Asankodai

Asankodai is a village with around 30 families. It comes under Perumpallam Panchayat, Kodaikanal taluk, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Asankodai village is without road facilities and is surrounded by Thandikudi by north, Pachalur by south KC Patty by east and Perumpallam by west. This place was a dense forest where few lands are used for cultivation land and remaining land occupied by government to plant eucalyptus trees.

The people need to walk around 7 miles to get basic necessities. It takes nearly one and a half hours to reach the nearby villages but the best thing is they have current and telephone facilities.

Agriculture

The main cultivation here is Coffee plantations. Also they are cultivating orange, Lemon, Banana, Jack fruit and Butter fruit.

Attractions

Its quite a greenish area located at an elevation of Template:M to ft above sea level. It is a cool place to spend your vacation. One more entertainment is Trekking which is the only way to reach there. There are no transport facilities to this village. People here are very kind and helping in nature.

The main attraction in this village is the Kathuvumalai Nathan Siva Temple, located on a hill. It is necessary to walk to reach the temple. Every year, on April 14 (Tamil new year), there is a celebration in the temple. There is also a Kali temple.

The advantage here is that there is no traffic, no vehicle sounds. One can enjoy nature with mild breeze sounds mixed with bird songs.

Education

There is a primary school up to 5th standard with a single teacher for 30 students. Students from here move to a nearby village to continue their higher studies.

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