ABOUT

Konni is an important town on the Main Eastern Highway . Konni is about 10 km away from the district headquarters. Konni is known for its elephant cages, forests, and rubber plantations. The lush green land has been prominent as a haven of wild elephants and as an elephant training centre. The large area of thick forest with wild animals made Konni to emerge as another tourist spot for safaris and trekking. In Kerala there are two elephant training centers, the other located at Kodanad. It is located in the Adoor revenue division and it is one of the major towns situated near it. The nearest Railway station is punalur, 25 km and Chengannur Railway Station. Kottayam 60 km. The nearest Airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, about 99 km from Pathanamthitta. Konni has a major elephant training center, located 11 km from Pathanamthitta. The prime attraction here are the huge cages of wood built to house elephants. These cages are locally known as Aanakoodu. The elephants were captured from the dense forests of the western ghats/Sahyadri and brought to the elephant training cage at Konni. There these wild elephants are tamed and trained by mahouts specialized as elephant tainers. These trainers take the help of other tamed elephants.