India Postmark Help, Please

On this Travancore state issue I can make out "...HUCKAL..." in the postmark but none of the sources I know come up with that combination in an Indian placename.
Can anyone help. Thanks in advance.

Thuckalay?

I think you've got it!
Here's a quote from Wiki:
"Thuckalay is a part of Padmanabhapuram, which was once the capital of the historic Indian state of Travancore."
Many thanks!

Nice find,
A tricky one to find on my Travancore Anchal Mail System.
Vicinity of the Thiruvithamcode district.

Perhaps the mail from Thuckalay to Eraniel was a mail runner in the early days?

The Takkalai postmark on Tiruvitamkur 1943 8 Kashu on 6 Kashu SG O105b is Mus type XI cds which is quite common.

Scarcer are the postmarks from Non-Departmental/Extra- Departmental Branch Anchal Offices (Anchal means Post).

Takkalai (8.2426°N 77.3152°E) is now located in Kanniyakumari district of Tamizh Nadu, which once was part of the minority Tamizh-speaking area of Tiruvitamkur state which is why mail emanating from Takkalai AO, which functioned as a Departmental AO in Padmanabhapuram Division of Tiruvitamkur Anchal, are often found written in Tamizh than in more prevalent state language Malayalam.

It may mentioned that there were 8 Postal Divisions of Tiruvitamkur Anchal viz., Alappuzha, Kollam, Kottayam, Mavelikkara, Muvattupuzha, Padmanabhapuram, Tiruvanantapuram and High Range.

References:
1. The Travancore Anchal Manual (Vol.II: Anchal Inspector's Manual).
Government Press, Tiruvanantapuram 1937
Appendix D: List of Departmental and Non-Departmental Anchal Offices; p.49

2. The Travancore Anchal.
Narayanan Shankaran Mus.
Vaidyasarathi, Kottayam 1973
Section II: Postal Markings
Chapter I: The General Postmarks of Travancore; p.126

@rod222



Here is an example of scarce Tiruvitamkur intra-state mail carried entirely by Br. Indian postal system i.e. of an 1899 Kollam to Iraniyal cover.

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopi...311#p4532311

Thank you Joy,
what a lovely cover that was !
Saved.

Here's another postmark that is elusive:


I've tried fallingrain and the usual sources, but I have virtually no expertise with India postmarks, except that to realize that they are difficult! This one seems to read TAMEIL

The T and M are guesses, but I think probably correct. It looks like there should be at least one more letter after the L.

Hi rod222 from Belgian RR stamps -- you have eclectic interests, it appears!

Hi Tohil,
Unable to assist,
due to Anglicising, these can be a tough ask.
I thought ?AREIL? looked more promising,
Without a leading letter, makes it even tougher.

Could it be BAREILLY?

Bareilly,indeed