Nanjinad

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Nanjinad (pronounced Nanjil Nadu) is a historical region in India corresponding to present-day Thovalai and Agastheeshwaram of Kanyakumari district. The name is derived from nanj, meaning "plough", and nad, meaning "land".^[1] It was (and still is) an important centre of paddy (rice) cultivation. It is one of the five division of Venad (historical_region), which was divided for administrative purpose.

Five Thirupappur families ruled the five lands of Venad. The Nanjilnad was ruled from a palace in Panavilai in the south uphill of the Kottaaru harbour. Parts of Nanjil nadu were intermittently ruled by Pandiyaas, and those lands were purchased by Venad before the declaration of Thivithaamcore Kingdom.It was known as the land of Nanji Kuravan. a regional ruler.