Kuzhithurai
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| Kuzhithurai | |
| State - District(s) |
Tamil Nadu - Kanniyakumari |
| Area | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
20,326 - |
Kuzhithurai is a city and a municipality in Kanniyakumari District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Kuzhithurai is a small town in the southern most Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the vilavancode taluk.
[edit] Description
The river flowing through Kuzhithurai is Tambhiraparani. This town is also a centre for the annual vavu bhali exhibition held during July. It is very near to Marthandam.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Kuzhithurai had a population of 20,326. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kuzhithurai has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 80%. In Kuzhithurai, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Kuzhithurai municipality is spreading over an area of 5 sq.km.
People of this particular area who knows both Tamil and Malayalam languages, because it is near to Kerala state. A government Teacher Training school is here.
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