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Tharuvaikulam is a Village in Thoothukudi District of Tamil Nadu, South India. There are about 3000, mostly Catholic families living there. It boasts of some of the best Prawn hatcheries and Salt Pans in Tamil Nadu. It falls under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Thoothukudi and the feast of St.Michael is a popular religious festival. ==Geography and Location== Tharuvaikulam is located 10 km from the town Thoothukudi in sea shore of Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu, Ottapidaram Taluk. Catholic Nadar settlement is believed to have started as early as 1750. At that time the village was attached to Kaamanaikanpatti Parish and then to Vembar and finally separate Taruvaikulam Parish came into existence in the year 1907. In the olden days the people living here were fully depended on the palm tree and fishing. Later in 1974 a match factory have been started by Rev. Fr. Ambrose which provided jobs and income to thousands of villagers. Mathar Sangam developed in these days. They did much social work. A primary health center is run by state government benefiting the villagers. 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「Tharuvaikulam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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