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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 plantations in the world with the tea grown here possessing a special flavour and freshness because of the high altitude.Template:Citation needed It is situated near Munnar.
Geography
Kolukkumalai is about Template:Convert above sea level and lies some Template:Convert from Munnar. The hill top village is accessible only by jeep due to rugged and rain drenched roads covering up to 17 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.
Tourism
Visitor attractions include:
Colleges
- Cardamom Planters' Associations College, Bodinayakanur
- Government Engineering College, Bodinayakanur
Schools
- P.U. Primary School Kurangani
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 which is the only bus from the state it belongs to. KSRTC buses run regularly to Suryanelli
See also
References
- ↑ The hills are alive ... In Munnar(5 January 2016).