What is "krishnancoil"

Krishnancoil is a suburb in Nagercoil, in the District of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India, named after the temple of Krishna situated within. It was built 1000 years ago. It is situated on National Highway 47, which connects Nagercoil with Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala. The Krishnan temple at Krishnancoil is described as " The Guruvayoor of South " as the chief deity is visually similar to the one in the Guruvayoor temple.

It connects the realistic tradition of Hindu mysticism to local folklore and happens to be a premiere spot for local devotees to show up and present their prayers.

A Government Primary school that imparts education up to 5th standard is located in the suburb. Most of the people in the area work in the offices of the Nagercoil town or in agriculture. The main crop is rice. The railway station situated in this suburb is called Nagercoil Town, and the main railway station of Nagercoil is called Nagercoil Junction. Krishnancoil is nearer to vadasery police station.