This page is for expressing all the natural resources and attractions that we have in our precious land "NAGERCOIL" a part of "KANYAKUMARI" and its surrounding areas. So here is some basic information about our Land. The town is situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, locked with the Western Ghats on all sides. The town was a part of the erstwhile Travancore state, or later Travancore-C
ochin state, till almost a decade after the Indian independence in 1947. In 1956, the city and the District were merged with Tamil Nadu. In its earlier days, the town and its surroundings were known as Nanjilnadu. It also serves as the Headquarters for Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre,an Space research arm of The Government of India. The public sector Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) also has its largest facility at Manavaalakurichy, near the town, which pioneers in the mining, processing and production of Thorium. Places of interest :
Udaygiri fort
Padmanabhapuram Palace
C.S.I Home Church,
Muttam Beach,
Thengapattinam Beach,
Kanyakumari Beach,
Chottavilai Beach,
Krishnancoil
Suchindram Temple
Vattakotai Fort
Thirparappu Falls
Mathur Hanging Bridge
