Kavalkinaru is a village panchayat in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. It is located 24 km from Nagercoil, 69 km from Tirunelveli, and 99 km from Trivandrum International Airport. The nearest port, Tuticorin Port Trust,, is 111 km from Kavalkinaru. The town, once dependent on agriculture, livestock, stone mining, flower cultivation and the processing of Borassus, is now embracing new technologies and professions.