Yercaud

Also known as Jewel of the South

Yercaud, also spelt Erkad, is a town and hill station in Salem District in Tamil Nadu, India. Located in Servarayan Hills in the Eastern Ghats, it is situated at an altitude of .

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Settlement.name: Yercaud
Settlement.native_name: Erkadu
Settlement.native_name_lang: ta
Settlement.settlement_type: Hill Station
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Yercaud lake.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Yercaud lake
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Salem#India Tamil Nadu#India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kongu Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Salem
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 1515
Settlement.population_total: 11582

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Area: 5.26
Elevation: 1515
Image: Yercaud view from ladys seat.JPG

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Commons category: Yercaud
postal code: 636601
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Yercaud, also spelt Erkad, is a town and hill station in Salem District in Tamil Nadu, India. Located in Servarayan Hills in the Eastern Ghats, it is situated at an altitude of .

== History == Stone-age implements have been found near an ancient shrine located in the Servarayan Hills, about 5 km from the Yercaud lake. In the 1820s, M. D. Cockburn, the collector of Salem district, facilitated the establishment of coffee plantations and citrus fruit saplings imported from South Africa. It was later discovered by Thomas Munro, the Governor of Madras Presidency in 1842 and popularized as a recreation retreat.