Kottar
Kottar is a locality and a bazaar area of Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu state, in the southernmost part of Peninsular India; though a part of Nagercoil today, it is the original town around which the city of Nagercoil grew. It was an ancient trade centre of both Pandyans and Cheras at various times. The ancient mercantile centre of Kottar was established on the banks of the Pahrali River (Pazhayar).
Kottar | |
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Town | |
Kottar Kottar, Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 8°10′12.7″N 77°26′33″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | kanyakumari |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 224,849 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| • Spoken | Tamil, Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 629002 |
| Telephone code | 04652- |
| Vehicle registration | TN 74 |
| Nearest city | Nagercoil |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanyakumari |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nagercoil |
Robert Caldwell describes the extent of Malayalam in the mid 19th century as extending from the vicinity of Mangalore in the north where it supersedes with Tulu and Kannada to Kottar beyond Pahrali River near Kanyakumari in the south where it begins to supersede with the Tamil and from Malabar Coast in the west to Western Ghats in the east besides the inhabited islands of Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea.
In the modern day, Kottar is the main commodities market area of Kanyakumari District. The main railway station of Nagercoil, the Nagercoil Junction is at Kottar. The only Government Ayurveda Medical College in Tamilnadu state is also at Kottar.