Mudalur | |
|---|---|
village | |
 St Michael and all Angels Church | |
| Nickname(s): First Village, City of Refuge | |
  Mudalur Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Mudalur Mudalur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 8°24′41″N 77°57′56″E / 8.41139°N 77.96556°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thoothukudi |
| Founded by | David Sundaranthan |
| Named for | First Christian settlement |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Kanimozhi Karunanidhi |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | S. Oorvasi Amirtharaj |
| • Panchayat president | Pon Murugesan |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,658 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 628702 |
| Telephone code | 91 (0) 4639 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-69[1] |
| Coastline | 40 kilometres (25 mi) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thoothukudi |
| Legislative Assembly constituency | Srivaikuntam |
| Website | StMichaelsChurchMudalur on Facebook |
Mudalur is a village in the Thoothukudi District of India. It was the first purely Christian settlement. It was formed by missionaries in South India with 28 Christians.[2][3] Today it has a population of more than 4,500 people.
- ^ "Tamilnadu State Transport Authority Registration Series" (PDF).
- ^ "Tirunelveli Diocese of Church of South India". Csitirunelveli.org. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ L. Emmanuel, Lankadieu (2001). The Pearl of Greatest Price. Leo Books. p. 157.