Gudalur

It is a picturesque green valley on the way from Mysore to Ooty with a population of 32,605 (1991 census). It is a gateway to three states, Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Kerala, lying equidistant from both Kerala and Karnataka. It is said that Gudalur gets its name from Koodal - uru, meaning the "meeting place". Though the history of the name has been lost, it is the place where all the three states' boundaries meet. Tea plantations dot the whole region, and the regional economy is heavily dependent on the tea industry. Being a satellite town between Ooty and Mysore, both tourist spots, Gudalur has the prospect of developing into another tourist destination. Gudalur is a place where one can see people from the three states of Tamilnadu, Kerala, and Karnataka live together cordially.

The name Gudalur also derived from "goodal" + "oor" which means a place which is not easy to findout. At some time it was a hiding place for the newly wedded couples who married without the consent of their parents and eloped from their home. Criminals also find this place as a place to hide themselves from the law of the land. but the history of gudalur says that it is a land of hardworkers. people from different part of India migrated to gudalur and fought with the wild animals and with malaria and thereby reaped gold from the land. the present generation of gudalur is the sons and daughters of those saints of the land.

Now Gudalur Taluk is divided into two talukas: Gudalur and Pandalur. Pandalur Taluka consists of the major portion of Nelliyalam Villages and Cherangode village. It was the seat of erstwile Nelliyalam Ratti. Nelliyalam is a small village where you can find the remains of the fort of Nelliyalam Ratti.

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