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Kattathurai is a village located in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India on National Highway 47 approximately 44 km south east of Trivandrum. It is a lush green village which has about 1500 families. The majority of the population are Protestant Christians. Bethel Mission Church is the biggest church in kanyakumari district which is in Kattathurai. The village has many ponds primarily meant for irrigation interlinked by canals of water.Other than irrigation the canals also serve as public baths. In the absence of canal irrigation, there is abundance of ground water due to which the village is hardly drought prone. Despite the not so flat terrain, the fertile soil can nurture a variety of crops and tress. The village used to have paddy fields, pineapples, Mango grooves, Jack fruit trees and some native fruit bearing trees unique to the area. But lately Rubber is rapidly becoming the cash crop of choice. The people whose principal occupation was farming have changed in recent years. The second generation after independence have been educated. They work in different parts of the country and overseas. The families get together on occasions of festivities for a bonding. Kattathurai has many rich families living in its interiors. Among them is an army personnel whose family resides there and he himself is posted in Manesar. A small Thop(Block) named as Thippli Thoppu Veedu is also among the localities in Kattathurai. A HIGH School " Kattathurai HIgh School " is among the old and famous schools where majority of people have taken their education from. Many paddy fields, coconut fields, rubber plantations and a small temple are among the places inside Kattathurai. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kattathurai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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