| Thovalai | |||
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| Country | India | ||
| State | Tamil Nadu | ||
| District(s) | Kanyakumari | ||
| Nearest city | Nagercoil | ||
| Parliamentary constituency | Kanyakumari | ||
| Population | Around 6,000 | ||
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
| Area • Coastline |
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Thovalai is a small village located in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. The area is well known in India for its production of flowers, especially Jasmine.[1]
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Thovalai and the area surrounding it is involved in the fresh flower industry, growing flowers for sale to other areas of India as well as for export.
The variety of white Jasmine flower (called locally 'Pichchi Vellai' or 'Pichchip poo') is a rarity with a unique scent. It is somewhat similar to 'Jaathi Malligai' which is grown elsewhere.
The village people are quite active throughout the day with the flower business. Especially, the ladies at home are employed in this work and earn a substantial income. This increases the economy of the whole family and also the confidence level of the women.
The Government of India is planning to set up a floriculture research station with a cold storage facility at Thovalai for the benefit of farmers raising flower crops in and around the Kanyakumari district.[1]. exporting flowers to other countries through Thiruvananthapuram.
The Subramania Temple is in the village.
There is a government higher secondary school situated in center place with more than 5 acres (20,000 m2) of ground. As well, there is an engineering college in Thovalai, the CSI Institute of Technology, affiliated to Anna University.
There is also a railway station where the passenger trains stop. Frequent road transportations are also there, as the village located in the highway running between Nagercoil and Tirunelveli.