Mullaperiyar Dam

Mullaperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River of Idukki district of Indian state of . It is situated 150 km south east of and 200 km north east of state capital city of Trivandrum.
Wikipedia
Photo: Rameshng, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Idukki District, Kerala, India
  • Also known as: “Mullaperiyar” and “Periyar Dam”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thekkady and Vandiperiyar.

Photo: Jonathanawhite, Public domain.
is the location of the . is the nearest town centre to .

Town
Photo: Socrammm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a spice village in , in the Indian state of . It is known for tourism, tea and coffee plantations, black pepper and other spice products. is situated 8 km northwest of Mullaperiyar Dam.

Photo: Rameshng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in State in South . It is in the Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and the Periyar Tiger Reserve, in the Idukki District.

Mullaperiyar Dam

Latitude
9.52865° or 9° 31′ 43″ north
Longitude
77.14431° or 77° 8′ 40″ east
Open location code
6JXVG4HV+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 804274902
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q2723522
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Mullaperiyar Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Bengali to Tamil—“Mullaperiyar Dam” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “পেরিয়ার বাঁধ”
  • Bengali: “মুল্লাপেরিয়ার বাঁধ”
  • French: “Barrage de Mullaperiyar”
  • French: “Mullaperiyar”
  • German: “Mullaperiyar Dam”
  • Hindi: “मुल्लापेरियार बांध”
  • Indonesian: “Bendungan Mullaperiyar”
  • Japanese: “ムラペリヤール・ダム”
  • Malayalam: “മുല്ലപെരിയാർ”
  • Malayalam: “മുല്ലപ്പെരിയാർ അണക്കെട്ട്”
  • Malayalam: “മുല്ലപ്പെരിയാർ അണക്കെട്ട്‌”
  • Malayalam: “മുല്ലപ്പെരിയാർ”
  • Tamil: “முல்லை பெரியாறு”
  • Tamil: “முல்லைப் பெரியாறு அணை”
  • Tamil: “முல்லைப் பெரியாறு”
  • Tamil: “முல்லைப்பெரியாறு அணை”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include NCC Airstrip and Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Mullapperiyar Baby Dam and Anganwadi.

Kerala: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, and Ernakulam.

Curious Dams to Discover

Uncover intriguing dams from every corner of the globe.