Kumily
Kumily also spelt as Kumaly is the largest Gram Panchayat in the Idukki district of Kerala. It is a town in Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and Periyar Tiger Reserve. Kumily is gateway town into Kerala from Tamil Nadu. Kumily lies in the southeastern part of Idukki district at an altitude ranging from 2,890 ft (880 m) from mean sea level. A sizeable portion of the land is covered by vast cardamon plantations and parts of land in the south and southeast portion are under the premises of Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary which are thick forests.
Source - Wikipedia [May 2021]
Address
Grama panchayath office
National Highway 183
Thekkady
Kumily
Kerala
Pin - 685509
Phone
+914998213033
The present-day Kumily has roots in the colonial period of British. The area was once owned by the Thekkumkoor rajas in central Travancore and later when Marthanda Varma conducted his campaigns in central Travancore, regions including Kumily came under Travancore kingdom. Till the end of the 19th century, the area was given under control of Poonjar kings. But the drastic and significant changes occurred in the region by the advent of British powers. They obtained these regions from the local rulers and transformed the forestlands into cultivatable one. Large-scale production of cash crops like cardamom, pepper, coffee, cinnamon etc. were begun in the hilly terrains. Many people from in and outside Kerala were brought to work in these plantation.
