Sivalarkulam is a census village near Alangulam

Alangulam (Tirunelveli district)

is a panchayat town and the head quarters of Alangulam taluka in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the rapid growing town by means of being trade activity hub for the nearby villages. It has an added advantage of being connected to Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Ambasamudram by roads...

 Taluk in Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli

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, Tamilnadu, India

India

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Geography

Sivalarkulam is located at 8°52′12"N 77°31′36"E.. The nearby famous tourist places are Kurttalam falls (20 km), Tirunelveli Nellaiyappar Temple (25 km), and Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari...

 [South most portion of India and Holy place] (125 km)

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Sivalarkulam had a population of 4589. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%.

Education

One kindergarten

Kindergarten

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, one primary school, and two colleges are educating the young minds of the village as well as nearby villages.

• The Hindu Primary School: It is a primary (1-5th standard) school and affiliated to TamilNadu Govt Primary Education Board. This School is well known for its track record of molding good students. Medium of instruction is Tamil while English as second language. It is located in the northern part of the village with the capacity of around 500 students.

• Aladi Aruna College of Nursing: The college affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
  The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
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   and offers bachelor degree courses of Bachelor of Science (Bsc) in Nursing..

• St. Mariam Polytechnic College: It offers diploma courses in Mechanical Engineering
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  , Civil Engineering
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  , Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Computer Engineering
  Computer engineering
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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.
• Community Hall for marriage as well as communal celebrations
• Open Auditorium for public meeting and annual sports meet

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 Mupidathi Amman
  Amman
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  . A grand three days festivel held every year in October welcoming the northeast monsoon.

• Pillaiyar Ganesha
  Ganesha
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  Kovil