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{{Short description|Neighbourhood in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Konam
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|native_name_lang = ta
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|settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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|pushpin_map = Tamil Nadu
|pushpin_label_position = right
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|pushpin_map_caption = Konam, [[Nagercoil]], [[Kanyakumari district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|coordinates = {{coord|8.1623|N|77.4094|E|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[States and Territories of India|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[File: TamilNadu Logo.svg|23x16px|border|alt=Tamil Nadu]] [[Tamil Nadu]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]]
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|unit_pref = Metric
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|elevation_m = 64.98
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|demographics_type1 = [[Language|Languages]]
|demographics1_title1 = [[Office|Official]]
|demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[English language|English]]
|demographics1_title2 = [[Speech]]
|demographics1_info2 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[English language|English]]
|timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|utc_offset1 = +5:30
|postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
|postal_code = 629004
|area_code_type = [[Telephone|Telephone code]]
|area_code = +914652******
|registration_plate = TN - 74 ** xxxx
|blank1_name_sec1 = [[Neighbourhood|Other Neighbourhoods]]
|blank1_info_sec1 = [[Nagercoil]], Chettikulum, [[Kottar]], [[Vetturnimadam]], Asaripallam, [[Vallan Kumaran Vilai]], Kurusady, Maravankudieruppu
|blank2_name_sec1 = [[Corporation]]
|blank2_info_sec1 = [[Nagercoil Municipal Corporation]]
|blank3_name_sec1 = [[District Magistrate|District Collector]]
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|blank4_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha|LS]]
|blank4_info_sec1 = [[Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency|Kanniyakumari]]
|blank5_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha|VS]]
|blank5_info_sec1 = [[Nagercoil Assembly constituency|Nagercoil]]
|blank6_name_sec1 = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
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|blank7_name_sec1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
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'''Konam, Nagercoil''' is a neighbourhood in [[Kanyakumari]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]] state in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Konam, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India |url=https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/konam-nagercoil-tamil-nadu-kanyakumari-district-tamil-nadu-india |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=www.ifoundbutterflies.org}}</ref>

== Location ==
Konam is located with the [[Geographic coordinate system|coordinates]] of ({{coord|8.1623|N|77.4094|E}}) near [[Nagercoil]].

{{Location map many | India Tamil Nadu
| width = 200
| float = middle
| label1 = Konam
| pos1 = right
| bg1 = lightgreen
| label1_width = 8
| mark1size = 6
| coordinates1 = {{coord|8.1623|N|77.4094|E}}
}}
== Educational institutions ==
('''''[[University College of Engineering, Nagercoil]]'''''),<ref>{{Cite web |title=UCEN - University College of Engineering Nagercoil |url=https://ucen.ac.in/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=ucen.ac.in}}</ref> ('''''Government College of Arts and Science, Konam'''''), ('''''Government Polytechnic College, Konam'''''), ('''''Government Industrial Training Institute, Nagercoil'''''),<ref>{{Cite web |title=YoungBuzz |url=https://www.youngbuzz.com/iti/government-industrial-training-institute-konam |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=www.youngbuzz.com}}</ref> ('''''Kendriya Vidyalaya, Nagercoil''''')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact us - KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NAGARCOIL |url=https://nagarcoil.kvs.ac.in/school-contact-us |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=nagarcoil.kvs.ac.in}}</ref> are some of the important educational institutions at Konam.
== Library ==
There is a '''''District Library''''' situated at Konam.<ref>{{Cite news |author=The Hindu Bureau |date=5 January 2024 |title=Stalin inaugurates libraries, knowledge centres in districts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/stalin-inaugurates-libraries-knowledge-centres-in-districts/article67709450.ece/amp/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
== Industry ==
Konam has the '''''District Industries Centre''''', an information and project guidance center of Kanyakumari district.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 June 2015 |title=Rs. 125 crore for Kanyakumari to promote industrial growth |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rs-125-crore-for-kanyakumari-to-promote-industrial-growth/article7314704.ece/amp/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Also, an industrial estate is available at Konam.<ref>{{Cite book |author=P. K. Chattopadhyay |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mgonEAAAQBAJ&q=konam%2520industrial%2520estate&pg=PPT387 |title=The Complete Book on Jute & Coir Products (with Cultivation & Processing) - 2nd Revised Edition |date=2 April 2021 |publisher=Niir Project Consultancy Services |isbn=978-81-947379-8-8 |language=en}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Kanyakumari district]]
[[Category:Nagercoil]]

Konam, Nagercoil - Revision history

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