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| name = Kalkulam<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Kanniyakumari district|Kanyakumari]]<br />
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'''Kalkulam''' is a small village located in Kalkulam taluk, [[Kanyakumari district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The taluk was among several in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] district that with the passage of the [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956|States Reorganisation Act of 1956]] were transferred from [[Thiruvananthapuram]] district, [[Travancore-Cochin]] State to the newly created [[Kanyakumari]] district of [[Madras State]] (the latter later renamed as [[Tamil Nadu]] State).<br />
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==History==<br />
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=== Boundary ===<br />
[[Kalkulam Taluk]] was part of the [[Princely state]] [[Travancore Kingdom]]; the latter which subsequently became part of the then Travancore-Cochin State. Part of The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 aligned state boundaries on linguistic affiliations. Thovalai, Kalkulam, [[Vilavancode]], and [[Agastheeswaram]] Taluks were transferred from Thiruvananthapuram District of the Travancore-Cochin State to Kanyakumari district, Madras State. Madras was later renamed as Tamil Nadu).<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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As per the 2001 census, Kalkulam had a total population of 6,509 with 3,121 males and 3,388 females. The literacy rate was 83.55.<ref>http://census2001.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspxRural{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - Kanniyakumari District;Kalkulam Taluk;Kalkulam</ref><br />
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==Religious importance==<br />
One of the temples of [[Sivalayams|''Shivalaya ottam'']] is at Kalkulam.<br />
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==Education==<br />
Amala Convent is an old institution which is administrated by a local church. Devi Matriculation School is located near to the Thuckalay bus stand. Hindu Vidyalaya is near Kollen Villai. [[Noorul Islam College of Engineering]] is the nearest engineering college, and is located at Kumarakoil, approximately 4&nbsp;km from Thuckalay.<br />
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==Tourism==<br />
The [[Padmanabhapuram Palace]] is located 1&nbsp;km from Thuckalay Town. The palace is built in the Travancore architectural style, containing 17th and 18th century murals, and underground passages.<br />
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The Dutch commander [[Eustachius De Lannoy]] was buried in a nearby place called [[Udayagiri Fort]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Poliyoorkurchy]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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