Navamalai
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Navamalai | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Navamalai Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Navamalai Navamalai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°28′N 77°00′E / 10.46°N 77.00°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Coimbatore |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 300 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 642114 |
| Telephone code | 04259 is the telephone code |
| Vehicle registration | TN 41 |
| Sex ratio | Females are more than Males. ♂/♀ |
Navamalai is a small village in the panchayat town of Kottur-Malayandipattinam in Coimbatore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is inside Anamalai Tiger Reserve.[1] The village is also home to the Aliyar Power House, a large hyrdoelectric power station operated by the Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited.[2][3]
Navamalai is located 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Kottur-Malayandipattinam in the Pollachi taluk (and parliamentary constituency)[4] in Coimbatore District. Navamalai means "Nine Mountains" in Tamil; as the name suggests, it is surrounded by nine of the mountains that form the Western Ghats.
The River Aliyar falls from the high mountains and starts its journey through the plains from this small village. The southern end of Aliyar Dam touches the village. There are many other streams in the mountains all of which pass through the village before joining the river Aliyar. The mountains are green and the forests have rare trees and plants. Granite patches are visible at many places in the mountains. Thick forests give cover to many wild animals.
History
The village has no written history aside from approximately 150 years of land records.