Valparai

Valparai is a town in the district of Coimbatore of Tamil Nadu. Valparai is 100 km away from the district headquarters Coimbatore. Areas in Valparai are mostly owned by private tea companies and large forest areas.^[1] It is a hill station, located 3500 feet(1100m) height above sea level on the Anaimalai Hills range of the Western Ghats.

Valparai வால்பாறை
town
Valparai
Valparai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10.37°N 76.97°E / 10.37; 76.97
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Coimbatore
Government
• Municipal Chairman	K. Balamurugan
Elevation	1,193 m (3,914 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	70,859
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	642127
Telephone code	04253
Vehicle registration	TN 41

Earliest records say that in 1846 Ramasamy Mudaliar started a coffee plantation here. Later in 1864, the Karnatic coffee company started a coffee plantation in this area. In 1890, W.Wintil and Nordan bought this area from the Madras State Government (present Tamil Nadu) under the British Raj. Mr.Wintil deforested the forest areas in Valparai to cultivate tea and coffee.^[2]

According to the 2011 census, Valparai has a population of 70,859 with sex ratio of 1013 per 1000 males and literacy rate 78.47%. 59.68% of the population consist of Scheduled Castes and 1.75% population of the Scheduled Tribes.