Suchindram

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Suchindram v • d • e Tamil Nadu • India
Suchindram
District(s)	Kanniyakumari
Coordinates	8.15° N 77.48° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 19 m (62 ft)
Population	11,953 (2001)

Coordinates: 8.15° N 77.48° E

Suchindram is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

[edit] Geography

Suchindram is located at 8.15° N 77.48° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 19 metres (62 feet).

Suchindrum is a town situated in the southern most district of Kanyakumari in Tamilnadu.Its 11 km from kanyakumari city and 7 km from Nagarcoil town and approx 85 km from trivandrum.The town of Suchindrum is renowned for the Stanumalayan temple and was an important citadel of Travancore province.

The town along with kanyakumari was part of the travancore province under the thiruvithamcode maharaja.It became part of Tamil nadu in 1956 .

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Suchindram had a population of 11,953. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Suchindram has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 89%, and female literacy is 84%. In Suchindram, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.