Midalam
Village in Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
Midalam (sometimes known as Udayamarthandam) is a village in Killiyur block in Kaniyakumari District of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 27 km towards west from District headquarters Nagercoil, 741 km from State capital Chennai, 55 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. It shares border with Enayam and Thengapattanam at the west, Kurumpanai and Colachel at the east, Karungal at the north and Arabian Sea to the south.
The Kovalam Colachel Canal popularly known as AVM Canal (Anantha Victoria Marthandam Canal) which passes through this village linking up to Kanyakumari was encroached by settlers. This waterway is in operation from Mandaikadu to Poovar for about 55 years. The beach near by it known as Midalam Beach.
Geography
Midalam is located at 8.206°N 77.216°E / 8.206; 77.216. It has an area of 4 km2 and average elevation of 37 m (121 ft). Midalam Census Town has total administration over 2,204 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
The public source identifies “Midalam” as village in Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Midalam, Village and Kanniyakumari.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6841085. Authority coordinates are 8.217, 77.267. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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