Kolukkumalai

Kolukkumalai
village
The View of Western Ghats from the Kolukkumalai Peak
The View of Western Ghats from the Kolukkumalai Peak
Kolukkumalai is located in Tamil Nadu
Kolukkumalai
Kolukkumalai
Kolukkumalai is located in India
Kolukkumalai
Kolukkumalai
Coordinates: 10°04′30″N 77°13′16″E / 10.075°N 77.221°E / 10.075; 77.221
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTheni
Government
 • BodyPanchayath
Elevation
2,160 m (7,090 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625582
Vehicle registrationTN-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.

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