Thovalai

Thovalai
Village
Railway Station in Thovalai
Railway Station in Thovalai
Nickname: 
Village of flowers
Thovalai is located in Tamil Nadu
Thovalai
Thovalai
Thovalai, Tamil Nadu
Thovalai is located in India
Thovalai
Thovalai
Thovalai (India)
Coordinates: 8°13′52″N 77°30′22″E / 8.231200°N 77.506000°E / 8.231200; 77.506000
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKanyakumari
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Area
 • Total17.39 km2 (6.71 sq mi)
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total8,961
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
629302
Nearest cityNagercoil
Lok Sabha constituencyKanyakumari

Thovalai is a small village located in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. The area is well known in India for its production of flowers, especially jasmine. The taluk was among the four in Thiruvananthapuram district that with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 were transferred from Thiruvananthapuram district, Travancore-Cochin State to the newly created Kanyakumari district of Madras State (the latter later renamed as Tamil Nadu State).[citation needed]