About Valparai
The pollution free heavenly land. Valparai is located above the 3,500 feet from the sea level on the Anamalai mountain range Valparai does not mean only a single town. It stands majestically with Green Spread Mountains and forest all around. Facility with kind hospitality for you is assured in Valparai. All your needs such as boarding, food, shopping can be satisfied with esteemed Lodges, Hotels and Shops. The place to visit at least once in your life span. To bring out the Joy and peace within you. Visit, enjoy the pleasure of Nature, and keep the green memories alive......
Reaching Valparai
64-km drive from Pollachi to Valparai is itself an exotic experience. En route is the Indira Gandhi Wild Life Sanctuary where lion-tailed macaque, the Nilgiri and the common langur, Malabar giant squirrel, elephant, gaur, spotted deer, Sambar, barking deer and wild boar reside
From Valparai you can visit the Aliyar, Sholayar and Nirar dams. Tunnels bored into the mountains and canals to harness the water from Parambikulam, Aliyar, Nirar, Sholaiyar, and several tourist spots listed below.
History of Valparai, Tamilnadu, South India In 1846 Mr. Ramasamy Mudaliyar planted coffee in his own estate. In 1864 Karnatic Coffee Company and some other peoples asked the Madras Government to provide some land for cultivation in the Anamallais. Government accepted the proposal and sold the waste land for Rs. 5.00 per acre. In the initial stages, Planters cultivated coffee. But they were not able to get the desired yield of coffee, which had a huge market. So the Karnatic Coffee company sold some part of the lands to some people. Now one part of the area is called Waverly Estate and another part is called Water Falls Estate. In 1875 England's Honorable Prince A.P. WALES EDWARD VII visits India, he plans for hunting in Grass Hills via Konalar Valley. So people made a camp. In that camp many English people stayed. So that camp was called Aangilakurichi. (Now a days Angalakuruchi) All arrangements were made for him including Railway tracks, Roads and Guest houses. Soldiers, Horses, Elephants were employed for the work. But due to some reasonable fact he cancelled his hunting program in Anamalais. In 1877 Government had taken a decision that not to give any of the land to the people for plantation. They felt deforestation will spoil the valuable Rain, Forest and other important Plants. Teak wood was completely vanished. This made the Estate owners and Forest officers in to a clash. In 1890 Mr. W.WINTIL, and Mr. NORDAN asked the government to give land. They proved, all the water sources were wastly mingled in Arabic Ocean via Cochin. So the govt. planed to give the land again. MR. WINTIL cutted all the trees in his land and made the land more fertile and planned to plant the coffee in his estate. For his estate he employed 17 years experienced great man Mr. CARWER MARSH for the salary of Rs. 250/- MR.CARWER MARSH was an excellent hard worker. His sweet co-operation with the people made more attracted. He was the medicine for the sick and an eligible worker so he was called as The Father of Anamalais. In olden days his hard work and his sufferings now made people to lead their happy. MR.CARWER MARSH statue was sent by his wife. Today his statue standing Majestically in Kavarkal Estate. Tea Plantations and Coffee Estates STANMORE GROUP: (M/s. Hindustan Lever Ltd.) In 1898 Mr. E.J. Martin developed the Sirikundra Estates. In 1896 with the help of Passion Quince Company Agency. They made Rubee Tea company. In 1927 Nallakathu and Injiparai estates were bought by those personalities. They planted 5204.08 acre’s with the tea plant in 1939. VELLAMALLAI GROUP: (M/s. Periya Karamalai Tea Produce Co. Ltd.) Vellamallai, Kanchmallai tea estate was developed in the years 1925 to 1930 nearly 1038.5 acres are planted with tea. PERIYA KARAMALLI TEA GROUP: (M/s.Periya Karamalai Tea Produce Co. Ltd.) In 1911 Mr. Carwer Marsh started his work. Till 1927 with 777 acres. They Planted the tea plants. SHEKALMUDI GROUPS: ( M/s. Parry Agro Industries Ltd.) In 1904 Mr. Marsh and Mr. Congre planted Rubber in Kallayana Panthal Estate. The Name Kallayana Panthal derived from the name Kalyani the tribal GOD. In 1903 Anamalai Planters Association (APA) started Valparai Township. It is also called as NADUVAR. Its boundary starts from Puthuthottam Estates to small perennial rivers of Stanmore and Nadumallai Estate. In 1927 Anamalai club was started only for English People. It contain tennis, Football, Gulf grounds. Weakly Market 33 shops and Two Churches. This all belong to the Naduvaru till 1940 this much has been developed. For the past 90 years, Valparai has been developed from Town to Municipality, Municipality to 3rd Gr. Nagaratchi having all facilities with all needs. Population As per the census 2001, the population of the town is 94142. The different stste & religious religious people are living in around Valparai.
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