Country India District Kanyakumari PIN 629 163 | State Tamil Nadu Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 91-4651 | |
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Padanthalumoodu (படந்தாலுமூடு) is located in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. The area of Padanthalumoodu lies in the taluk of Vilavancode and has a Sub Post Office. Padanthalumoodu officially lies in the postal division of Kanniyakumari, postal region of Madurai and postal circle of Tamil Nadu. It is located at 5.5 km from Marthandam and about 750 km south-southwest of capital city Chennai.
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History
Originally the name was Padantha-alumoodu (படந்த ஆலுமூடு) because there were once a huge Banyan tree ,circled outskirts of the village and people believed to guard it and latter when NH47 road was laid between Nagercoil and Trivandrum and by climate changes the Banyan was lost. People used this Banyan tree for Trade and Learning. Due to time the original name joined together from Padantha-alumoodu (Village of huge Banyan) to Padanthalumoodu. Presently one Banyan Tree stands at the Junction known as Aalumoodu (ஆலுமூடு).
Culture
People of this town generally know both Tamil and Malayalam languages, because of its proximity to the border state of Kerala. Tamil and Malayalam are widely spoken by the people. The culture is a mixture of Tamil and Malayalam culture and traditions. Hinduism and Christianity are the major religions in the town.