Parakkai
Parakkai is a village in Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. Parakkai is situated nearby to the village Vandikudiyiruppu, as well as near the hamlet Kakamoor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Parakkai Lake and Thanumalayan Temple.
Parakkai Lake
Lake
Parakkai Lake is a lake in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located near the southern tip of India, just to the north of Parakkai village and west of the town of Suchindram.
Thanumalayan Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Thanumalayan Temple, also called Sthanumalayan Temple, is an important Hindu temple located in Suchindram in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. Thanumalayan Temple is situated 2½ km northeast of Parakkai.
Suchindram railway station
Railway stop
Suchindram railway station is found between Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line. It is in Suchindrum panchayat. The station has one platform and falls on the Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram line in the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suchindrum and Puthalam.
Suchindrum
Town
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Suchindram is a panchayat town in the Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu with the Indian postal code 629704. It is an important pilgrim centre and the site of the famous Thanumalayan Temple. Suchindrum is situated 2½ km northeast of Parakkai.
Puthalam
Village
Puththalam is a Panchayat town in the Agastheeswaram taluk, Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies between the Manakudy estuary and the Indian Ocean. Puthalam is situated 4 km southeast of Parakkai.
Kottar
Suburb
Kottar is a locality and a bazaar area of Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu state, in the southernmost part of Peninsular India. It is the original town around which the city of Nagercoil grew and was an ancient trade centre of both Pandyans and Cheras at various times. Kottar is situated 4½ km north of Parakkai.
Parakkai
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.13665° or 8° 8′ 12″ northLongitude
77.45089° or 77° 27′ 3″ eastOpen location code
6JWV4FP2+M9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2597277737OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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