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Nāgercoil

Tamil Nadu, India · Asia

About Nāgercoil

Nāgercoil is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Terūr, 15km from Kanyakumari.

Nāgercoil is a city located in Tamil Nadu, India. With a population of 224,849, it is an important destination in Asia.

On a road trip, Nāgercoil sits in India, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Kolkata time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Nāgercoil to your route.

About Nāgercoil

Nagercoil, natively spelt as Nāgarkovil (Tamil: [n̪aːhɐɾkoːʋil], "Temple of the Nāgas", or Nagaraja-Temple), is a City and the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu state, India. Situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, it lies on an undulating terrain between the Western Ghats

Read more and the Arabian Sea. Nagercoil is a centre for a range of economic activities in the small but densely populated Kanyakumari District. Economic activities in and around the city include tourism, wind energy, IT services, marine fish production and exports, rubber and cloves plantations, agro-crops, floral production, manufacture of fishnets, rubber products among other activities. 'Nagercoil Cloves' is a distinct quality of dried cloves in the spices market, noted for its aroma and medicinal value. Cloves, pepper and other spices are grown in estates in the Western Ghats, outside the town. Nagercoil is also the nearest city to the ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri and the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. The city, along with the district of Kanyakumari, stands at the top in many Human Development Index parameters in Tamil Nadu state, including education, per capita income, health indices, etc. The municipality of Nagercoil was upgraded as a Municipal corporation on the eve of its 100th year as a city on 14 February 2019.

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Nāgercoil is located in Tamil Nadu, India, Asia. The coordinates are 8.1790 latitude, 77.4323 longitude.

What is the population of Nāgercoil?

Nāgercoil has a population of approximately 224,849 people, making it a city in India.

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Quick Information

Population
224,849
Continent
Asia
Country
India
Region
Tamil Nadu
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
8.1790, 77.4323

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in India

Police
100
Ambulance
102
Fire
101
All emergencies
112
Driving side
left
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.

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Kanyakumari

The southernmost tip of the Indian subcontinent where the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Indian Ocean converge, famous for multicolored sunrises and sunsets.

15 km · about 30 min drive

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  • Right hereKanyakumariThe southernmost tip of the Indian subcontinent where the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Indian Ocean converge, famous for multicolored sunrises and sunsets.

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Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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