Where is Valparai located?
Q: Where is Valparai located?
A: Valparai is located in the district of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
Q: How far away is Valparai from the district headquarters?
A: Valparai is 100 km away from the district headquarters Coimbatore.
Q: Who owns the areas in Valparai?
A: Areas in Valparai are mostly owned by private tea companies and large forest areas.
Q: At what height above sea level is Valparai located?
A: Valparai is located at a height of 3500 feet (1100m) above sea level on the Anaimalai Hills range of the Western Ghats.
Q: When did Ramasamy Mudaliar start a coffee plantation in Valparai?
A: Earliest records say that in 1846 Ramasamy Mudaliar started a coffee plantation in Valparai.
Q: What prompted Mr. Wintil to deforest the forest areas in Valparai?
A: Mr. Wintil deforested the forest areas in Valparai to cultivate tea and coffee.
Q: What is the population of Valparai according to the 2011 census?
A: According to the 2011 census, Valparai has a population of 70,859 with a sex ratio of 1013 per 1000 males and literacy rate of 78.47%. 59.68% of the population consist of Scheduled Castes and 1.75% population of the Scheduled Tribes.
