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Vadiveeswaram is a village,〔(Census of Tamil Nadu villages )〕 now part of the town of Nagercoil, in Kanyakumari district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The village was originally an agraharam, or a traditional double line of houses occupied by Brahmins and flanking a temple or pair of temples. It is most famous as the birthplace of Neelakanta Sivan, a well-known 19th-century composer.〔(''Devout and fearless composer'', The Hindu, August 11, 2000 ).〕 ==Geography== Vadiveeswaram (வடிவீசுவரம் )is located at ,〔(maplandia.com ).〕 on the Pazhayar river (பழையாறு).〔(Autobiography of Thanu Harihara Iyer-T.H.IYER ), accessed April 2009.〕 Among the prominent streets in Vadiveeswaram are Deep Street (Palla Theru),Kezha palla theru, Big Street(Periya Theru)பெரிய தெரு, Dalavai ( தளவாய் ) Street, High Street (Mettu Theru)மேட்டுத்தெரு, East Car Street (Kizhakku Radha Veedhi), West Car Street (Merku Radha Veedhi) ,Sasthankoil Street and kalmada street . In 2001, according to the Census of India, Vadiveeswaram had a population of 5,254 people, with 81 per cent literacy.〔(IndianNGOs.com Census of India 2001: Vadiveeswaaram ), Google cache of the page accessed April, 2009.〕 The low-lying area is prone to flooding〔(''Steps to prevent flooding of low-lying areas sought'', The Hindu, March 31, 2008 ), reprinted in South Asia Disaster News, April 7, 2008.〕 during heavy rains.〔(''2 struck dead by lightning'', The Hindu, 09/04/2008 ).〕 Nagercoil Railway Station is the nearest railway station which is about a 5 minutes walk from the centre (prominent streets). It has the Cape road as the western border, Meenakshipuram at north, Kottar (Kambolam) at south and Railway station with paddy fields as the eastern borders. 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「Vadiveeswaram」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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