Cholappādi Reserved Forest
Cholappādi Reserved Forest is a forest reserve in Tamil Nadu, Southern India. Cholappādi Reserved Forest is situated nearby to the town Mettūr, as well as near the abandoned locality Karumalaikkudal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mettur Dam railway station and Mettur Dam.
Mettur Dam railway station
Railway station
Mettur Dam railway station is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station situated in Mettur, Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Mettur Dam
Dam
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The Mettur Dam is one of the largest dams in India built in pre-independent India and is also the largest in Tamil Nadu, located across the river Kaveri where it enters the plains. Mettur Dam is situated 3 km west of Cholappādi Reserved Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mettur and Nangavalli.
Mettur
Town
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Mettur is an industrial and tourist town located in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the Mettur Dam which is the largest dam in south India. Mettur is situated 4½ km southwest of Cholappādi Reserved Forest.
Nangavalli
Village
Nangavalli is a panchayat town in Mettur taluk of Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of 8.13 km2, it had a population of 10,809 individuals as per the 2011 census. Nangavalli is situated 9 km southeast of Cholappādi Reserved Forest.
Vanavasi
Village
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Vanavasi is a panchayat town in Mettur taluk of Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 31 panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of 5.2 km2, it had a population of 7,130 individuals as per the 2011 census. Vanavasi is situated 9 km southeast of Cholappādi Reserved Forest.
Cholappādi Reserved Forest
- Type: Forest reserve
- Also known as: “Cholappadi Reserved Forest”
- Location: Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
11.81073° or 11° 48′ 39″ northLongitude
77.83209° or 77° 49′ 56″ eastElevation
275 metres (902 feet)Open location code
7J3VRR6J+7RGeoNames ID
11556534
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