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Suchindram

Suchindram is a panchayat town in the Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu with the Indian postal code 629704.

Suchindram
Suchindram · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Suchindram is a panchayat town in the Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu with the Indian postal code 629704. It is an important pilgrim centre and the site of the famous Thanumalayan Temple. There is an Anjaneya statue that stands at 22 feet and is carved from a single granite block.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Suchindram

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.

    5.5 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.

    2.5 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.

    4 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Thanumalayan Temple

    The Thanumalayan Temple, also called Sthanumalayan Temple, is an important Hindu temple located in Suchindram in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. The Thanumalayan Temple is of importance to both Shaivaite and Vaishnavite sects of Hinduism, as the name Stanumalaya denotes the Trimurti; "Stanu" means Shiva; "Mal" means Vishnu; and the "Ayan" means Brahma.

    1.2 km · Shri Brahma, Shri Vishnu, and Shri Shiva, the three Gods combination (Thanumalayan), in one temple · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    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.

    5.5 km · Hindu temple in Kanyakumari · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Parakkai Lake

    Parakkai Lake is a lake in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located near the southern tip of India, just to the north of Parakkai village and west of the town of Suchindram.

    1.3 km · lake in India · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Ringeltaube Vethamonikam Memorial Church, Mylaudy

    Ringeltaube Vethamonikam Memorial Church, is a cathedral located in Mylaudy, in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the oldest and largest churches in the region and serves as the cathedral of the Kanyakumari Diocese of the Church of South India.

    5.2 km · church in Mylaudy, India · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    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.

    1.3 km · mosque in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    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.

    4.9 km · building in 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’.

    4.4 km · temple in India · Wikipedia

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Getting to Suchindram

Airports
Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 69 km · Cochin (COK), 250 km · Bandaranaike International Colombo (CMB), 289 km
Stations
Nagercoil Railway Station, 2.1 km · Nagercoil Town railway station, 6 km · Suchindram railway station, 1.7 km
  • Thiruvananthapuram → Suchindram
    68 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · ₹490–610
  • Kochi → Suchindram
    239 km · quickest by road, 5h 52m · ₹1,900–2,370
  • Tiruchirappalli → Suchindram
    325 km · quickest by road, 6h 29m · ₹2,390–2,980
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Suchindram

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 Suchindram. 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.

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  2. 02
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  5. 05
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

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