District Science Centre
District Science Centre is a museum in Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. District Science Centre is situated nearby to The Eye Foundation Eye Hospital, as well as near Ortho Cure Hospital.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tirunelveli Junction railway station and Palayamkottai Central Prison.
Tirunelveli Junction railway station
Railway station
Photo: Theni.M.Subramani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tirunelveli Junction railway station is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the city of Tirunelveli, located in Tirunelveli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tirunelveli Junction railway station is situated 1 km northwest of District Science Centre.
Palayamkottai Central Prison
Prison
Palayamkottai Central Prison is located in Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District, India. The prison was built during 1880 and was operating as a district jail until 1929. Palayamkottai Central Prison is situated 2½ km southeast of District Science Centre.
Palayankottai railway station
Railway station
Photo: Vishwa Sundar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palayankottai railway station is situated 3 km southeast of District Science Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palayamkottai and Melapalayam.
Palayamkottai
Suburb
Photo: Kingstonberyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palayamkottai is a neighbourhood in Tirunelveli City, incorporated within the Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation. It is situated on the east bank of the Thamirabarani river, with the exception of its downtown area, which is present on the west bank.
Melapalayam
Suburb
Melapalayam is a neighborhood of Tirunelveli City in Tamil Nadu, India situated on the east bank of the Thamirabarani River. The neighborhood's name comes from its location west of Palayamkottai. Melapalayam is situated 3 km south of District Science Centre.
Thalaiyuthu
Town
Sankar Nagar or Thalaiyuthu is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located about 8 km north of Tirunelveli on the way to Madurai on highway NH 44. Thalaiyuthu is situated 7 km north of District Science Centre.
District Science Centre
- Type: Museum
- Categories: commerce, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Far Southern Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.72645° or 8° 43′ 35″ northLongitude
77.71643° or 77° 42′ 59″ eastOpen location code
6JWVPPG8+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1092941690OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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