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Nazareth, Tamil Nadu
Geography
Nazareth is a village and too small to be marked on the map of
India
[but you can find it in Wikimapia]. Situated near the
southern tip of the country, it was named as Nazareth by the
early missionaries. There is a 100+ year old church in the
center of the town. It has a very tall tower, the tower has a
flat top. The story goes that if the tower had been built any
taller the tower would have been unstable. This part of Southern
Tamil Nadu has a very high density of gothic styled churches-
living relics from a bygone missionary era.
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Nazareth is in Thoothukudi district. It is about 50km from
Thoothukudi; and about 36km from the city of Tirunelveli. It has
a railway station, as well as a bus station. There are several
villages surrounding Nazareth and all of them are considered
part of Nazareth; the postal address for those villages needs to
be addressed as Nazareth in order for those villages to receive
incoming mail.
There are several daily trains to Chennai through Tirunelveli .
Nazareth is well connected to major cities in Tamil Nadu as well
as to several villages in the area. Bus services abound to
various places including direct nightly services to the State
capital Chennai, the commercial city of Coimbatore, Bangalore,
and a host of other places.
Climate
The climate of Nazareth is usually hot and dry. A short rainy
season exists but the weather is for the most part hot and
humid.
History
Nazareth is a Christian town. The town was created by
missonaries from Europe. 70% of its population are Christians.
Town surrounded by many hindu communites.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the population of Nazareth is
16,943. The predominant religion in Nazareth is Christianity.
Around 90% of the population are literate.
During Christmas all streets in Nazareth are decorated with
colourful lights.
Most of the population comprises the caste Nadar, a dominant
caste in southern Tamil Nadu.
Education
The Margoschis Higher Secondary School for boys and the St.
John's Higher Secondary School for girls are two famous schools
with a prestigious past (St. John's GHSS is the first school for
girls in South India). Mr. John Ponratnam was the first
headmaster. They have students and alumni from all over the
general area. Margoschis College is in the neighbouring village
of Pilliamanai, and is famous for its education in the area as
well. It also has several small schools including a higher level
educationally challenging English medium Matriculation School
along with several Tamil medium schools for poor and disabled.
A College of Polytechnic and Engineering has also recently been
set up in Margoschis Nagar in Nazareth. Polytechnic and
Engineering colleges are one of the best Institutes in Tamilnadu.
The Art Industrial School in Nazareth is a relatively well known
technical training school in that part of Thoothukudi district.
In 2006 B.Sc Nursing college also start in Nazareth. It also has
one teacher training school and community college.
Margoschis Higher secondery School
Margoschis Higher secondery School and Nazareth Margoschis
College at Pillianmani [NMCP] are named after Rev. Canon Arthur
Margoschis (1876 – 1908). Ponsamuel Mervin, a student from this
school got 488/500 in 10th public examination. he is now
studying engineering in Madras institute of technology. he got
placed in accenture and United Onlines
The educational facilities in Nazareth have a large catchment
area from the surrounding villages:
* Pragasapuram (1km)
* Mukuperi (1.5km)
* Kulathukudi(4km)
* Oyangudi (2.5km)
* Vellamadam (3km)
Vellamadam is surrounded by 3 lakes which are fed by the
Tamirabarani and Manimutharu rivers. Agriculture is the main
employment in this village.
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