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Kolukkumalai

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Kolukkumalai
village
The View of Western Ghats from the Kolukkumalai Peak
Kolukkumalai Show map of Tamil Nadu Kolukkumalai Show map of India
Coordinates: 10°04′30″N 77°13′16″E / 10.075°N 77.221°E / 10.075; 77.221
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Theni
Government
• Body	Panchayath
Elevation	2,160 m (7,090 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	625582
Vehicle registration	TN-60

Kolukkumalai is a small village/hamlet in Bodinayakanur Taluk in the Theni district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[1] It is home to the highest tea plantation in the world with the tea grown here possessing a special flavour and freshness because of the high altitude.^{[citation needed]} It is located near Munnar in Idukki district of Kerala.

Geography[edit]

Kolukkumalai is about 7,130 feet (2,170 m) above sea level and lies some 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Munnar. The hill top village is accessible only by jeep due to rugged and rain drenched roads covering up to 17 kms. Kolukkumalai is located in Theni district of Tamil Nadu. The approach road is through Suryanelli near Munnar in Idukki district of Kerala.

Tourism[edit]

Sunrise view from Kolukkumalai

Visitor attractions include:

Colleges[edit]

Cardamom Planters' Associations College, Bodinayakanur
Government Engineering College, Bodinayakanur

Schools[edit]

P.U. Primary School Kurangani

Administration and Politics[edit]

This place belongs to Kottagudi Panchayath of Bodinayakanur taluk. It had 139 voters as on 2014. This village belongs to Bodinayakanur assembly seat. A TNSTC bus starts at 4 am in Theni towards Suryanelli which is the only bus from the state it belongs to. KSRTC buses run regularly to Suryanelli

Panoramic View from the Kolukkumalai of the Theni Valley, Munnar

References[edit]

^ "The hills are alive ... In Munnar". 5 January 2016.

External links[edit]

Media related to Kolukkumalai at Wikimedia Commons

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