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Pincode | 642130 |
Name | Vellamalai B.O |
District | Coimbatore |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Status | Branch Office(Delivery) |
Head Office | Pollachi H.O |
Sub Office | Karamalai Bazaar S.O |
Location | Valparai Taluk of Coimbatore District |
Telephone No | Not Available |
SPCC | POLLACHI HO-642001 |
Department Info | Pollachi Division Coimbatore Region Tamilnadu Circle |
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Indian Postal Code System Consists of Six digits. The first to digits represent the state, the second two digits represent the district and the Third two digits represents the Post Office.In this case the first two digits 64 represents the state Tamil Nadu, the second two digits 21 represent the district Coimbatore, and finally 30 represents the Post Office Vellamalai B.O. Thus the Zip Code of Vellamalai B.O, Coimbatore, tamil nadu is 642130 |
Valparai is a Taluk and hill station in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 3,500 feet above sea level on the Anaimalai Hills range of the Western Ghats, at a distance of 100 km from Coimbatore and 65 km from Pollachi.There are 40 hairpin bends on the way up to Valparai from Azhiyar. While major portions of the land are owned by private tea companies, large forest areas continue to be out of bounds. As of 2011, the town had a population of 70,859.
Earliest records of this area are from the year 1846 when Ramasamy Mudaliyar started coffee plantation here. In 1864, the Karnatic Coffee Company began their coffee plantation here but they could not make it profitable, hence they sold part of their land. In 1875, the roads and guest houses were built by soldiers for the visit of England’s Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII. Soldiers were posted here and horses and elephants were used for this More Info