Kanniyakumari district

Also known as Kanyakumari district

district of Tamil Nadu, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Tamil Nadu
District: Kanyakumari
Headquarters: Nagercoil
Taluks: Agastheeswaram , Kalkulam , Thovalai , Vilavancode , Killiyur , Thiruvattar
District collector: M. Prathap, I.A.S
Superintendent of police: R. Stalin, I.P.S
District forest officer: M. illayaraja, I.F.S
District panchayat chairman: S. Merliant Dhas
Total: 1,672 km (646 sq mi)
Density: 1,119/km (2,897/sq mi)
Official: Tamil

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Kanyakumari district ( Tamil: [kɐnːijaːkumaːɾi]), officially Kanniyakumari district, is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state and the southernmost district in mainland India. It stands second in terms of population density among the districts of Tamil Nadu. It is also the richest district in Tamil Nadu in terms of per capita income, and also tops the state in Human Development Index (HDI), literacy, and education. The district's headquarters is Nagercoil.