Manimutharu is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Indian census, Manimutharu had a population of 50,000. The female/male ratio was 2:1. Manimutharu had an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. The literacy rate was equal between males and females. In Manimutharu, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Villages Chettimedu Aladiyoor Ayan Singampatti Cash Keeper Thoppu Adivaram (Mill Gate) Mela Ermalpuram Jamin Singampatti Korayarkulam Manimutharu Manjolai (Tea Estate) Thirupathiyapuram Vempaiyapuram Kudhira Mukku keela Earmalpuram
Manjolai Hills With elevations ranging from , the Manjolai area is set deep in the Western Ghats within the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in Tirunelveli District. Located on top of the Manimuthar Dam and the Manimuthar waterfalls, the Manjolai area comprises tea plantations and small settlements around them, Upper Kodaiyar Dam and a windy viewpoint called Kuthiravetti.
The tea plantations and the whole of Manjolai estates are operated by the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation on forest lands leased from the government of Tamil Nadu. The three tea estates within the Manjolai area are Manjolai Estate, Manimutharu Estate and Oothu Estate. The estates are at elevations between 2300 feet and 4200 feet.
Schools Saraswathi Isac Primary School, Thirupathiyapuram Rich Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chettimedu Ganthi Primary School, Chettimedu Government Middle School, Aladiyoor Avvaiyar Elementary School, Mela Earmalpuram. Manimutharu Higher Secondary School, Manimuthar Murugathsa Elementary School, Keela Earmalpuram
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