| Voice of Kanyakumari
: T. Nainar

In Kanyakumari, majority of people are poor.
Rivers are polluted. We do not get clean drinking water.
Acute water shortage
In 2004, Tsunami washed away many villages of Kanyakumari. People
where left homeless. After Tsunami we had to face lot of hardships.
People still are struggling to survive.
Kanyakumari
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 1684.0 Km2
Population in Kanniyakumari (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 1863174
Male : 926800
Female : 936374
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 60639
In seeing : 38515
In speech : 3319
In hearing : 1650
In movement : 12986
Mental : 4169
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 440
Sex Ratio Rank : 534
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : NA
Literacy Ratio : 17 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Kanyakumari District
Surrounded by Majestic Hills and the plains bordered by colourful
sea-shores, fringed with coconut trees and paddy fields, here and
there are few elevated patches of red cliffs with undulating valleys
and plains between the mountainous terrain and the sea - coast,
so closely interwoven with Temples and Churches and other edifices
lies the district, 'Kanyakumari'. ( The district name is spelled
as ' Kanniyakumari ' in official records which is in tune
with the spoken name of the district in Tamil language) . With
an area of 1672 sq.km. it occupies 1.24% of the total extent of
Tamil Nadu. It ranks first in literacy among other districts in
Tamil Nadu.
Location
Kanyakumari is the southern most district of Tamil Nadu. The district
lies between 77o 15' and 77o 36'
of the eastern longitudes and 8o 03' and
8o 35' of the northern Latitudes. The
District is bound by Tirunelveli District on the North and the east.
The South Eastern boundary is the Gulf of Mannar. On the South and
the South West, the boundaries are the Indian Ocean and the Arabian
Sea. On the West and North West it is bound by Kerala.
Climate
The District has a favourable agro-climatic condition, which is
suitable for growing a number of crops. The proximity of equator,
its topography and other climate factors favour the growth of various
crops.The paddy varieties grown in the second crop season in Thovalai
and Agasteeswaram taluks are grown during the first crop season
in Kalkulam and Vilavancode taluks. This shows that there is distinct
variation in the climatic conditions prevailing within the district.
Unlike other district in Tamil Nadu, it has a rainfall both during
the South West and the North East monsoons. The South West monsoon
period starts from the month of June and ends in September, While
the North East monsoon period starts from October and ends in the
middle of December. The average rainfall is as shown .
People & Culture
The people are the human resource of the District. Their culture,
religion, aptitude,habits, beliefs, talents etc have a bearing on
how the district presents itself to others. Tamil and Malayalam
are the main languages of this district. Hindus and Christians form
a sizeable percentage of the population of the district and there
are a number of Muslims dominated belts in the district. The
caste system in the Society has weakened to a great extent especially
after independence because of growth of education and improvements
in transport and communication. Some of the communities in the district
are Nadars, Nanjil Nadu Vellalars, Paravas, Mukthavas, Vilakki Thalanayar,
Kammalar or Asari, Nairs, Chackarevars, Kerala Mudalis etc. Rice
is the staple food of the rich and poor alike in the district. Some
among the poorer section also use tapioca. Beverages like tea and
coffee are widely spread even in to the rural area of the district.
Sea enters villages in Kanyakumari
May 20, 2005
Seawater reportedly entered 10 coastal villages in Tamil Nadu's
Kanyakumari district on Friday, damaging some 700 huts. The waves
came at high tide and injured seven people, who were admitted to
nearby hospitals, district collector Sunil Paliwal's office said.
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