Karumandurai is a village in Pethanaickenpalayam taluk in the Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. The town and surrounding villages are colloquially called Kalrayan Hills, which are further divided into Chinna Kalrayan and Periya Kalrayan Hills. This fruit orchards 2nd largest in South Asia around 1054 acres.
Economy
The main source of income of the village is from agriculture, including the cultivation of sugar cane, tapioca, vegetables (tomato, cabbage, beetroot, carrot), rice paddy, pearl millet, finger millet, kodo millet, horticulture, livestock, pepper and coffee.
Tourism
It is situated around 65 km from Salem and of those, 10 km are hilly road. However, the town itself is located in relatively flat terrain. Kallakuruchi is around around 50 km from the village. Tourist spots on the way to Kallakuruchi are a some small lake with boats for tourists and two waterfalls, Periyar and Megan.
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