Tea was first planted on this Estate in 1915 in the Anamallai's District and comprises mostly of Assam Jat type of tea. The Estate is located at an elevation of 3746 feet above Mean Sea Level overlooking the Sholayar Reservoir. The Estate comprises of 3 Divisions namely Lower Division, Upper Division, and No. 2 Division covering 429.65 Ha. of planted mature tea. The area under No. 2 Division earlier belonged to Selaliparai Estate but the area lying west of the reservoir was later amalgamated with Uralikal Estate in 1967 and was named as No. 2 Division.

The Estate has a CTC Factory producing CTC teas of good quality. The earlier Orthodox Factory was reduced to ashes after a devasting fire which broke out in 1986.

The Estate is frequently visited by Elephants and Bison in large numbers, Wild dogs, Panthers, Sambhar's, Barking Deer etc. The Estate has a wide variety of flora and fauna with thick jungle sholas which act as a pathway for wild animals to move around. The Estate employs 894 permanent workers under its roll.