Kumarakovil

Kumarakoil or Kumarakovil is a small village located in the Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the site of an important Murugan temple of the same name.

Kumarakovil Kumarakoil
Village
Kumarakovil Kumarakovil, Padmanabhapuram, Thuckalay, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 8°14′37.3″N 77°20′58.2″E[1]
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanyakumari
Elevation	85.06 m (279.07 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	629180
Vehicle registration	TN-74
Nearest city	Thucklay

Kumarakoil can be reached by road from Nagercoil (15 km), Thuckalay (3 km) and Trivandrum (45 km). The area's landscape is characterised by paddy fields, banana gardens, and coconut trees, with mountains visible in the distance.

Education

• Noorul Islam College of Arts and Science

External links

• GeoHack - Kumarakovil

• http://murugan.org/temples/kumarakoil.htm
• http://www.nanjilonline.com/tourism/kumarakovil.asp
• http://murugan.org/centers/ramji_ashram.htm