Azhagappapuram is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located about five miles northwest of Kanyakumari, the southern tip of India. It is one of the beautiful and model towns in the Kanyakumari district. It falls under the Agastheeswaram taluk of Tamil Nadu. St. Antony's church stands in the middle, which is the major site of attraction of Azhagai.

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Azhagappapuram Alagappapuram, Azhagai Mahnagar
panchayat town
Nickname(s):  Azhagai
Azhagappapuram Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°08′42″N 77°32′20″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
Population  (2001)
• Total	8,101
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	629401
Telephone code	04652
Vehicle registration	TN-74
Nearest city	Tirunelveli, Trivandrum
Literacy	82%
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kanyakumari

Location and transport

It spans an area of about nine km². Kulasekarapuram is situated in the south-west and Myladi in the north-west, near Suchindram, Thovalai, Kanyakumari and Vattakottai. Trivandrum International Airport is the nearest airport. Kanyakumari Railway Station serves the town. Azhagappapuram can be reached from Kanyakumari, Nagercoil and Suchindram by road. National Highway 7 passes nearby. Azhagai's main occupation is agriculture.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,[1]

References

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20090624103441/http://www.azhagaionline.com/