Nelliyampathy (also spelled as Nelliampathi) is a

hill station A hill station is a touristic town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley. The English term was originally used mostly in Western imperialism in Asia, colonial Asia, but also in Africa (albeit rarely), for towns founded by ...

, located from

Palakkad Palakkad (), Renaming of cities in India, also known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery, is a city and a municipality in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of P ...

, state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

, India.

Geography

* Nelliampathy is surrounded by

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and

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plantations. * The village has its own gram panchayat and forms a part of the

Chittur Chittur-Thathamangalam is a town and municipality in the Palakkad district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Chittur taluk, southeast of Palakkad, on the banks of the Kannadipuzha, a major headstream of the Bharathapuzha, ...

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. Pothundi Dam, which was constructed in the 19th century, is the entrance to Nelliyampathy.

Seetharkundu

A viewpoint called Seethargund is situated 8 km away from Nelliyampathy. Seethargund, according to beliefs is the place where

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Laxmana Lakshmana (, ), also known as Laxmana, Lakhan, Saumitra, and Ramanuja, is the younger brother of Rama in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is considered as an incarnation of Shesha, the lord of serpents. Lakshmana was married to Urmila, and is ...

and

Seetha Sita (; ), also known as Siya, Jānaki and Maithili, is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. Sita is the consort of Rama, the avatar of god Vishnu, and is regarded as an avatar of goddess Lakshmi. She is t ...

rested during their exile.

Kesavan Rock

Another attraction of Nelliyampathy is the

Kesavanpara Kesavanpara is a small place in Palakkad district of Kerala state, south India. It is 30 km from Nemmara village. Geography Kesavanpara is home to the Nelliampathi mountains, and offers a panoramic view of the land below. It is near t ...

viewpoint. The film Mrigaya, starring

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, was shot here.

Demographics

India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Nelliyampathy had a population of 8,718 with 4,358 males and 4360 females.

Gallery

File:Sithar Kundu View Point 01.jpg, Sitharkundu viewpoint File:A mountain stream.JPG, A mountain stream File:Nelliyampathy03.JPG, Hill view File:Nelliyampathy Hill Station (14992548986).jpg File:Nelliampathi Sitharkundu viewpoint.jpg, Another view of Sitharkundu viewpoint

References

External links

Silent Valley model eco-tourism proposed to save Nelliampathy Hills
* {{Tourism in Kerala , state=collapsed Villages in Palakkad district Tourist attractions in Palakkad district Gram panchayats in Palakkad district Geography of Palakkad district __FORCETOC__