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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Mangavilai<br />
| native_name_lang = Tamil<br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = name_board_mangavilai.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Mangavilai<br />
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|8.23|N|77.35|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kanyakumari district]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = <br />
| leader_title1 = Village Head<br />
| leader_name1 = Dr. T. Murugan.<br />
| leader_title2 = Designer<br />
| leader_name2 = T. Venkateswaran<br />
| leader_title3 = Supported By<br />
| leader_name3 = P. Vaikunda Raja<br />
| leader_title4 = Assisted By<br />
| leader_name4 = K. Bala Murugan<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
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| population_total = above 1200<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 629501<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 91-4652<br />
| registration_plate = TN-74<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = Kanyakumari<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = Kanyakumari<br />
| website = <br />
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'''Mangavilai''' is a village in [[Kanyakumari district]] of [[Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu, India]]. It is administered under Dharmapuram [[Panchayat]], and is located 9&nbsp;km away from [[Nagercoil]], the district headquarters of [[Kanyakumari]]. The name Mangavilai means 'indestroyable fame'.<br />
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==History==<br />
Mangavilai is a village with a population of about 1,000 people in the [[Kanyakumari]] district. The city is one of only few in the Kanyakumari district with an entrance sign featuring three or more languages (in the case of Mangavilai: Hindi, Tamil, and English). <br />
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The village has seen success in the sphere of politics, with village members serving at the [[Member of Parliament]] level. Village member M.C. Balan served in the Rajyasabha, and is also notable for launching an ultimately unsuccessful 1972 bid to contest the seat held by former [[Tamil Nadu]] [[Chief Minister|CM]] Shri [[K. Kamaraj]].<br />
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==Village and surroundings==<br />
[[File:Coconut mangavilai sour.JPG|thumb|75 px|left|COCONUT TREE, Mangavilai]]<br />
Mangavilai is situated 1 km from the coast of the [[Arabian Sea]]. It is 9&nbsp;km from [[Nagercoil]], the district [[Headquarters]], and 20&nbsp;km from Kanyakumari, the southernmost point in mainland India. It is surrounded by several other small villages including [[Pilavilai]] to the north, [[Megnanapuram|Neduvilai]] to the east, [[Kaliyakkavilai]] to the south, and [[Puthoor]] and [[Panavilai]] to the west. Mangvilai is administered under Dharmapuram [[Panchayat]].<br />
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==Temples History==<br />
'''Siva Sudalai Maadan Kovil'''[[File:Sudalai.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Siva Sudalai Maadan Kovil, Mangavilai]]<br />
[[File:Cc-mvi-sr.JPG|thumb|200 px|right|Elumicham Pazha Vilaku Poojai, Mangavilai]]<br />
This is a Hindu Temple located in the Mangavilai village. Shri Siva Sudalai Maadan Temple belongs to the whole village. It is situated directly in the center of the village.<br />
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'''Vinayagar Temple'''[[File:VINAYAGAR MANGAVILAI.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Vinayagar Temple, Mangavilai]]<br />
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This is a famous temple, which is present inside Siva Sudalai Swamy temple.<br />
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'''Arunachaleswar Temple'''[[File:Arunachaleswar-mangavilai.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Arunachaleswar Temple, Mangavilai]]<br />
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This is a family temple, which is present in the north side of Siva Sudalai Maadan temple<br />
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'''Isakki Amman Temple'''[[File:ISAKI AMMAN TEMPLE.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Isaki Amman Temple, Mangavilai]]<br />
This is a family temple, which is present on the west side of Shiva Sudalai Maadan temple.<br />
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'''Ayya Vaikundar Temple'''<br />
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This is a family temple, which is present in the west of Isakki Amman temple.<br />
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==Culture and religion==<br />
Most residents of Mangavilai follow [[Hinduism]] and belong to the [[Nadar (caste)|Nadar]] caste.<br />
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==Education==<br />
The [[literacy]] rate is 100% and newspapers are popular. Village facilities include a [[library]] whose reading room features more than 15 weekly and monthly [[magazine]]s, as well as a [[sport]]s complex for use by local youths. The [[library]] provides [[educational]] and [[employment]] services through various [[consultant]]s and [[document]]s. The village organizes an annual meeting of employed villagers for the purpose of village development and cultivating leaders to develop [[education]] resources.<br />
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The village produces many [[physician|doctors]], [[engineers]], [[lawyers]], [[college professor]]s, and [[government]] employees, including personnel in [[Civil service|State Administrative Service]] as well as in [[military]] or [[paramilitary]] [[Military service|service]]. Today, the village has one government employee in each [[household]].<br />
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==Climate==<br />
The maximum [[temperature]] during [[summer]] hovers around 86&nbsp;°F or 30&nbsp;°C. Mangavilai receives both the North-East and South-West [[monsoon]]s.<br />
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==Social Welfare Club==<br />
*Nethaji Youth Club (NYC), Mangavilai<br />
{{Gallery<br />
|title=NYC Function - 26th January 2021 - Photo Gallery<br />
|align=center<br />
|Welcome to the Chief Guest.jpg<br />
|Welcome to the Chief Guest<br />
|Flag Hoisting by the Chief Guest.jpg<br />
|Flag Hoisting by the Chief Guest<br />
|Group Photo-26TH JAN 2021.jpg<br />
|Group Photo<br />
|Honour to the Coordinator.jpg<br />
|Honour to the Coordinator<br />
|Games-muruku kadithal.jpg<br />
|Game-muruku kadithal<br />
|கலை நிகழ்ச்சி.jpg<br />
|கலை நிகழ்ச்சி<br />
}}<br />
*Gandhiji Youth Club (GYC), Mangavilai<br />
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==Kabadi Club==<br />
Siva Sudalaimaada Swamy Kabadi Club (SSS Kabadi Club)<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Kanyakumari]]<br />
*[[Nagercoil]]<br />
*[[Suchindram]]<br />
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==Schools==<br />
*Saraswathi Vidyalaya Matriculation School, Mangavilai<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://mangavillai.webs.com Mangavilai public website]<br />
*[http://www.kanyakumari.tn.nic.in Kanyakumari District Website]<br />
*[http://www.ecowalkthetalk.com/blog/2010/06/23/kanyakumari-the-plastic-bag-free-district-in-india Plastics Free Kanyakumari]<br />
*[http://wikimapia.org/99087/Puthoor-Junction Puthoor-Junction]<br />
*[http://mangavilai.yolasite.com Private website]<br />
*[http://mangavilai.hpage.com This is a private website of Mr. G Rajasekaran]<br />
*[http://www.globalshiksha.com/schools+in+kanyakumari+district/search Schools in Kanyakumari District]<br />
*[http://www.tamilselvi.com/Kanyakumari-District.html An Overview about Kanyakumari]<br />
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