Lovedale is a village situated in the

Nilgiri Hills The Nilgiri Mountains form part of the Western Ghats in northwestern Tamil Nadu, Southern Karnataka, and eastern Kerala in India. They are located at the trijunction of three states and connect the Western Ghats with the Eastern Ghats. At le ...

in the state of

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. It is one of the highest places above mean sea level in the Nilgiris. Today, it is notable for tourism.

Nearest large population areas

*Ooty (5 km away). The Queen of Hills is located just 5 km away from Lovedale. *Conoor (16 km) *Wellington *

Nilambur Nilambur is a major town, a municipality and a Taluk in the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is also known as 'Teak ...

Population

The permanent population is about 1,000-1,500 people. The residents of The Lawrence School add another 1,000 people to this.

Establishments

The Lawrence School is a residential school. Lovedale has a police station that serves Lovedale and the nearby villages. It also has a small post office and a bank (branch of SBI), both of which primarily serve The Lawrence School.

Educational institutions

Lawrence School, Lovedale The Lawrence School, Lovedale (formerly known as Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School), the namesake of its founder Brigadier-General Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence KCB, is a co-educational boarding school located at Lovedale, which is a li ...

* St. Antony's High School, Lovedale * Nilgiris Matriulation higher Secondary school, Lovedale

Climate

Lovedale features a

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(Cwb) under

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. It, along with Ooty, are located in the highest part of the

. Due to its location in the Nilgiris, Lovedale gets rain from both the

monsoons A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscill ...

. The wet season runs from April to December and the dry season from January to March. There is a difference of 345 mm of precipitation between the driest and wettest months. Throughout the year, temperatures vary by 4.2 °C. Minsara kanavu climax was shot in this area.

Transport

*By rail: The

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(UNESCO World Heritage Site) passes through Lovedale. Lovedale is the second to last railway station on the route to Ooty from Mettupalayam, and is also the highest station on the entire route. *By road: Lovedale is situated just 5 km from Ooty and one can take a taxicab or bus from there. The bus is the cheapest way to get there, with tickets costing just Rs 5.

References

Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district Villages in Nilgiris district {{Nilgiris-geo-stub