Parakkai

Parakkai (Tamil: பறக்கை) is a neighbourhood in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.[1]

Parakkai
பறக்கை
Neighbourhood
Parakkai
பறக்கை
Parakkai, Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 8.135800°N 77.451600°E / 8.135800; 77.451600
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil, English
 • SpeechTamil, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
629601
Telephone Code+914652xxxxxx
Vehicle registrationTN-74 yy xxxx
NeighbourhoodsNagercoil, Kottar, Theroor, Thengampudur and Vallan Kumaran Vilai
CorporationNagercoil Municipal Corporation
LSKanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency
MPVijay Vasanth
Websitehttps://kanniyakumari.nic.in

Parakkai is located at an altitude of  m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 8.135800°N 77.451600°E / 8.135800; 77.451600 (i.e., 8°08'08.9"N, 77°27'05.8"E). Nagercoil, Kottar, Theroor, Thengampudur and Vallan Kumaran Vilai are some of the important neighbourhoods of Parakkai.

The biggest lake in Kanyakumari district viz., Parakkai Lake is situated in Parakkai. Fisheries Training and Research Centre in Parakkai was attached with the Directorate of Sustainable Aquaculture in the year 2017 and renamed as Kanyakumari - Parakkai Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture, to uplift the socio-economic status of the fishing community and farming community in Kanyakumari district.[2] For the cultivation of loaches and to run research centre in Parakkai, necessary steps are underway by the State Government of Tamil Nadu.[3] Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary is located at about 1.6 km from here (Refer Google Maps).

There is a temple viz., Madhusoothana Perumal Temple, which is about 1,000 years old, in Parakkai.[4][5] Valikolli Arulmiguman Temple,[6] and Akkarai Mahadevar Temple[7] are also situated in Parakkai. These temples are under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

References
  1. "பொங்கல் 2023: நாகர்கோவில் பறக்கை பகுதியில் சமத்துவ பொங்கல் கொண்டாட்டம்." Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. "Kanyakumari - Parakkai Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture - Home". www.tnjfu.ac.in. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. "The delicious Ayirai could become Tamil Nadu's state fish". The News Minute. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. "1000 ஆண்டுகள் பழமையான பறக்கை மதுசூதன பெருமாள் கோயில்". www.dinakaran.com. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. "Arulmigu Madhusoothana Perumal Temple, Parakkai - 629601, Kanyakumari District [TM038385].,". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  6. "Arulmigu Valikolli Arulmiguman Temple, Kulakkarai, Parakkai - 629601, Kanyakumari District [TM038389].,". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. "Arulmigu Akkarai Mahadevar Temple, Kulakkarai, Parakkai - 629601, Kanyakumari District [TM038386].,". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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