Edalakudy

Edalakudy is an area approximately 3 km from Nagercoil in Kanyakumari districtin the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[1] It is located along the Kanyakumari highway (NH 47) and is about 17 km from the beach of Kanyakumari, 5 km from Chothavilai Beach and 10 km from Chankuthurai Beach.

Edalakudy
town
Nickname:  Edalai
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanyakumari
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	629002
Telephone code	04652 2
Vehicle registration	TN 74
Nearest city	Nagercoil
Lok Sabha constituency	Kanyakumari
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nagercoil

Layout

Edalakudy is the formal end of the Nagercoil Municipality. The main streets include Pattariar Nedum Theru (Pattariar Long Street), Puthu Theru (New Street), Kovil Theru and Nedum Theru; these streets contained the earliest settlers of the city of Nagercoil.

Notables

Tamil poet and scholar Sathavathani Sheikh Thambi Pavalar was born there.

Culture

Many masjids are there, including the Bawa Kassim Valiyullah Mosque.

Governance

The area falls under Agastheeswaram Taluk in the district of Kanyakumari.

Health care

Nearby hospitals include:^{[citation needed]}

• Abdul Kadher Hospital

• Ugasewa Charitable Trust Hospital

• Sriram Orthopaedic Hospital

• Naidu Hospital

Education

Few schools operate there; most of the children study in Nagercoil town.

Secondary school, Sathavathani Sheikh Thambi Pavalar Government Higher Secondary School, is built on the site of the former Edalakudy Jail, where independence activists were detained, tortured, and executed under colonial rule.^[2]