Sothavilai Beach

Sothavilai Beach
village
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanyakumari
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest city	Nagercoil

The Sotha Vilai beach is among the most important beaches in the district of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The beach here stretches over 4 km which makes it one of the longest beaches in Tamil Nadu. Waves in this beach are dangerous not suitable for kids and risky for adults. It was also one of the most seriously affected areas of the district during the 2004 Tsunami.^[1]

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Kanyakumari district

History

• Travancore
• Battle of Colachel
• Travancore–Cochin

Administration

Taluks	Agastheeswaram Kallkkulam Thovalai Vilavancode

Blocks	Agastheeswaram Killiyoor Kurunthancode Melpuram Munchirai Rajakkamangalam Thiruvattar Thovalai Thuckalay

Municipalities	Colachel Kuzhithura Nagercoil Padmanabhapuram

Town panchayats

Agastheeswaram Aloor Anjugramam Aralvaimozhi Arumanai Asaripallam Attoor Azhagappapuram Azhagiapandiapuram Boothapandi Edaikodu Eraniel Ezhudesam Ganapathipuram Kadayal Kaliyakkavilai Kallukuttam Kanyakumari Kappiyarai Karungal Keezhkulam Killiyur Kodimunai Kollancode Kothinallur Kottaram Kulasekaram Kumarapuram Manavalakurichi Mandaikadu Marthandam Marungoor Mulagumudu Myladi Nallur Neiyyur Pacode Palapallam Pazhugal Ponmanai Puthalam Pudukadai Reethapuram South Thamaraikulam Suchindram Thalakudi Thengampudur Theroor Thingalnagar Thirparappu Thiruvattar Thiruvithamcode Unnamalaikadai Valvaithankoshtam Vellimalai Verkilambi Vilavoor Villukuri

Revenue divisions	Nagercoil Padmanabhapuram

Religious sites

• Thanumalayan Temple
• Kumarakoil
• Marunthuvazh Malai
• Mondaicaud Bhagavathi Temple
• Nagaraja Temple
• Our Lady of Ransom Church, Kanyakumari
• St. Arockiya Nathar Church, Vavathurai
• Pancha pathi
• Peer Mohammed Dargah
• Sivalayams
• Adikesava Perumal Temple
• St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Kottar
• Swamithope pathi
• Thirunadhikkara
• Thiruppathisaram
• Thirucharanathumalai
• Chitharal Jain Monuments

Tourism

• Kanyakumari
• Kalikesam
• Mathur Aqueduct
• Mukkadal Dam
• Muttom
• Olakaruvi
• Padmanabhapuram Palace
• Pechiparai Reservoir
• Sothavilai Beach
• Thirparappu
• Udayagiri
• Vattakottai Fort
• Vattakottai
• Vattaparai Falls

Education

Colleges	Cape Institute of Technology Bishop Agniswamy College of Education CSI Institute of Technology Malankara Catholic College Nesamony Memorial Christian College Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education Ponjesly College of Engineering Scott Christian College S.T. Hindu College St. Xavier's College of Engineering Amrita College of Engineering & Technology University College of Engineering,Nagercoil

Schools	Carmel Higher Secondary School Excel Central School Excel Global School Scott Christian Higher Secondary School

Railway stations

• Eraniel
• Kanniyakumari
• Kuzhithura
• Kuzhithurai West
• Nagercoil Junction
• Nagercoil Town
• Viranialur

See also: List of villages in Kanyakumari district

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