Eraniel

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Place details

Locality: Thingal Nagar
Region: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Population: 10,375
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Eraniel
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Eraniel.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Eraniel
Settlement.image_caption: Eraniel Junction
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kanyakumari
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 10
Settlement.population_total: 9554
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Area: 8.68
Elevation: 10
Image: Eraniel.jpg

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postal code: 629802

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Geography
Eraniel Palace
Demographics
Education
Transportation
Hospital
Economy
Government offices
Nearest Places
References

Eraniel is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is of major commercial and political importance in the history of South India, as it was the seasonal capital of the affluent Venad and later Travancore kingdoms until the seventeenth century, when Padmanabhapuram and Thiruvananthapuram rose to prominence. Currently, it is known for its archaeological importance for the ruins of the dilapidated Eraniel Palace.

==Geography== thumb|left|Eraniel Railway Station