About Theni

Resounding cascades, silver-lined clouds resting a top billiard green hill tops, sheer rock faces and temples of antiquity are the stuff that distinguish the tourism destinations of the Theni District. These unique places warm the soul and provide the much-needed balm to the mind. Rustic ambience, hospitality of the local populace and their pastoral way of life make the destinations in Theni district a tourists' dream.

Theni district in the Southern part of Tamilnadu is one among the choicest tourist delights and destinations with a delightful mixture of tourist attractions such as captivating dams, waterfalls and countless pilgrim centers..

This district is surrounded by the western ghats, with it ubiquitous green stretches of cultivated lands and tea gardens. Silk cotton, soft towels, coffee seeds, cardamom, mango, are the main produce of the district. Theni district is the main route for the tourist bound from Madurai to Kochi via Bodinayakanur and Munnar and Madurai to Thekkadi wildfife sanctuary..

Distance from Theni

Madurai	76 kms
Andipatti	16 kms
Periyakulam	16 kms
Bodinaickanur	16 kms
Cumbum	45 kms
Uthamapalayam	30 kms
Chinnamanur	22 kms
Kumuli	65 kms
Kodaikanal	87 kms
Palani	132 kms

Important Numbers in Theni

Office / Place	Phone No.
District Collector, Theni Office	253676
Camp Office	254732, 253626
Superintendent of Police, Theni	253999, 254100
Joint Director, Medical Service, Periyakulam	231292
Railway Station, Theni	252319
Tourist Officer, Kodaikanal	04542-241675
Hotel Tamil Nadu, Kodaikanal	04542-241336
Hotel Tamil Nadu, Madurai	0452-337471 to 77
Tourist Officer, Madurai	0452 - 334757

Festivals in Theni

Places	Festival	Month
Andipatti	Sri Mavoothu Vellalar Chithrai Festival	April
Devadhanapatt	Kamatchiamman Maha Sivarathiri Festival	March
Veerapandi	Gowmariamman Festiva	May
Kuchanur	Saneeswaran Adi Festivall	July/August
Suruli	Velappar Festival	May
Bodinaickanur	Paramasivam Temple Festival	April