Vilavancode
Vilavancode | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 8°18′46″N 77°12′17″E / 8.3129°N 77.2048°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanyakumari |
| Government | |
| • Body | Vilavancode Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,731 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| • Minority | Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vilavancode, also spelt as Viḷavaṅgōḍu, is a town panchayat in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu state, India. It is part of territory among several taluks that were with the Thiruvananthapuram district that with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 transferred from Thiruvananthapuram district, Travancore-Cochin State to the newly created Kanyakumari district of Madras State (the latter later renamed as Tamil Nadu State).