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| name = Kolukkumalai<br />
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| settlement_type = Hill station<br />
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| image_skyline = The Beautiful landscape view from the Kolukkumalai Peak, Munnar.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = The View of [[Western Ghats]] from the Kolukkumalai Peak<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|10.075|77.221|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Theni]]<br />
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| governing_body = Panchayath<br />
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| elevation_m = 2160<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
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| postal_code = 625582<br />
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'''Kolukkumalai''' is a small village/hamlet in [[Bodinayakanur]] Taluk in the [[Theni district]] of the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/travel/news/860751|title=The hills are alive ... In Munnar|date=5 January 2016}}</ref> 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.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} It is situated near Munnar.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Kolukkumalai is about {{convert|7130|ft}} above sea level and lies some {{convert|32|km}} from [[Munnar]]. The hill top village is accessible only by jeep due to rugged and rain drenched roads covering up to 17&nbsp;km. It is about a one and a half hour journey from Munnar town. The exact location of kolukkumalai is in Theni district (Tamil Nadu) . The approach road is via [[Suryanelli]] near [[Munnar]] in Idukki district of Kerala.<br />
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===Tourism===<br />
[[File:The Stary Sunrise View from Kolukkumalai, Munnar.jpg|thumb|Sunrise view from Kolukkumalai]]<br />
Visitor attractions include:<br />
* [[Devikulam]]<br />
* [[Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary]]<br />
* [[Munnar]]<br />
* [[Idukki]]<br />
* [[Thekkadi]]<br />
* [[Theni]]<br />
* [[Meesapulimala]]<br />
* [[Kambam]]<br />
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==Colleges==<br />
* Cardamom Planters' Associations College, Bodinayakanur<br />
* Government Engineering College, Bodinayakanur<br />
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==Schools==<br />
* P.U. Primary School Kurangani<br />
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==Administration and Politics==<br />
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<br />
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[[File:Panoramic View from the Kolukkumalai of the Theni Valley, Munnar.jpg|center|668px|thumb| Panoramic View from the Kolukkumalai of the Theni Valley, Munnar]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Chinnakanal]]<br />
* [[Munnar]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Commons category-inline|Kolukkumalai}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Theni district]]<br />
[[Category:Hill stations in Tamil Nadu]]</div>2409:4072:608A:DA67:F64D:BDAC:5DE1:E287