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Theppakadu is a village in the Nilgiris district in the
The Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Mudumalai National Park is a tourist attraction. The camp was formed over in 1910 for elephants used by timber traders. After the Government took over the forests, the working elephants or ''kumkis'' now do a variety of tasks. They are used to give rides to tourists and for patrolling during the monsoon.
The Niligiris
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Pandalur
{{Nilgiris district Villages in Nilgiris district
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n state of Tamil Nadu
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. As per Census 2011, it is part of the Mudumalai village which covers and had a population of 1,694 persons in 2011. It has a reserve forest which is part of the Mudumalai National Park in western Tamil Nadu
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touching the south of Karnataka. Theppakadu is from Bangalore
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, via Mysore
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through SH17 and NH 212 (Ooty
Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ...
road).
Elephant Camp
The Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Mudumalai National Park is a tourist attraction. The camp was formed over in 1910 for elephants used by timber traders. After the Government took over the forests, the working elephants or ''kumkis'' now do a variety of tasks. They are used to give rides to tourists and for patrolling during the monsoon.
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The Niligiris
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Pandalur
{{Nilgiris district Villages in Nilgiris district