Tirunelveli district covers 6,823 Sq. km of Tamil Nadu state. According to 2001 census, the total population of the district is 28,01,194, consisting of 13,72,082 males and 14,29,112 females. It lies between 8 degree 8 minutes and 9 degree 23minutes latitude and 77degree 9minutes and 77 degree 54minutes longitude.
The economy of Tirunelveli district is chiefly agrarian in nature and people are engaged in the cultivation of cumbu, ragi, pulses, groundnut, gingelly, coconut, chillies, indigo and cotton. It is rich in mineral resources of limestone, sulphides and ilmenite - garnet sands.
The famous tourist places of Tirunelveli district are:
Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Wild Life sanctuaries
District Science Centre, Tirunelveli (National Council of Science Museums, Government of India)
Birds Sanctuary at Koonthankulam
Pulithevan Palace
Holy Trinity Cathedral (Oosi Gopuram)
Courtallam
Venkatachalapathy temple at Krishnapuram village
Swamy Nellaiappar Temple & Kanthimathi Ambal Temple
Sankaranainarkoil
Kappal Matha Church, Uvari
Pottalpudur Dargha
Manjolai - Hill Station
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