Kuruvikulam Explained

Kuruvikulam
Settlement Type:panchayat Taulk
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:9.18°N 77.67°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tenkasi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Kuruvikulam is a panchayat in southern Tamil Nadu. This panchayat is located in Kuruvikulam Block, Thiruvenkatam taluk, Tenkasi district.[1] The nearest railway station for kuruvikulam is sankarankovil town(15 km).

Agriculture and safety matches are the major works of kuruvikulam people's. In Kuruvikulam there are two most famous temples. They are Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple and Kuruvikulam Karuppasamy Temple with Siththan kaatha Ayyanaar Temple.And also there is a mountain temple named Aanamalai Ayyanaar Temple, that is a popular tourist place. And also the nearest tourist spot of Kuruvikulam is "Ellora of southern" 'Vettuvaan Rock Temple' located at Kalugumalai. This village located as per the government map was 20 km away from kanyakumari - bangalore highways NH7, and 3 km away from Tuticorin - Kuttralam State highway.

After the battle of Talikota, one section of Gandikota Pemmasani Nayaks family migrated to Tamil Nadu and established Kuruvikulam Zamindari. This is the most prominent Zamindari estate in Tamil Nadu. It existed from 1565 to 1949.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taluk Information . 26 December 2012 . 7 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130807104256/http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/blks_info.php?dcode=29&blk_name=%27Kuruvikulam%27&dcodenew=26&drdblknew=4 . dead .
  2. Aristocracy of South India, Vadivelu Modaliar, 1904