Town in Tamil Nadu, India
Thengapattanam
Thengapattanam, named after dense coconut grooves, is a major trade and tourism centre in the painkulam panchayath along the coastal plains of Kanyakumari district.
Thengapattanam, once part of Travancore and later Kerala, was added to Tamil Nadu on 1 November 1956 along with some parts of today's Kanniyakumari District.
How locals move
Getting around Thengapattanam the local way
- Get in{{go | name | url | address 8.410410 | long from Kovalam | phone | hours | wikipedia Neyyattinkarastation1.jpg | wikidata=Q15262230 | lastedit=2026-05-16 | content By bus By taxi By auto-rickshaw=== In an auto-rickshaw ₹150-170 (per head) is a fair price.
- Get inAdvice being if they are trying to rip you off go to leave for another rickshaw and they will often back down and offer you a fair price; if not, get in a different rickshaw.
- Get aroundThe rate should be around ₹15 per kilometre on auto rickshaw but some drivers may try to overcharge up to ₹100 for 1 km.
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