Eraviputhenthurai, a coastal village is situated in the shore of Arabian Sea. Eraviputhenthurai is geographically located in Thoothoor Village Panchayat, Vilavancode Taluk, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu [India].It is located 48 Kilometers, west of Nagercoil, the capital of Kanyakumari District and 45 Kilometers south-east of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala State.Eraviputhenthurai village is bounded in the north by the A.V.M [Anantha Victoria Marthanda] Canal, south by the Arabian Sea, east by Chinnathurai village and west by Thadeupuram village.  For the educational uplift of this village there is St. Joseph Middle School, managed by Eraviputhenthurai Parish, and it is affiliated to State Board .,Tamilnadu, The St.Catherine’s Pre.Kinter Garten School was managed by our Parish, Except these institutions there are more Nursery Schools run by Central and State Governments. The educational institutions mentioned above render excellent services for the educational well-being of not only Eraviputhenthurai but also a number of nearby villages. The literacy rate of this village is higher compared to that of the neighboring villages., Computer Engineering, Medicine, Information Technology, Teaching, Arts, Science, Marine Engineering , Sports, etc. the natives of this Village are doing wonders. A good number of people from this village are also working in the Gulf countries in the fields of Production, Management, Computer, Engineering and Fishing, Some of our Villagers are working in U.S and U.K. Apart from this Our village have given birth to number of Priests., Nuns etc.St.Catherine’s Library and Sports Club, St.Francis Animation and Social Center, Eraviputhenthurai Football Association., Thiruvananthapuram Social Service Society [T.S.S.S.] Unit, Kottar Social Service Society [K.S.S.S.] Unit, Southern Catholic Youth Movement [S.C.Y.M.] Unit, Society of St. Vincent De Paul Conferences etc. are doing tremendous and meritorious service for the well - being of Eraviputhethurai village.Fishing is the primary occupation of this Villagers. The fishermen of Eraviputhenthurai village are specialized in shark catch, using traditional methods. Mechanized boats and long lining are used for shark hunting .Our people stay in sea up to 30 days consecutively. For shark hunt, they go up to Porbandar, Veravel, Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Gareware, Goa, Mangalore, Kochi, Neendakara, Vizhinjam, Kanyakumari, Chennai, Vishakapattanam, Paradeep and so on. Eraviputhenthurai fishermen in lieu of their shark catching techniques are known all over the world. The bye-products of shark are shark fin, shark flesh, and shark liver oil and shark teeth. From this village, about 100 boats are engaged in shark fishing. From a very backward village like this, the fishermen by their hard work, skill, adventurous nature and dedication have come up to this stage.