Padmanabhapuram

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locator_position = right | state_name = Tamil Nadu
district = Kanniyakumari
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altitude = 15
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Padmanabhapuram (Tamil: பத்மனாபபுரம்) a city and a municipality near Thuckalay in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

History

Padmanabhapuram was the old capital of the princely state of Travancore in India. The Travancore King, Rama Varma, who was popularly known as Dharma Raja, shifted the capital in 1795 from Padmanabhapuram to Thiruvananthapuram.

Geography

Padmanabhapuram is located at coord|8.23|N|77.33|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Padmanabhapuram.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Padmanabhapuram] ] . It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Padmanabhapuram had a population of 20,051. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Padmanabhapuram has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%. In Padmanabhapuram, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Tourism

The popular Padmanabhapuram Palace, the old palace of the Travancore kings, is also located here.

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