Kolukkumalai

Kolukkumalai
Hill station
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Theni
Government
• Body	Panchayath
Elevation	2,160 m (7,090 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	625582
Vehicle registration	TN-60

Kolukkumalai (Tamil: கொழுக்குமலை) is a small village/hamlet in Bodinayakanur Taluk in the Theni District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is home to the highest tea plantations in the world with the tea grown here possessing a special flavour and freshness because of the high altitude. .

Geography

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 upto 17 km. It is about a one and a half hour journey from Munnar town. The exact location of kolukkumalai is in Theni district (Tamilnadu). The approach road is via Suryanelli in Idukki district of Kerala.

Demographics

Tourism

Tourist Places Near By Kolukkumalai

Colleges

Cardomom Planters' Association College
C.p.a. College

Schools

P.u.pry.scl. Kurangani

Transport

Near By Air Ports

Madurai Airport 153 KM
Kochi Airport 133 KM
Coimbatore Airport 203 KM

Near By RailWay Stations

Aluva Railway station 137 Km
Kodai road Railway station 127 km
Bodinayakanur Rail Way Station 50 KM
Theni Rail Way Station 66 KM
Andipatti Rail Way Station 82 KM
Usilampatti Rail Way Station 105 KM
Madurai Rail Way Station 142 KM

Municipal administration and politics`

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

References

State of Tamil Nadu

Capital: Chennai

State symbols	Seal: Srivilliputhur Andal Temple Gopuram Animal: Nilgiri tahr Bird: Emerald dove Flower: Gloriosa lily Fruit: Jackfruit Tree: Palm tree

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Districts	Ariyalur Chennai Coimbatore Cuddalore Dharmapuri Dindigul Erode Kanchipuram Kanyakumari Karur Krishnagiri Madurai Nagapattinam Namakkal Perambalur Pudukkottai Ramanathapuram Salem Sivaganga Thanjavur The Nilgiris Theni Thoothukudi Tiruchirapalli Tirunelveli Tiruppur Tiruvallur Tiruvannamalai Tiruvarur Vellore Viluppuram Virudhunagar

Major cities	Chennai Coimbatore Cuddalore Erode Dindigul Madurai Salem Thanjavur Tiruchirapalli Tiruppur Tirunelveli Tuticorin Vellore

Tamil Nadu

Coordinates: 10°04′41″N 77°13′16″E / 10.078°N 77.221°E / 10.078; 77.221

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