Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Brief Information of Tirunelveli City

This Information is taken from Wikipedia

Tirunelveli is a city in Tamil Nadu, and was formed into a municipal corporation in 1994, by merging three municipalities viz., Tirunelveli city, Palayamkottai and Melapalyam, and a few Panchayat areas. Its the 5th largest city in Tamil Nadu, South India, and the district headquarters of Tirunelveli district. The city is considered to be one of the oldest in the Indian subcontinent, with a history that dates back to 1000 BC. Tirunelveli city is located on the west bank of the perennial river, Thamirabarani, whereas Palayamkottai is located on the right bank; for this reason, they are referred to as the "twin cities". Tirunelveli is also often called the "Halwa City" for its very famous sweet Halwa.


City Code of Tirunelveli is 0462

Population 597,896

Area• Elevation (AMSL) 4,621 km² (1,784 sq mi)

Radio stations in Tirunelveli City

Tirunelveli is served on the FM dial by Suriyan FM, (frequency 93.5, run by the Sun TV Network), Malai Malar's 'Hello FM' (frequency 106.4 MHz),and Tirunelveli Vanoli Nilayam (AIR by the Government of India). Tirunelveli has been identified as one of just 40 cities in India to have its own FM stations. IGNOU has planned to air its distance education lectures (named Gyan Vani) soon via FM.


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