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Idaiyangudi
village
Map
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
19,557

Idaiyangudi is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1]. It lies between Uvari and thisayanvilai. The nearest railway staiton is nanguneri and the nearest airport is in thoothukudi. It is well connected to thirunelveli which is 40 miles north-west.This village was also the recepiant of the uthamar gandhi award.

Idaiyangudi is well known for bishop Robert Caldwell,the father of dravidian languages spent most of his lifetime here as a missionary . so the village is predominantly christian. The Idaiyangudi Holy Trinity church is gothiclandmark in the centre of the village. Most of the land surrounding the village is owned by the church.

History

This village was formed in the 18th century by SPG missionary Robert Caldwell

Education

There one school in Idaiyangudi - Caldwell Memorial School. A new nursing collage is also being started there by the Church

References

  1. ^ Wikimapia
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