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'''Erachakulam''' is a village near [[Nagercoil]] in [[Kanyakumari district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] state in India.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Palanithurai |first1=G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FhePM613xGkC&dq=Erachakulam&pg=PA67 |title=Functional Efficiency of Gram Sabha in Tamil Nadu |last2=Ragupathy |first2=Varadarajan |date=2006 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-8069-254-3 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |author=India. Director of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ohNSAQAAMAAJ&q=Erachakulam |title=District Census Handbook. Series 19: Tamil Nadu: Kanyakumari |date=1972 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |author=Madras (India : State) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cgt-SqH3YxUC&q=Erachakulam |title=Fort Saint George Gazette |date=1964 |language=en}}</ref>

Erachakulam is located at an altitude of about 55 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of {{coord|8.229100|N|77.430600|E}} (i.e., 8°13'44.8"N, 77°25'50.2"E). [[Nagercoil]], [[Boothapandi]], [[Vadasery]], [[Putheri]], [[Thiruppathisaram]] and [[Thovalai]] are some of the nearby towns of Erachakulam.

[[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham]] university<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amrita Institutions |url=https://www.amrita.edu.in/contact.php |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=amrita.edu.in}}</ref> established its campus in Erachakulam in 2024 by acquiring [[Amrita College of Engineering & Technology]] college campus. Government high school is located in Erachakulam.<ref>{{Cite web |author=மாலை மலர் |date=2023-01-27 |title=இயலாக் குழந்தைகளின் நலன் காக்க சிறப்பு மருத்துவ முகாம்கள் |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/news/district/kanniyakumari-newsspecial-medical-camps-for-the-welfare-of-disabled-children-565408 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=maalaimalar.com |language=ta}}</ref>

Sandhana Mariamman Temple located in Erachakulam is under the control of [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]], Government of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arulmigu Sandhanamariamman Temple, Pechankulam, Erachakulam – 629902, Kanyakumari District [TM042089]. |url=https://hrce.tn.gov.in/hrcehome/index_temple.php?tid=42089 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=hrce.tn.gov.in}}</ref> Udhaya Marthandeswarar Temple, Muppidathiamman Temple and Azhagiya Mannarsamy Temple are also famous temples situated in Erachakulam.

Erachakulam area falls under the [[Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Erachakulam&params=8.229100_N_77.430600_E_type:city_region:IN GeoHack – Erachakulam]

[[Category:Nagercoil]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Kanyakumari district]]

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