The Pachaimalai Hills, (

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: பச்சைமலை), also known as the Pachais, are a low

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in the

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System. They are located in

Perambalur district Perambalur is one of the 38 districts (an administrative district) in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district headquarters is located at Perambalur. The district occupies an area of 1,752 km² and had a population of 565,223 with a se ...

& Tiruchirapalli district of

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state, southeastern

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. It is situated at a distance of 10 km from

Perambalur Perambalur is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Perambalur district and Perambalur ''taluk'' (sub-district). census, the town had a population of 49,648. There are a set of 11th century Buddha statues aroun ...

, 73 km from

Trichy Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...

and 112 km from Salem. The Tamil Nadu Government is planning to develop the Pachaimalai as a tourist destination.

Etymology

In the Tamil language, ''Pachai'' means green. The range's vegetation is greener than some of the other hills in the region.

Geography

Rivers in the Pachaimalai Hills include the Sweata Nadi and

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. Waterfalls include the Koraiyar Falls, Mangalam Aruvi falls, and Mayil Uthu falls. The VeeraRamar Dam is located on the Kallar River in the hills. The main junctions are Sembulichampatty, Manalodai, ChinnaIluppur, Ramanadhapuram, Topsengattupatti, Sembur, Periyapakalam, Periya nagur, and Mayammbadi. Indigenous tribes such as the

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s (not to be confused with malayali of kerala) trade some of their surplus agricultural products they grow in the hills, at towns on the plains for items not available in the hills.

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is a popular seasonal agriculture product from the hills. Mostly they holding the majority of land in their town. They are cultivating rice and sugarcane. Top sengattuppatti is the main village of thenpuanadu. there are three divisional part of pachamalai hills 1) Vannadu, 2) Thenpuranadu, 3) Aaththinadu. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/zh/484051468756592342/pdf/IPP1090tribal0development0plan.pdf

Nearby towns

Top Sengattuppatti is a major village in the range. Towns near the Pachaimalai Hills on the plains include: * Melapuliyur *

Esanai Esanai is a village 50 miles (31 km) northeast of Trichy, in far southern India, coming under the Perambalur taluk in Perambalur district of Tamil Nadu state. It is known mainly for its temple to Ayyappan, which is visited by thousands o ...

* Elambalur *

Gangavalli Gangavalli is a panchayat town in Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. History Gangavalli is probably named after the holy name "ganga" (river swetha) and the flowering plant "valli", which spread over the river flowing across Ga ...

Thammampatti Thammampatti Town Panchayat (also known as ''Dharma Nagar'') is a Upgraded Special-Grade Town with a ''panchayat'' (local government) status in the Salem District of Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located between Pachamalai and the Kolli Hills o ...

* Arumbavur *Malayalappatti *

Thedavur Thedavur is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. History Around 1200 CE, there were 2 major forces ruling in the neighborhood, Aragalur (Nadu Naadu of Magadai Mandalam) ruled by Ponparappinan and Thedavur by Van ...

* Uppiliapuram *

Attur Attur or Aathur is a town, municipality and headquarters of Attur taluk in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of 61,793. Attur is growing economically. Transport Attur is ...

*Aranarai And Thuraiyur

Districts

The Pachaimalai Hills are spread over the following districts of Tamil Nadu: * Tiruchirappalli District *

Salem district Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the distri ...

References

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