Kalikumarapuram
Kalikumarapuram is a small village in south Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu in Radhapuram taluk, Navvaladi krama panjayat.
This village has less than 100 houses, around 300 people live here. Around 50 percent of people migrate to various places of Tamil Nadu and other part of India due to their job, business or survival.
This village is located 700 metres from the beach. There are many available natural and mineral resources, especially thorium plutonium, in this area. This village peoples all were well educated. Many of these people are employed in major companies in India and abroad. Also some girls and ladies beedi making work under some companies.
This village boys play many games such as cricket, volleyball, football, carrom, bambaram, goli, kuchi kattai (gilly), nondi, kasa pusa, hide and seek, etc. This village has its own cricket team named "The Great Boys". They have won many games against nearest village tournaments. This village has longest beach and forest. And this village has a government primary school. This village people never support political parties. For that reason in this village there are no political flags not available.
Early history
A group of people from Travacore kingdom migrated via Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal sea shore to Kalikumarapuram after a war. They landed in the sea shore and made a settlement. Nearly 1850s they started cultivating crops like chilly, onion, cereals by digging a number of wells only 400 meters away from sea. Then they built a temple under a vanni tree called "vanniadi peamarumal kovil". The civilization grown and Kalikumarapuram emerged. This village also has the Sri Mutharamman temple, this temple has a historic style, and an old Neem tree.
Here, we were created together Kamarajar people power foundation to serve people in Kalikumarapuram. King maker Kamaraj's birthday is celebrated annually by the townspeople and residents of nearby villages.
Gram panchayat
Village: Navalady
President: P. Chinnathambi Nadar
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