Puliyanmala

Puliyanmala is a village in Idukki district of Kerala state, India. The places intersects SH-19 (Munnar-Kumily) and SH-33 (Thodupuzha-Puliyanmala), which are the two important state highways in the district. It comes under the premises of Kattappana municipality and belongs to the newly formed Idukki constituency.^[1]

Puliyanmala
village
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Coordinates: 9°45′0″N 77°10′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Kattappana municipality
Elevation	1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English, Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	685515
Area code	04868
Vehicle registration	KL-37, KL-69
Nearest cities	Kattappana, Nedumkandam

Location

Puliyanamala is located very close to the border of Theni district in Tamil Nadu. It is about 6 km from Kattappana, 27 km from Kumily, 12 km from Cumbummettu via Annyarthozhu and 15 km from Nedumkandam. It is a high altitude region situated about 1,100 m (3,600 ft) above mean sea level. The tourist spot at Ramakkalmedu is 17 km distant.

Economy

Predominantly Puliyanmala is an agricultural village with many vast cardamom plantations.^[2] It became the first place in Kerala to have a high-tech slaughterhouse, where 30 cattle can be slaughtered per day.^[3]

Institutions

• Carmel CMI public school^[4]
• Navadarsanagram De-addiction centre^[5]

See also

• Vandanmedu
• Anakkara