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Vadakkankulam is a small town in Radhapuram Taluka, Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu state, India. It was the home of S. A. Raja. Notable attraction is the Holy Family Church, which was built in 1779.

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Instance of
human settlement
Country
India
Located in
Tamil Nadu
Area
14.84
Elevation
80
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Dialing code
04637
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postal code
627116

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Vadakkankulam is a small town in Radhapuram Taluka, Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu state, India. It was the home of S. A. Raja. Notable attraction is the Holy Family Church, which was built in 1779.

== Religion == Vadakankulam is the first parish of the interior area that joined the Pearl Fishery Coast mission and it was the last parish of the south western border of the Madurai mission. St. Devasahayam, the layman saint of India was Baptised in Vadakangulam in the Year 1744.

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