Corporation.

St. Xavier's Catholic College of Engineering is an Autonomous institution which is owned, administered and run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kuzhithurai. Rev. Fr. S. Godwin Selva Justus is the current Correspondent of the college. It was established in 1998 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottar. It is located 5 km west of main town Nagercoil. The college is approved by the government of Tamil Nadu and is recognized by AICTE, New Delhi. The college is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. The college is situated in the lap of the Western Ghats at Chunkankadai in Kanyakumari District, overlooking the highway, NH 47. In June 2002, the institution was awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certificate by STQC certification services. The institution has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with 'A' Grade. All UG Programs of the institution, except B.Tech.(AI&DS), are accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and all courses are permanently affiliated by Anna University, Chennai. The college is recognized under 2f&12B of the UGC act, 1956. This is the first College in Kanyakumari District to get accredited by NAAC with 'A' Grade and all UG Programmes (except B.Tech.(AI&DS)) accredited by NBA. The college has seven Research centers which are consisting of Thirty Six research supervisors of Anna University, Chennai, among the total of Sixty Four doctoral degree holders of various disciplines from this institution. This college became an Autonomous Institution on its Silver Jubilee year( ie, 25th year) in 2022.

Kalkulam is a small village located in Kalkulam taluk, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. The taluk was among several in Thiruvananthapuram district that, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, were transferred from Thiruvananthapuram district, Travancore-Cochin State, to the newly created Kanyakumari district of Madras State (the latter later renamed as Tamil Nadu State).

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.

South Travancore Hindu College, is a general degree college located in Nagercoil, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1952. The college is affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.