Kanyakumari District (also spelled Kanniyakumari or Kanniakumari District)) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.
The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamil Nadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the state.
Kanyakumari District is the second smallest of the 32 districts of Tamil Nadu state. The district takes its name from the tourist town of Kanyakumari, which is at the tip of the Indian Peninsula and faces the Indian Ocean. The administrative capital of the district is Nagercoil, which is 20 km from Kanyakumari town. The district is also known as "The District of Ponds" or "The Lands End"
It was part of the princely state of Travancore until India's independence and later formed a part of Travancore Cochin Presidency before the state of Kerala was formed. The Four taluks, out of eight taluks from Thiruvananthapuram district was segregated and the new district called Kanyakumari was formed, and merged with Madras Presidency under recommendations from the States' Reorganisation Commission in 1956, before the presidency was renamed as Tamil Nadu state.
The district has a varied topography with sea on three sides and lush green mountains of the Western Ghats bordering the northern side.
Kanyakumari District (also spelled Kanniyakumari or Kanniakumari District)) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.
The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamil Nadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the state.
Kanyakumari District is the second smallest of the 32 districts of Tamil Nadu state. The district takes its name from the tourist town of Kanyakumari, which is at the tip of the Indian Peninsula and faces the Indian Ocean. The administrative capital of the district is Nagercoil, which is 20 km from Kanyakumari town. The district is also known as "The District of Ponds" or "The Lands End"
It was part of the princely state of Travancore until India's independence and later formed a part of Travancore Cochin Presidency before the state of Kerala was formed. The Four taluks, out of eight taluks from Thiruvananthapuram district was segregated and the new district called Kanyakumari was formed, and merged with Madras Presidency under recommendations from the States' Reorganisation Commission in 1956, before the presidency was renamed as Tamil Nadu state.
The district has a varied topography with sea on three sides and lush green mountains of the Western Ghats bordering the northern side.