About Village
Karulai is the eco friendly village in Kerala State with green forest, and has a variety of animals and fish in the River Karimpuzha. A considerable area of the Karulai village is forest which includes the Nedumkayam Rainforest. The Cholanaikkan traditionally reside in the Karulai and Chungathara forest ranges near Nilambur, which fall in Nilambur Taluk of Malappuram district. Until the 1960s, they were leading a secluded life with very limited contact with mainstream urban society. Since then, the Cholanaikkans traditional lifestyle has been altered. They currently have a 16% literacy rate. The Cholanaikkans are an ethnic group of India.
Demography
The Karulai Village located in Nilambur Taluk, as per 2011 census 25758 People are living in this Village of which 12174 are males and 13584 are females.
Geography
The total geographical area of village is 28755.1517 hectares. Out of this 26532.7107 hectares are forest
Socio-Economic
Majority of people in this village are dependents with agriculture.
Ecology
The village situated in rural area. Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary situated in nearest.
Tourism
Nedumkayam one of the ecofriendly tourist spot is situated in Karulai Village. Travelling 2.5 km from the Cherupuzha Forest Check Post anybody can reach there. During the British times Nedumkayam was hailed as an important centre for taming wild elephants. Even though such activities have stopped years ago, its reminiscent such as Anapanthi where the elephants were locked and trained is still maintained here. The iron bridge built by the British in 1933, one of the oldest Teak plantations, the burial spot of the great Dowson Sayyip, and the Nedumkayam Rest house are the important tourist spots worthy to watch. The beautiful green valley of the Nilagiries will never disappoint a tourist with its varied flora and fauna. The wild elephants, wild bear, tiger and the deer do exist in large numbers in the forest of Nedumkayam. The rare sights of these animals would give immense pleasure and thrill to the travellers exploring wild. Moreover there is a tribal colony by the side of Karimpuzha river who live with their unique customs and rituals. There is a forest depot in Nedumkayam where you get world famous Nilambur Teak at economic price.