Nelliyampathi
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Nelliyampathy നെല്ലിയാമ്പതി Nelliampathi |
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| god's own Village | |
Sithar Kundu Viewpoint
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 Nelliyampathy
 Nelliyampathy
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| Coordinates: 10°31′47″N 76°41′02″E / 10.529627°N 76.684012°ECoordinates: 10°31′47″N 76°41′02″E / 10.529627°N 76.684012°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-70 |
| Nearest city | Nenmara and Palakkad |
Nelliyampathy (also spelled Nelliampathi) is a hill station 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Palakkad, state of Kerala, India.
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.
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.
Another attraction of Nelliyampathy is Kesavam para viewpoint. The film Mrigaya starring Mammootty was shot here.
As of 2001[update] India census, Nelliyampathy had a population of 8,718 with 4,358 males and 4.360 females.
Plantation
Hill view
A mountain stream
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