India's third-largest coffee state, with about 5% of national output, across the Nilgiris, Pulneys, Shevaroys and Anamalais.
Tamil Nadu is the third of India's three main coffee states, with about 5-6% of national output (roughly 8,200 tonnes, per Wikipedia), across four Coffee Board-named hill ranges: the Nilgiris, the Pulneys (Palani Hills), the Shevaroys (Yercaud) and the Anamalais (Valparai). The Coffee Board's research station at Thandigudi in Dindigul district was set up to address a region that gets major Northeast monsoon rain, unlike other coffee regions.
Field notes
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Tamil Nadu produces about 5% of India's coffee, against Karnataka's 71% and Kerala's 21%.
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The Coffee Board's Pulneys and Bodi zone is Tamil Nadu's largest at 17,194 ha in 2022-23, and about 95% of it is arabica.
Processing
Elsewhere in India
Sources · 4 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
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- Indian Coffee Regions · Coffee Geography Magazine
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