Country India District Palakkad Vehicle registration KL-70 Local time Thursday 10:06 PM ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | State Kerala Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Nearest city Nenmara and Palakkad Government body Gram panchayat | |
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Nelliyampathy (also spelled Nelliampathi) is a hill station 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Palakkad, state of Kerala, India.
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Map of Nelliyampathy, Kerala 678508
Geography
Nelliampathy is surrounded by tea and coffee plantations. The village has its own gram panchayat and forms a part of the Chittur taluk. 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 Lord Rama, Laxmana and Seetha rested during their exile.
Kesavan Rock
Another attraction of Nelliyampathy is Kesavam para viewpoint. The film Mrigaya starring Mammootty was shot here.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Nelliyampathy had a population of 8,718 with 4,358 males and 4.360 females.
References
Nelliampathi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA