Kolukkumalai

Kolukkumalai கொழுக்குமலை കൊലുക്കുമല
Hill station
The View of Western Ghats from the Kolukkumalai Peak
Kolukkumalai Show map of Tamil Nadu Kolukkumalai Show map of India Kolukkumalai Show map of Kerala Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 10°04′30″N 77°13′16″E / 10.075°N 77.221°E / 10.075; 77.221Coordinates: 10°04′30″N 77°13′16″E / 10.075°N 77.221°E / 10.075; 77.221
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Theni
Government
• Body	Panchayath
Elevation	2,160 m (7,090 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	625582
Vehicle registration	TN-60

Kolukkumalai (Tamil: கொழுக்குமலை Malayalam: കൊലുക്കുമല) is a small village/hamlet in Bodinayakanur Taluk in the Theni district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu bordering Idukki district of Kerala. It is home to the highest tea plantations in the world with the tea grown here possessing a special flavour and freshness because of the high altitude.

Kolukkumalai is about 7,130 feet (2,170 m) above sea level and lies some 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Munnar. The hill top village is accessible only by jeep due to rugged and rain drenched roads covering upto 17 km. It is about a one and a half hour journey from Munnar town. The exact location of kolukkumalai is in Theni district (Tamil Nadu). The approach road is via Suryanelli near Munnar in Idukki district of Kerala.

Visitor attractions include:

This place belongs to Kottagudi Panchayath of Bodinayakanur taluk. It had 139 voters as on 2014. This village belongs to Bodinayakanur assembly seat. A TNSTC bus starts at 4 am in Theni towards Suryanelli.