Aruvankad
in Nilgiris District of State of Tamil Nādu, India
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Coimbatore International Airport (30 mi) - Calicut International Airport (57 mi)
- Mysore Airport (66 mi)
- Cochin International Airport (87 mi)
- Salem Airport (93 mi)
- Madurai Airport (139 mi)
- Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (139 mi)
- Bengaluru International Airport (142 mi)
- Mountain Railways of India (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- Lady Canning’s Seat (observation point, (6 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 11.363 and 76.758 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 11° 21' 47" and E 76° 45' 28"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rupee - INR
- Spoken languages:
- English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Panjabi, Assamese, Bihari , Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Sanskrit, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:40 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- UTC/GMT offset: 5.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:22 am and 5:55 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -0.955 and -90.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Puerto Villamil - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to India.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning India. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Aruvankad
Aruvankad in Nilgiris District (State of Tamil Nādu) with it's 5,175 citizens is a town in India about 1,194 mi (or 1,921 km) south of New Delhi, the country's capital city.
Current time in Aruvankad is now 06:40 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Kolkata with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. We know of 8 airports near Aruvankad, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in India is Coimbatore International Airport in a distance of 30 mi (or 48 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Mountain Railways of India in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), North-East. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kozhikode, Trichur, Bengaluru, Dasarahalli and Kollam. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 67 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 51% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 16% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, calm.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Fortune Resort Sullivan Court
The Gateway Hotel Church Road
Hill Country Lovedale
MGM HILL WORTH RESORTS
Tulips Elkhill Resort
Anmols Cottage
Sinclairs Ooty
Sherlock Hotel
Orchid Square A Boutique Hotel (23 Kms from Ooty)
Sagar Holiday Resort
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
A Magical Journey to Ooty on Nilgiri Mountain Railway
More Travel Videos of India click: http://www.indiavideo.org This video features the Aravankadu station near Ooty, Tamil Nadu state of India. This place is located at the Nilgiris district...
Token Exchange @ Wellington, Niligiri Mountain Railway.
No one to receive the token (0:11) at Wellington station on 05-Feb-2015 and train honking before receiving the token.
The Valparai-Athirampally expedition Cyberwarrior's photos around Valparai, India (travel pics)
Preview of Cyberwarrior's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/cyberwarrior/valparai_trip/1146834840/tpod.html This blog preview was made...
1338 COONOOR -OOTY TRAVEL VIEWS by www.travelviews.in, www.sabukeralam.blogspot.in
1338 COONOOR -OOTY TRAVEL VIEWS by www.travelviews.in, www.sabukeralam.blogspot.in.
Bridging a gap
The train from Ootacamund to Mettupalayam negotiates a new bridge near Aravankadu. The earth beneath the track was washed away by heavy rains on Nov. 9, 2009 necessitating the construction...
Train to Mettupalayam
A coal fired steam engine X-37384 "Nilgiri Ratham",built by Swiss Locomotive Works, Winterthur in 1914 chugs downhill from Coonoor to Mettupalayam with a trainload of passengers. This engine...
India pt. 2 of 8 Coonoor
http://www.theworldlovefoundation.org Cool weather and tea fields. High in the Nilgiris are the answer to the heat of Tamil Nadu. The British built their homes here and the area is lush with...
DEOLPHIN NOSE( LOVERS POINT),COONOOR, TAMIL NADU, INDIA,(17- 10- 2009)
DEOLPHIN NOSE( LOVERS POINT),COONOOR, TAMIL NADU, INDIA,(17- 10- 2009),VDOGRAPHY AND EDITING BY Mr. JAYANTA KUMAR MANDAL.
Synchronised arrival at Coonoor
A train from Ooty reaches Coonoor 10 minutes ahead of schedule, powered by a bio-diesel YDM-4 locomotive # 6399, and changes track to reach Platform 2. At the same time the Udagamandalam ...
End of the rack section
The second new India-built oil fired steam engine, X 37397 chugs into Coonoor (1711 m) at the end of the rack railway, bringing the Nilagiri Passenger from Mettupalayam to Udagamandalam (Ooty),...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908, and was initially operated by the Madras Railway. The railway still relies on its fleet of steam locomotives. NMR comes under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Salem Division. In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the site then became known as "Mountain Railways of India.
Wellington, Tamil Nadu
Wellington is a town in The Nilgiris District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Wellington is home to The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), a premier tri-service training establishment that imparts training to middle level officers of the three wings of the Indian Armed Forces, friendly foreign countries and various Indian Civil Service departments. The Nilgiri Passenger train passes through Wellington, which has a railway station.
Nilgiri mountains
The Nilgiri, often referred to as the Nilgiri Hills, are a range of mountains with at least 24 peaks above 2,000 metres, in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu state at the junction of Karnataka and Kerala states in Southern India. They are part of the larger Western Ghats mountain chain making up the southwestern edge of the Deccan Plateau.
CSI College of Engineering
CSI College of Engineering is an engineering college situated in the Ketti Valley of Tamil Nadu, India. The institution is a self-financing, Christian minority institution. The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate level courses in Engineering Sciences. The college was founded by the Church of South India, Coimbatore Diocesan Council.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Aruvankad.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Aruvankadu, Aravanghat, Aravandadu, Aravankādu, Aruvankad
