Nedumkandam

NEDUMKANDAM Nedumkandam
—  town  —
NEDUMKANDAM Location of NEDUMKANDAM in Kerala and India
Coordinates	9°50′35″N 77°9′5″E / 9.84306°N 77.15139°E / 9.84306; 77.15139Coordinates: 9°50′35″N 77°9′5″E / 9.84306°N 77.15139°E / 9.84306; 77.15139
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Idukki
Nearest city	Kottayam
Parliamentary constituency	Idukki
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 685553 • Telephone • +04868 • Vehicle • KL-06/KL-37

NEDUMKANDAM, (നെടുംങ്കണ്ടം) known as the Capital of High-Ranges also known ascity of spices is the major town and head quators of Udumbanchola taluk of Idukki district in Kerala state, India.Nedumkandam is a fast growing town in Idukki and expected to become one of the large cities in Kerala in 15 years.Nedumkandam donates major production of cardamom and pepper in India.Nedumkandam Town is 3200 feet above from sea level.It is the destination for cheapest staying and also for shopping.

Nedumkandam lies in between the Periyar wild life reserve in Thekkady and the hill station of Munnar. This is a land of migratory farmers, most of whom came from Central Travancore, Kottayam, Palai, Kothamangalam and Muvattupuzha in search of better pastures (cultivable lands) and ended up in the reserve forests, which used to be there in 1960, but now has disappeared into stores, giving way to the modern township. Here cardamom, pepper and coffee are the major crops. Besides these a wide verity of other cash crops are also being cultivated.

Nedumkandam is a longish town extending along the 3 km stretch of road somewhat midway between Thekkady and Munnar. A town with a history of less than four decades. It is a testimony to the high rate of migration from the low lands of Kerala in this time span. Where elephants roamed until the early sixties. Now there are specialty Hospitals, Educational institutions and a spate of Government offices littered among the business centres. Pepper and cardamom are the mainstays of the economy. Pepper cultivation is predominantly a Malayalee activity. Holdings are small, generally ranging from 10 cents to 5 acres (20,000 m²) and a couple of cows for a family are common. In the dawn hours, riders with pails of milk can be seen descending to the town from their boards in the hills around Nedumkandam. The milk, collected by societies and carted off to Kochi, Kottayam etc. has sustained many a family in the lean years after their pepper vines were decimated by the wilt disease.

Cardamom farms are larger and about half of the owners are Tamilians whose parents ascended the ghats from Cumbam, Bodinaikanur areas of Tamil Nadu to cultivate the forest soils of the Cardamom Hill Reserve areas. Nearest Picnic Spots are Ramakkalmedu,Kailasapara,Thooval falls Kallumekallu,Mankuthimedu,Neyyandimala.

" RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS "

INDIAN CARDAMOM RESEARCH INSTITUTE ,Mayiladunpara,Nedumkandam

Kerala University's institute of cardamom research, Pabadumpara

Education

Colleges in Nedumkandam are affiliated with M.G University Kotayam. Many Institutions are run under the management of the Diocese of Idukki.

Colleges

M.G University College of Teacher Education Nedumkandam.

Govt. Polytechnic College,Manjapetty, Nedumkandam.

M.E.S College Nedumkandam, Vattappara.

S.M.E Nursing School Nedumkandam.

Karuna Nursing School Nedumkandam.

Co Operative College Nedumkandam

C-DAC Computers, Nedumkandam.

Higher Secondary Schools

St. Sebastians Higher Secondary School Nedumkandam.

Holy Cross Senior Secondary School Nedumkandam.

Vijaya Matha Senior Secondary School Thookkupalam.

Govt. Vocational Higher Secondary School Nedumkandam.

Govt. Higher Secondary School Kallar.

High Schools

SDA Residential English High School

Primary Schools

Panchayath Upper Primary School Nedumkandam.

Sacred Heart English Medium School Nedumkandam.

St. mary's L P School, Chempalam.

St.thomas L P School Combayar.

SNDP L P School Pachady

Hospitals

Taluk Hospital Nedumkandam.

Medical Trust Hospital Nedumkandam.

Karuna Hospital Nedumkandam.

National Hospital

Guru Hospital

Places for worship

1.St Sebastians Forane Church

2. Shree Krishna Temple

3. Juma Mazjid

4. Uma Maheswara temple.

5. St. marys church

6. Shree Mahadeva temple Kavunthi,Chembalam

7. Subrahmanya temple Kallar

8.St.Jude church kailasapara

Places for Entertainment

Geena Theatre,

Darshana Theatre

Children park

Accommodation

Hotel Hilda,

Hotel Chellam Residency,

Hotel Chola,

shopping

Yamuna textiles

kgees jewellary

kerala jewellary

International Clubs

1. Rotary Club of Nedumkandam

2. Lions club of Nedumkandam Greater

3. Lions Club of Nedumkandam

4. JCI Nedumkandam