page_title: Kalakkad
section_title: Western Ghats
hierarchical_section_title: Kalakkad / Western Ghats
caption_attribution_description: English: NATURE BOUNDED KALAKAD
context_page_description: Kalakkad is a Panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Currently, the Chairman of the Town Panchayat is PC Rajan, who hails from the nearby village called Manjuvilai. The town is centered on the Sathya Vageeswarar Temple.
context_section_description: Kalakad is surrounded on three sides by the Western Ghats. The forest area is protected as KMTR Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. It is home to many endangered animals such as lion tailed macaque etc. It is a tiger sanctuary also, though differing counts are put forward by the government about the correct number of tigers.
  The village is surrounded by vegetation, and it is probably one of the most fertile locations in Tirunelveli district. In fact, this was one reason why it changed many hands from Cheras to Pandyas to Nawab to the English. Recently (about 30 years back) a small dam, known as Vadakku Pachayar dam has been constructed by the Government of Tamil Nadu. Vadaku Pachayar is a tributary of Tamirabarani river which merges near Tharuvai. Even when there is no water in, say Courtralam, it is said that water is available here always for tourists to visit and enjoy. To enter into the sanctuary areas, you need to get special permission from forest department. However, the dam is approachable without such a permit. The climate of Kalakad is usually cool and breezy because of the Western Ghats.
caption: SCENIC VIEW OF WESTERN GHATS FROM KALAKKAD
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