Bonacaud

Bonacaud
ബോണക്കാട്
Bonakkad
Village
Bonacaud
Bonacaud

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 8°45′25″N 77°11′20″E / 8.75694°N 77.18889°E / 8.75694; 77.18889Coordinates: 8°45′25″N 77°11′20″E / 8.75694°N 77.18889°E / 8.75694; 77.18889
Country  India
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Talukas Nedumangad
Government
 • Body Gram panchayat
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 695551
Telephone code 0472
Vehicle registration KL-
Nearest city Thiruvananthapuram

Bonacaud (Kerala state, India) is the base station of the famous peak, Agasthyarkoodam in the Agasthya hills. The Agasthya hill range is famous for its abundance of rare herbs and medicinal plants.

There is a tea estate in Bonacaud, established by Britishers. The hill resort Ponmudi is near to Bonacaud. Bonacaud(natively called Bonakkad) is now used as a base camp for trekking to Agasthyakoodam. It has lots of shooting locations including the forests, waterfalls and tea estates.

It is located at 8°45′25″N 77°11′20″E / 8.75694°N 77.18889°E / 8.75694; 77.18889

View From Bonacaud Hill showing peppara reservoir

The place has the famous Bona Falls a truly enthralling place with a lot of fauna. Vazuvanchola near Bona falls is also famous for its waterfalls

A stream inside the Bonacaud estate

The estate has cardamom, coconut, pepper and tea.

The exact name of the place is Bonaccord named by british and it mean good faith. it is believed that around 1850 one estate been established on the top of the hill and near to a river named as Sooryakanthi. Due to lack of sun light, many labors fell in ill and died. later the management has changed the location and came down and established the estate in the present location. The labors been brought from South tamil nadu and their decedent are still there in the estate

Due to mismanagement and bad market condition the estate management not paid the salary on time from 1998. slowly the estate fall in to the lock out.

The estate is having lot rivers and natural beauties.

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