| Bodhamalai | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Coordinates | 11°32′33″N78°14′28″E / 11.54250°N 78.24111°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 19.3121 km (12.0000 mi)E-W |
| Width | 9.3342 km (5.8000 mi)N-S |
| Area | 180.2632 km2 (69.6000 sq mi) |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Tamil |
| Geography | |
| Location | Vennandur block, Rasipuram taluk |
| Parent range | Eastern Ghats |
| Biome | Forests |
Bodhamalai or Bodamalai is a hill in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu. [1]
Bodhamalai is an offshoot of Kolli Hills running 12 km in an east–west direction between Jarugu and Kolli Hills. The height ranges from 800 meters to 1200 meters. [2]
Keelur, Melur, Gedamalai are some hill villages of Bodhamalai. [3] Bodhamalai is a parts of Eastern ghats in Salem district and Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu. [4] The Kolli hill is located forty kilometres south from Bodhamalai. The Yercaud or Shevaroy Hills of Salem district is located seventy kilometres north from Bodhamalai. The nearest town Rasipuram is located twenty kilometres South from Bodhamalai. Salem is located forty four kilometres north from Bodhamalai. The district capital Namakkal is located forty eight kilometres south from Bodhamalai. Mettala is located twenty one kilometres east from Bodhamalai. Vennandur is located thirty kilometres west from Bodhamalai. [5] Here the hill tribes live very little. All of them are displaced from Kolli hill and live here. No bus facility. You have to go for a walk. [6]
Several species of herbal plants grow in Bodhamalai. The local people sell herbal leaves, roots, tuber, stem, crust of herbal plant. [7]
Tribals live in Kizhur, Mellur and Kedamalai hamlets. Agriculture and rearing live stocks is their main occupation. [2]
The area falls under the Rasipuram taluk and in the Rasipuram Assembly constituency in Namakkal district. [2]
Namakkal is a city and the headquarters of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. It is the first ISO 14001-2004 certified municipality in Asia for environmental management, specifically the provision and maintenance of water supply, solid waste and sewage management, town planning, lighting and other social services. Namakkal is known as the Egg City due to its large egg production and Transport city.
Mettur is an industrial and tourist town located in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the Mettur Dam which is the largest dam in south India.
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Namakkal District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was bifurcated from Salem District with Namakkal city as headquarters on 25 July 1996 and started to function independently from 1 January 1997. The district has eight taluks (subdivisions): Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Paramathi Velur, Senthamangalam, Kumarapalayam, Kolli Hills and Mohanur. It has two revenue divisions: Tiruchengode and Namakkal. As of 2011 census, Namakkal district had a population of 1,726,601 with a sex-ratio of 986 females for every 1,000 males and Tiruchengode is the largest city in terms of population. Namakkal district is geographically affiliated to Kongu Nadu region. The district is famous for its large poultry industry, egg production and lorry bodybuilding industry, for which it is often referred to as "Egg City" and "Transport Hub of South India".
Tiruchengode is a selection-grade municipality located in western part of southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is famous for the ancient hilltop Ardhanareeswarar Temple, dedicated to the unique combined male-female form of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi. This important place of pilgrimage is mentioned in the Tamil work Silapathikaram as 'Nedulkundru' and is celebrated in the hymns of Saivite saints. The equally famous Chenkottu Velavar Temple, dedicated to Lord Murugan, is situated on the same hill. As of 2011, the town had a population of 95,335. As per 2011 population, Tiruchengode is the largest city in Namakkal district. It is also famous for rig business.
Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the district include Mettur, Tharamangalam, Thammampatti, Attur, Omalur, Sangagiri and Edappadi. That Salem dates to at least two thousand years ago is evident from the discovery of silver coins from the Roman Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus found by Koneripatti of Salem in 1987. It was ruled by Mazhavar King Kolli Mazhavan and kings Adhiyaman and Valvil Ori of Sangam age. It is part of Mazhanadu, a vast region that dates to the second century BCE. Salem was the largest district of Tamil Nadu. It was bifurcated into Salem and Dharmapuri districts in 1965 and Namakkal district in 1997. Now Salem has been developed a lot by building many bridges and is considered to be the Smart city. Salem is famous for cultivating mangoes.
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Thammampatti is a Town Panchayat in the Gangavalli taluk of Salem District of Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located between Pachamalai and the Kolli Hills on the banks of the River Swetha bordering Tiruchirappalli district, and is known mainly for its fine wood carvings.
Kolli Malai also known as Kolli Hills, is a Hill station and Taluk in Namakkal district, in Tamil Nadu, India.
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Puduchatram is a town panchayat located in the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu state, India. It is the headquarter of Puduchatram block.
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Thirumalaipatty is a significant village located in the Namakkal District of the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated 8 km east of Pudhansandai (NH-7), 7 km west of Kalappanaickenpatti, and 15 km north of Rasipuram. The name Thirumalaipatti derives from "Three Hills," which refers to the three hills that surround the village. The people of this village have a strong culture and tradition.
R. Pattanam is a village in Rasipuram taluk, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, India. The residents' major occupation is agriculture. Here it has two lakes Pattanam lake which is largest lake in Rasipuram taluk and alathoor lake. Both collect the rain water through canal from the bodhamalai hills.
Akkiyampatty is a neighbourhood in the Town of Senthamangalam in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was merged with the Senthamangalam Municipality in 2016.
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