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{{About |the place near Marthandam|the place near Villukuri town|Karavilai (Villukuri panchayat)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
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| postal_code = 629165
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| area_code = 04651
| registration_plate = '''TN-75'''
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'''Karavilai'''<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/street/49093/Karavilai Karavilai]</ref> is a place in [[Marthandam]] in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Karavilai comes under town panchayat of [[Nallur, Kanyakumari|Nallur (Nalloor), Kanyakumari District]]. The area is full of greenery and there is passage of shallow of water in the region. Soil found around Marthandam is one of the most fertile lands of Tamil Nadu and the region has the climatic conditions of Kerala.

Tamil is the official language of this region however, most of the people understand Malayalam since it is located neighbouring Kerala.

==Geography==
Area is full of greenery consist of banana, rubber, coconut plantations etc.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Karavilai
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan high C = 27
|Feb high C = 28
|Mar high C = 30
|Apr high C = 31
|May high C = 32
|Jun high C = 31
|Jul high C = 31
|Aug high C = 30
|Sep high C = 30
|Oct high C = 29
|Nov high C = 28
|Dec high C = 27
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|Feb low C = 22
|Mar low C = 23
|Apr low C = 24
|May low C = 25
|Jun low C = 23
|Jul low C = 23
|Aug low C = 23
|Sep low C = 23
|Oct low C = 22
|Nov low C = 21
|Dec low C = 21
|year low C =
|source 1 =
<ref name="IMD">{{cite web| url =http://www.imd.gov.in/section/hydro/distrainfall/webrain/tamilnadu/kanyakumari.txt| title =Hydromet Division Updated/Real Time Maps| publisher =[[India Meteorological Department]]| accessdate =5 July 2015| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150918015531/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/hydro/distrainfall/webrain/tamilnadu/kanyakumari.txt| archive-date =18 September 2015| url-status =dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Kanyakumari">{{cite web| url=http://provision-ngl.org/kanniyakumari-district-weather| title=Kanyakumari Weather| publisher=Kanyakumari District| access-date=5 July 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222010913/http://provision-ngl.org/kanniyakumari-district-weather/| archive-date=22 February 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>
|date=June 2013}}

==Transport==
===Roadways===
This place has bus services from Marthandam. Road from Karavilai connect with nearby places such as Pallanvilai, Karavilaagam, and Marthandam.

Nearby Bus Stand is the Marthandam New Bus Stand Which is at a distance of 2 km from Karavilai.

===Air===
The nearest airport is [[Thiruvananthapuram]] ([[Trivandrum]]) International Airport which is 40 km from Karavilai.

===Railways===

[[File:Kuzhithurai Railway Station.jpg|thumb|Kuzhithurai (Marthandam) Railway Station.]]

[[Kuzhithurai]] ([[Marthandam]])<ref>Kuzhithurai Railway Station
Railway Station Rd, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu 629165
https://www.google.com/maps?q=Kuzhithurai+Railway+Station,+Railway+Station+Rd,+Marthandam,+Tamil+Nadu+629165&ftid=0x3b0455159f1df7b3:0x4a6dc1b394210207&hl=en&gl=in</ref> railway station is situated at a distance of 1.5 km from Karavilai . This railway station collection is more than seven crore per annum and a daily passenger patronage of more than 50,000 people. The station has two platforms and falls on the Kanyakumari—Trivandrum line in the Trivandrum Division of the Southern Railway zone. Most of all daily trains passing through the station halts in Kuzhithurai station.

Daily Passenger trains to Nagercoil, Trivandrum, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Kottayam and Kollem.
It has direct trains for Chennai, Madurai, Trivandrum, Bangalore, Jammu, Mumbai C.S.T etc.

==Religion==
[[File:Karavilai C.S.I Church.jpg|thumb|C.S.I Church, Karavilai]]
The town has 2 churches. C.S.I Church, Karavilai.<ref>C.S.I. Karavilai
wikiplaces://go/13366860
http://wikimapia.org/13366860sanam church wikipla</ref> and Kirubasanam Church of Christ, Karavilai.<ref>Kirubasanam church
wikiplaces://go/27705432
http://wikimapia.org/27705432</ref> TPM Church, Bethel Street, Marthandam;<ref>TPM Church, Bhethel Street, Marthandam, Kanyakumari - Panvel Rd, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu 629165
https://www.google.com/maps?q=TPM+Church,+TPM+Church,+Bhethel+Street,+Marthandam,+Kanyakumari+-+Panvel+Rd,+Marthandam,+Tamil+Nadu+629165&ftid=0x3b0455165631367b:0x421517d057df1570&hl=en&gl=in</ref> which is 2 km from Karavilai.

==Landmarks==
* Primary Agriculture Co-operative Credit Society, Karavilai.<ref>Karavilai Co-operative bank
wikiplaces://go/18053624
http://wikimapia.org/18053624</ref>
* Government Public Library, Karavilai.<ref>Library, Karavilai
wikiplaces://go/8888142
http://wikimapia.org/8888142</ref> Government library with good collection of books, magazines and Tamil daily newspapers is available.
* MARK Cashew Nut Factory, Karavilai.<ref>Mark Cashew factory
wikiplaces://go/16426017
http://wikimapia.org/16426017</ref>
*Govt. Higher Secondary School, Nalloor (Nallur),<ref>G.H.S.School
karavilagam, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu 629162
https://www.google.com/maps?q=G.H.S.School,+karavilagam,+Marthandam,+Tamil+Nadu+629162&ftid=0x3b04553f7713f2f3:0x26fac8752d1c4084&hl=en&gl=in</ref> which is 1 km apart.
* Tip Top Tailors, Karavilai.<ref>Tip Top Tailors
karavilai Rd Marthandam Tamil Nadu 629165
https://www.google.com/maps?q=Tip+Top+Tailors,+karavilai+Rd+Marthandam+Tamil+Nadu+629165&ftid=0x3b0455402c74fbef:0x1aa8a7532eb1ce8c&hl=en&gl=in</ref>
* Neduvaali Pond, Karavilai.

==Sports==
Cricket is the most popular game here. Games such as Volleyball, Kabaddi, Goli also played here.

==Photo gallery==
<gallery>
File:Greenery Scene of Cocunut Plantation in Karavilai, July 28.jpg|Greenery Scene of Coconut Plantations in Karavilai
File:Sunset seen from Karavilai.jpg|Sunset seen from Karavilai
File:Coconut trees grown thicker seen around this region.jpg|Coconut trees seen across Karavilai
File:Twin_Coconut_trees_standing_up_seeing_blue_sky.jpg|Twin Coconut trees standing up seeing the blue sky
File:Coconut_trees_grown_denser_around_this_region.jpg|Coconut trees grown denser around this region
File:Karavilai.jpg|Shallow stream in Karavilai
File:Panoramic view of coconut plantations backed by blue skies.jpg|Panoramic view of coconut plantations backed by blue skies
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Kuzhithurai Railway Station]]
* [[Marthandam]]
* [[Nallur, Kanyakumari]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Karavilai}}
*[http://www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in Official Website of Kanyakumari district] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030405151840/http://www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in/ |date=5 April 2003 }}
*[http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=KZT&name=Kuzhithurai Kuzhithurai Railway Station details]

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

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DigiGuru Prasenjit at 03:39, 25 March 2025