Annual
Production for last three years and average yield
Production
Yield
2004-05
1159178
Kg
2365
kg/ha
2003-04
1232152
Kg
2567
kg/ha
2002-03
1353116
Kg
2819
kg/ha
2001-02
1322269
Kg
2775
kg/ha
Product
Mix
CTC
Chokanad
estate derives it name, as it is situated in the plain
of Chokanadasamy hills. Planting operations here were
believed to have been started around 1900. First with
coffee and later switched on to tea, the former being
not economical. The estate is situated at a height of
4800 MSL and receives an average of 110 inches rainfall
annually. It enjoys the benefit of South-West and North-East
rainfall. The estate factory was built in 1904 for Orthodox
manufacture and in 1978-79 was converted to CTC manufacture.
During 1997-98 Chokanad harvested a record crop of 3412
kg/ha which is the highest among high range estates
so far. The estate takes a lot of pride as the source
for the new clone TTL-2. On the estate is also located
the High Range Club & Ramaswamy Iyer Head Works
which is the tunnel inlet for the Pullivasal Hydro Electric
Project which was first its kind in Kerala. On the eastern
side in Kolamankai Division is the famous Ladbroke House.
