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Nelliyampathy (also spelled as Nelliampathi) is a hill station, located 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Palakkad, state of Kerala, India.

Nelliyampathy Nelliampathi
Hill Station
Nelliampathi
Western Ghats at Nelliampathi
Nickname:  Nelliampathi
Nelliyampathy Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Nelliyampathy Nelliyampathy (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 10.529627°N 76.684012°E / 10.529627; 76.684012
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Named for	Nelliampathi
Government
• Body	Gram Panchayat
Area
• Total	576 km2 (222 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	5,545
• Density	9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-70
Nearest city	Nenmara and Kollengode

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 Kesavanpara viewpoint. The film Mrigaya starring Mammootty was shot here.[2][3]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Nelliyampathy had a population of 8,718 with 4,358 males and 4360 females.[4]

Gallery

• 
  Sitharkundu viewpoint
• 
  A mountain stream
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  Hill view
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  Another view of Sitharkundu viewpoint

See also

• Pothundi Dam

References

External links

• Silent Valley model eco-tourism proposed to save Nelliampathy Hills
• Nelliampathy travel guide from Wikivoyage

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