Puliyanmala | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 9.75°N 77.1667°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Idukki |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Governing Body: | Kattappana municipality |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 1100 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English, Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 685515 |
Registration Plate: | KL-37, KL-69 |
Area Code: | 04868 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest cities |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kattappana, Nedumkandam |
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]
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 above mean sea level. The tourist spot at Ramakkalmedu is 17 km distant.
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]