Avaraikulam | |
Native Name Lang: | Tamil |
Other Name: | Asaiyaa Pattinam |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 8.2345°N 77.573°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tirunelveli |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 627133 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 04637 |
Registration Plate: | TN-72 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Nagercoil |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Tirunelveli |
Avaraikulam is a village in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 72 km from Tirunelveli and 20 km from Kanyakumari. Most residents are involved in agrarian activities. The Arulmigu Mutharamman Thirukovil Temple in the village is famous for its Vaigasi (A month in the Tamil calendar) Thiruvizha. Avaraikulam is also referred to as 'Asaiyaa Pattinam', meaning 'Immovable Town'.
There are more than ten Hindu temples and two churches, one of them being the Roman Catholic church with St. Xavier as patron, which was constructed in the year 1907.
Ayya Vaikundar Nizhalthangal is a divine place to visit on the village situated on Vaikunda Street, next to the Mutharamman temple.
People in Avaraikulam are the descendants of the Pandiyan Kingdom and hail from Poochikadu and Kurumbur, near Tiruchendur.
The people living in Avaraikulam are mostly of the Nadar community. More than 95% of the village's population are farmers, and most of them cultivate flowers. Avaraikulam is famous for Jasmine, Rose, Kenthi, Vadamalli, Pitchi and Chevvanthi cultivation. All these flowers are collected by small traders and sold in the markets of nearby towns.
Baliah Marthandam Higher Secondary School is attended by young people in Avaraikulam and the surrounding villages. A few other private schools are also in the village.
Avarikulam is well connected by road . It is located on NH 44, the longest running north- south highway of India, the four-lane express way provides good connectivity to Avaraikulam. Scheduled bus services are available to Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari. The Nearest Railway Station Valliyur Railway station is 18km to North, NagerCoil Railway Station is 20 km to West and Kanyakumari Railway Station is 20 km to South, The train connections with Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, Howrah, etc.
Nearest airport is Thoothukkudi Airport, 75 km away. Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, 130 km away, and Madurai International Airport, 220 km away, also serve the people of Avaraikulam.