page_title: Kanyakumari district
section_title: Rivers
hierarchical_section_title: Kanyakumari district / Rivers
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context_page_description: Kanyakumari district is one of the 38 districts in Tamil Nadu state and mainland India. It stands second in terms of population density among the districts of Tamil Nadu and the second most urbanized, next only to Chennai district. It is also the richest district in Tamil Nadu in terms of per capita income, and also tops the state in Human Development Index, literacy and education. The district's headquarters is Nagercoil.
  Kanyakumari district has a varied topography with the sea on three sides and the mountains of the Western Ghats bordering the northern side. Except for a small stretch of land to the west of Kanyakumari town, almost the entire district is sandwiched between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea - the only district in Tamilnadu state facing the Arabian Sea.
  Geologically, the landmass of the district is much younger when compared to the rest of the state - faulted as late as 2.5 million years during the Miocene, after which numerous transgression, as well as regression of sea, had shaped the western coast of the district.
context_section_description: The major river in the district is Thamirabarani locally known as Kuzhithurai Aaru (Kuzhithurai River). This river has two major tributaries, Kodhayaru and Paraliyaru, with the Pechiparai Dam and Perunchani Dam, respectively, built across them. There are many tributaries for the Kodayar River of which Chittar I and Chittar II, with their dams, are the major ones. The origin of Tambaraparani River is in the Western Ghats and the river confluences with Laccadive Sea near Thengapattanam, about 56 kilometres (35 mi) west of Kanyakumari town.
caption: View from the Mathur Hanging Trough bridge with the Pahrali river flowing below.
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