Sivalarkulam

Sivalarkulam is a village near Alangulam Taluk in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India.[1]

Sivalarkulam
sivalai
village
Sivalarkulam
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Sivalarkulam
Sivalarkulam (India)
Coordinates: 8°52′12″N 77°31′36″E
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTenkasi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
627853

Geography

Sivalarkulam is located at Tenkasi - Tirunelveli highway.[2] The nearby famous tourist places are Kurttalam falls (20 km), Tirunelveli Nellaiyappar Temple (25 km), and Kanyakumari (125 km)

Demographics

As of 2010 India census[3] Sivalarkulam has 685 houses and population of 2461 persons (Males: 1180; Females: 1281). More than 70% of them are literates.

Education

Two nursery and primary schools, a polytechnic college and a nursing colleges are educating the young minds of the village as well as nearby villages.

Bank

Indian Overseas Bank has a branch with ATM service covering nearby 10 villages.[7]

Facilities

  • Panchayat Library: Tamil, English News Papers, classical Books and technical books mostly donated by elder people and students.
  • Youth Center: Volley Ball Court, Kabaddi court, and basic gym facilities.
  • Community Hall Used mostly for public services as well as celebrations
  • Open Auditorium Annual sports meet (15–16 January) and Public Meetings when needed to consult the whole village for making decisions by Panchayat administration

All these facilities are in a single campus located in the northern bank of a canal which divides the village into two parts (North and South)..

Religious places

  • Amman Kovil This temple is dedicated for Lord Muppudathi Amman. A grand three days festival held every year in October welcoming the northeast monsoon.
  • Pillaiyar Ganesha Kovil
  • Karuppasamy kovil

References

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