Krishnankoil is a small village located in

Virudhunagar District Virudhunagar District is a district (an administrative district) of Tamil Nadu state in south India. Virudhunagar is the district headquarters of Virudhunagar district. Virudhunagar district was formed by the separation of Old Ramanathapuram D ...

, in the state of

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. It is located near the town of

Srivilliputhur Srivilliputhur is a municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 75,396. The most important landmark of Thiruvilliputhur is 11-tiered tower st ...

and the NH208 (national Highway) and is an

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al hub of the West Virudhunagar district. The name Krishnankoil is made of two words ''

Krishna Krishna (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God (Hinduism), Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, c ...

'' and ''kovil''. ''Kovil'' in

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means temple. So the name means Krishna's temple.

Demography

Language

is the local language here. English is taught in schools.

Education

*Kalasalingam University * VPMM Women's College of Engineering

Transport

Krishnankoil is located on Kollam - Tirumangalam national highways.There are frequent bus services to Madurai,Theni,Virudhunagar & Tenkasi from Krishnankoil.

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Villages in Virudhunagar district {{Virudhunagar-geo-stub