KALLAPURAM| കല്ലാപുരം | amaravathi crocodile park| Desha Sanchari |

KALLAPURAM
Kallapuram is a Village in Udumalpet Block in Tiruppur District of Tamil Nadu State, India. It is located 89 KM towards South from District head quarters Tirupur. 18 KM from Udumalpet. 508 KM from State capital Chennai

Kallapuram Pin code is 642102 and postal head office is Amaravathi Nagar .

Manupatti ( 10 KM ) , Kolumam ( 11 KM ) , Thumbalapatti ( 11 KM ) , Alampalayam ( 13 KM ) , Kuralkuttai ( 15 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Kallapuram. Kallapuram is surrounded by Madathukulam Block towards North , Palani Block towards East , Kodaikanal Block towards East , Gudimangalam Block towards North .

Udumalaipettai , Palani , Valparai , Pollachi are the near by Cities to Kallapuram.
AMARAVATHI CROCODILES PARK
The largest wild breeding population of crocodiles in South India live in the reservoir, and in the Chinnar, Thennar and Pambar rivers that drain into it. These broad-snouted mugger crocodiles, also known as marsh crocodiles and Persian crocodiles, are the most common and widespread of the three species of crocodiles found in India. They eat fish, other reptiles, small and large mammals and are sometimes dangerous to humans. Their total wild population here is currently estimated to be 60 adults and 37 sub-adults.[13] Other fish predators here include: Oriental small-clawed otters, Indian cormorants and Indian flap-shelled turtles.[8]

The Amaravathi Sagar Crocodile Farm, established in 1976, the largest crocodile nursery in India, is 1 kilometre before the Amaravathy dam site. Many adult crocodiles have been reintroduced from here into the wild. Eggs are collected from wild nests along the perimeter of the reservoir to be hatched and reared at the farm. Many crocodiles of all sizes can be seen basking in the sun and suddenly making a stride or piled up on one another. There are now 98 crocodiles (25 male + 73 female) maintained in captivity here. Three Forest Department personnel manage and maintain the centre.,[14][15]