Edalakudy is an area about 3 km from the Nagercoil town in Kanyakumari district. It is located along the Kanyakumari highway (

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) and about 17 km from the beach of Kanyakumari, 5 km from Chothavilai Beach and 10 km from Chankuthurai Beach. The famous Shiva temple in

Suchindram Suchindram is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu with Indian postal code as 629704. It is an important pilgrim centre and the site of the famous Thanumalayan Temple. There is an Anjaneya, (or Hanuman), sta ...

is 3 km away from Edalakudy. Edalakudy forms the formal end of the Nagercoil Municipality. The main streets of this region are Pattariar Nedum Theru (Pattariar Long Street), Puthu Theru (New Street), Kovil Theru and Nedum Theru, these streets contains the earliest settlers of the city of Nagercoil.Edalakudy forms the formal end of the

Nagercoil Municipal Corporation Nagercoil Municipal Corporation is located in Kanyakumari district. Nagercoil is the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari district and it is located in southern Tamil Nadu. The corporation is located 18 km north of Kanyakumari. Nag ...

. The Famous Orator the Tamil poet and Scholar

Sathavathani Sheikh Thambi Pavalar Sheikh Thambi Pavalar (1874–1950) was a Tamil poet, scholar and an Indian independence activist. Early life Pavalar was born on 31 July 1874 at Edalakudy in Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, as the third son of Pakeer Meeran sahib and Ameen ...

was born here.There are Many Masjids in this locality.The Most popular is ‘ Bawa Kassim Valiyullah Mosque’ and the most popular “Bawakasim Oliyullah Community Hall” is also located here. The area falls under Agastheeswaram Taluk in the district of Kanyakumari. Hospitals near by 1.Abdul Kadher Hospital 2.Ugasewa Charitable Trust Hospital 3.Sriram Orthopaedic Hospital 4.Naidu Hosiptal

Schools nearby

There are only a few schools in this area; though most of the children study in well known schools in Nagercoil town. The secondary school,

Government Higher Secondary School, situated near

, is built on the site of the former Edalakudy Jail where independence activists were detained, tortured, and executed under colonial rule.

References

{{Reflist Cities and towns in Kanyakumari district