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Ganapathipuram

Ganapathipuram is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

The place

Ganapathipuram is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Ganapathipuram

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottar

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottar, Tamil: கோட்டாறு மறைமாவட்டம்) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of, Kottar, Kanyakumari District, southern India yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Its episcopal see is Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier at Kottar in the town of Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu.

    1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Kottar

    St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Kottar, also known as St.

    3.4 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Nagaraja Temple, Nagercoil

    Nagaraja Temple is an early large temple found in the city of Nagercoil near the southern tip of Tamil Nadu, India. Its dating is uncertain but likely pre-12th-century.

    2.2 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Thiruvazhmarban Temple

    The Thiruvazhmarban Temple, also known as Sri Kuralappa Perumal Temple in Thiruppathisaram, a village in Kanyakumari district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Thiruvazhmarban Temple is located about 5 km far, north-easterly to Nagercoil, 20 km far, north-westerly to Kanyakumari and 45 km south-west of Nanguneri Divya Desam.

    4.2 km · Hindu temple in Kanyakumari · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Bawa Kassim Valiyullah Masjid, Elankadai

    The Bawa Kassim Valiyullah Mosque, also known as the Bava Kassim Waliyullah Masjid, is a mosque, located in the village of Elankadai, near the town of Nagercoil, in the Kanyakumari district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

    4.7 km · mosque in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    CSI Home Church, Nagercoil

    CSI Home Church is one of the largest and oldest churches in Asia. In 1809, the Christian mission established at Mylaudy by Rev.

    3.1 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    St. Xavier's College of Engineering

    Anna University in Tamil Nadu, India has many affiliated institutions.

    3.5 km · college in Tamil Nadu · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Curusadi St. Antony's Church

    Kurusady St. Antony's Church, which is believed to be 400 years old, is near Nagercoil on the southern tip of India.

    3.9 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Scott Christian College

    Scott Christian College is an autonomous, co-educational, arts and science college in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. Run by the Diocese of Kanyakumari of the Church of South India, the college is graded "A" under National Assessment and Accreditation Council rankings in India and is rated 5-star.

    1.3 km · college in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Shenbagavalli Amman Temple, Payanam

    Sree Chenbagavalli Amman Temple is dedicated to Chenbagavalli Amman, an incarnation of Goddess Parvati. Within the ‘Mandapam,’ the sanctum is situated below the vimana and is supported by 17 pillars that coordinate of the ‘Chenbagavalli Amma’.

    2.3 km · temple in India · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Ganapathipuram

Airports
Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 63 km · Cochin (COK), 245 km · Bandaranaike International Colombo (CMB), 295 km
Stations
Nagercoil Railway Station, 3.9 km · Nagercoil Town railway station, 1.1 km · Virani alur railway station, 4.9 km
  • Thiruvananthapuram → Ganapathipuram
    322 km · quickest by road, 7h 46m · ₹2,990–3,740
  • Kochi → Ganapathipuram
    309 km · quickest by road, 8h 20m · ₹2,810–3,520
  • Coimbatore → Ganapathipuram
    231 km · quickest by road, 5h 27m · ₹2,030–2,540
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Ganapathipuram

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ganapathipuram. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundAutorickshaws, taxis and local buses are easily available.

From Wikivoyage: Nagercoil, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.

The nearest places where the work is done
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    GaviIN

    6 ways of moving, 16 sources

    142 km
  2. 02
    ThekkadyIN

    8 ways of moving, 14 sources

    151 km
  3. 03
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    208 km
  4. 04
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    222 km
  5. 05
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    227 km

If you know how people move in Ganapathipuram – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Ganapathipuram

  • Nagercoilcity in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India1.8 km
  • AcharipallamVillage in Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India3.3 km
  • AlurVillage in Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India5.8 km
  • ThiruppathisaramNeighbourhood in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India4.2 km
  • ChemmuthalVillage in Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India3.1 km
  • PeruvilaiVillage in Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India2 km