Nellimukal
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Nellimukal is a small village located in Kerala, India. This village is part of Adoor Thaluk and comes under Pathanamthitta district. Its nearest town is Adoor which is about 5 km away.
Etymology[]
The word nelli in Malayalam is a vernacular name for "Phyllanthus emblica". The name Nellimukal comes from nelli, because this area used to have a large number of Phyllanthus emblica trees[citation needed] before they were replaced by rubber plantations. Really the name of this place was "Puliyanaththara" because there were tigers in this place[not exist now].
Geography[]
This village has beautiful farmlands. The plants and trees grown in farms are rubber, coconut, banana, tapioca, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, etc. A state highway connecting Adoor to Chavara passes through the village.
Education[]
is the main educational institution in this village.
References[]
- Villages in Pathanamthitta district
- Pathanamthitta district geography stubs