Arumanai

Arumanai
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Arumanai Location of Arumanai in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates	8°22′46″N 77°14′26″E / 8.37944°N 77.24056°E / 8.37944; 77.24056Coordinates: 8°22′46″N 77°14′26″E / 8.37944°N 77.24056°E / 8.37944; 77.24056
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Kanniyakumari
Population • Density	14,576 (2001[update]) • 1,388 /km2 (3,595 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	10.5 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi) • 260 metres (850 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 629151

Arumanai is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Arumanai had a population of 14,576.

Geography

It is now a first grade panchayat town. The largest river of Kanyakumari district, the Kodayar, flows along the town's north-easetern and eastern boundary. Besides, two small brooks, the Kandasankadavu brook and Poovampara brook,(small tributaries of the Kodayar) flow through the town.Marappadi, Kuzhitchal, kunchaluvilai,Manankani,kuroor, Thettivilai, Punniam, Nediasalai,Melavilai, Panankarai, valiavilai,Chuttoorkonam, Nedukulam are some of the important streets. Arumanai is surrounded by Manchalumoodu, Anducode, Karode, Vellamcode-Pallivilai, Thiruvarambu, Kalial.

Agriculture

The town and its surroundings are very fertile and all species of flora of the West Coast grow here. However, the introduction of rubber cultivation in the hilly and semi-hilli areas of the district in the 1950s had marked a change in the utilization of the cultivable lands. Now rubber is raised as the main agricultural crop in almost all the villages and panchayat towns of Vilavancode taluk and Kalkulam taluks of the district. Arumanai is in Vilavancode taluk and since it is very close to the foothills of the Western Ghats, all the available lands in the town have been used for raising rubber.

Education

In and around Arumanai there are lot of higher secondary, secondary and primary schools with medium of study as English,Tamil and malayalam. It also has a college of arts and science namely Veluthampi Memorial College of Arts and Science at a picturesque area of this town. It offers degree courses in disciplines such as commerce, computer science, physics, michrobiology and biotechnology. It has been affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University of Tirunelveli.

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.