13-522: Midalam (sometimes known as Udayamarthandam) is a village in Killiyur block in Kaniyakumari District of Tamil Nadu , India. It is located 27 km towards west from District headquarters Nagercoil , 741 km from State capital Chennai , 55 km from Thiruvananthapuram , the capital of Kerala . It shares border with Enayam and Thengapattanam at the west, Kurumpanai and Colachel at
26-500: Is Eraniel which is located in and around 10.3 km distance. The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport situated at 45.4 km distance. Summers are humid with temperature that reach 34 °C. Monsoon months are from June till September with an average temperature of about 25 °C. Winters start from November and end in February with an average temperature of 22 °C. This Tamil Nadu location article
39-566: Is 667. There are 977 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the census town. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.60% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.06% of total population in Midalam. Literacy rate of Midalam city is 89.20% higher than state average of 80.09%. In Midalam, Male literacy is around 90.59% while female literacy rate is 87.84%.Total 6838 people in the census town are literate, among them 3437 are male and 3401 are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Midalam
52-823: Is 89%. 91% of male and 88% of female population are literate here. Christians contribute 82% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the census town followed by Hindus which contribute 17% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Christians are 1025 in Hindus are 977. Tamil and Malayalam are the local languages here. Midalam has 37% (3190) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 57% male and 17% female population are working population. 55% of total male population are main (full-time) workers and 2% are marginal (part-time) workers. For women 14% of total female population are main and 3% are marginal workers. The nearest railway station to Midalam
65-526: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Killiyur, Kanniyakumari Killiyoor is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . Killiyoor is one of the 6 taluks in the Kanniyakumari district . It includes the revenue blocks of Munchirai and Killiyoor . As of 2001 India census , Killiyoor had a population of 19,275. Males constitute 51% of
78-451: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Panchayat town A nagar panchayat ( transl. 'town council' ) or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality . An urban centre with more than 12,000 and less than 40,000 inhabitants
91-713: Is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. It belongs to Killiyur legislative assembly, the 234th constituency of Tamil Nadu and under the Padmanabhapuram division. It belongs to Vilavancode Tehsil of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, India. Vilavancode is the nearest town to Midalam village. Midalam is surrounded by Munchirai Block towards north, Thuckalay Block towards east, Kurunthancode Block towards east, Thiruvattar Block towards north. There
104-435: Is classified as a nagar panchayat. The population requirement for a Town Panchayat can vary from state to state. Such councils are formed under the panchayati raj administrative system. In census data, the abbreviation T.P. is used to indicate a "town panchayat". Tamil Nadu was the first state to introduce the panchayat town as an intermediate step between rural villages and urban local bodies (ULB). The structure and
117-473: Is one UNESCO world heritage site nearby. It is the Western Ghats at a distance of 34 km north. The population of the village according to the 2011 census of India is 8,625 with male population of 4279 and female population of 4346. There are 2204 households in the census town and an average 4 persons live in every family. Sex ratio in general caste is 1017, in schedule caste is 971 and in schedule tribe
130-583: The basis of adult franchise for a term of five years. One third of the seats are reserved for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes and women. The Councillors or Ward Members are chosen by direct election from electoral wards in the nagar panchayat. Alongside the elected officials, the state government appoints officers to facilitate the administration and functioning of Nagar Panchayats. Such as chief executive officer or Secretary, Superintendents, Engineers, Health Inspectors, etc. These officers are appointed based on specific rules and regulations set by
143-702: The east, Karungal at the north and Arabian Sea to the south. The Kovalam Colachel Canal popularly known as AVM Canal ( Anantha Victoria Marthandam Canal ) which passes through this village linking up to Kanyakumari was encroached by settlers. This waterway is in operation from Mandaikadu to Poovar for about 55 years. The beach near by it known as Midalam Beach. Midalam is located at 8°12′22″N 77°12′58″E / 8.206°N 77.216°E / 8.206; 77.216 . It has an area of 4 km and average elevation of 37 m (121 ft). Midalam Census Town has total administration over 2,204 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It
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#1733085959529156-458: The functions of the nagar panchayat are decided by the state government. Each Nagar Panchayat has a committee consisting of a chairperson or president with ward members. Membership consists of a minimum of ten elected ward members and three nominated members. The Chairperson or President is the head of Nagar Panchayat. The NAC members of the Nagar are elected the several wards of the nagar panchayat on
169-556: The population and females 49%. Killiyoor has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 72%. In Killiyoor, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Killiyoor (State Assembly Constituency) is part of Kannyakumari Lok Sabha constituency. It is part of the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha constituency. State Assembly Representatives from Killiyoor are This Kanyakumari district location article
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