Why visit Nāgercoil
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 31 places to eat, 12 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include St. Xavier's College of Engineering, University College of Engineering, Nagercoil, Clock Tower and Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex.
Weather in Nāgercoil
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About Nāgercoil
Nagercoil, natively spelt as Nāgarkovil (Tamil: [n̪aːhɐɾkoːʋil], "Temple of the Nāgas", or Nagaraja-Temple), is a City and the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu state, India. Situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, it lies on an undulating terrain between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.
From the Wikipedia article Nagercoil (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Nāgercoil on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do4
St. Xavier's College of Engineering
School · 5.8 km
College in Tamil Nadu
University College of Engineering, Nagercoil
School · 2.6 km
Tamil Nadu, India
Museums and landmarks3
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes31
19 more on the map.
Where to stay12
Churches and places of worship41
Jesus Leads You Ministries
Place of worship · 2.4 km
341 A6, Rajiv Gandhi Street, Opp.Bensam Hospital, Vetturnimadam, Nagercoil.
Irulapapuram Sivan Temple
Place of worship · 2.4 km
Erulappapuram Main Road,south street, nagercoil
Irulappapuram Amman temple
Place of worship · 2.4 km
Erulappapuram Main Road, Nagercoil
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries21
Hebron Matriculation Higher Secondary School
School · Catholic · 2.1 km
pavallar nagar Beach Road, nagercoil
Healthcare93
Map of Nāgercoil
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Getting there and nearby towns
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 66 km away.
- Gandipuram 1 km east, about 1 min by car
- Terūr 4 km east, about 4 min by car
- Peruvila 4 km west, about 4 min by car
- Puderiyūr 4 km north, about 4 min by car
- Suchindram 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
- Āchāripallam Vāniyakudi 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- Tāzhakudi 7 km north, about 7 min by car
- Tengampudūr 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Thiruvananthapuram 63 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Tirunelveli 67 km northeast, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Nagaraja temple, Meenkulambu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SXCCE, Infoleech, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ponjesly, Samemohamed, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Homechurchnagercoil3, Sujiroy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Xavier's Church, Kottar, Infocaster at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Suchindram Theroor Lake Watchtower, KolappanNathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SUCHINDAM (3), Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clock Tower, Nagercoil, Infocaster at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nagaraja Temple, Nagercoil, Infocaster at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The oldest church in tamilnadu, Kevinjisho0, CC0
- Premier Studios - Silver Jubilee Invitation, Premier Studios & media productions, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A view of Nagercoil, Arunpnair 787, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lyricist Vikiramathithyan, Balurbala, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nagercovil Busstand. (4600092236), Shareef Taliparamba, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Om Aum in Tamil near a lamp, Natesh Ramasamy from Bangalore, India, CC BY 2.0
- Bhootham Pandy Village (5717982551), Shareef Taliparamba, CC BY-SA 2.0
- AkPerumal Profile Photo, RamyaBhagavath, CC0
- Nagercoil Clock Tower, arunpnair_787, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naga Temple in Nagercovil (4600092234), Shareef Taliparamba, CC BY-SA 2.0
- SooraPadhman fighting against Lord Murugan, Vishakrs, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Christmas Light Decoration at CSI Home Church, Nagercoil, Amr vignesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Soora Samharam in Vadiveeswaram Azhagamman temple, Vishakrs, CC BY-SA 4.0
- An entrance door, Nagaraja temple, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu India - 9, A.S. Thanumaleayan, CC0
- Nagaraja temple, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu India - 8, A.S. Thanumaleayan, CC0
- Idols of Naga, Nagaraja temple, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu India - 6, A.S. Thanumaleayan, CC0
- Krishna and Nagaraja shrines, Nagaraja temple, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu India - 7, A.S. Thanumaleayan, CC0
- Nagaraja temple, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu India - 3, A.S. Thanumaleayan, CC0
- Nagaraja temple, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu India - 2, A.S. Thanumaleayan, CC0
- Walkway and grounds, Nagaraja temple, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu India - 1, A.S. Thanumaleayan, CC0
- Entrance to Naga shrine, Nagaraja temple, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu India - 4, A.S. Thanumaleayan, CC0
- Nagaraja temple, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu India - 5, A.S. Thanumaleayan, CC0
- Thotti palam, Esakkiammal stalin 96, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY WISHES (25575847886), Nithi Anand from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Kottar, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India - panoramio, Raman Patel, CC BY 3.0
- Masala Dosa 2, Ash7786, CC BY 3.0
- Nagercoil Junction railway station, Nanjil Bala, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arachis hypogaea of Salem, Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India. (4600123280), Shareef Taliparamba, CC BY-SA 2.0
- SARA KIDS coaching centre, Vijayttvijay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Green Rice fields,Nagerkoil,tamilnadu - panoramio, rajaraman sundaram, CC BY 3.0
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