Annual
Production for last three years and average yield
Production
Yield
2004-05
771224
Kg
2102
kg/ha
2003-04
767296
Kg
2147
kg/ha
2002-03
612780
Kg
1729
kg/ha
2001-02
631755
Kg
1798
kg/ha
Product
Mix
Orthodox
Opened
in 1883 by Mr. C.W.W. Martin and Mr. Aylner Ffulke Martin.
Chittavurrai becomes one of the oldest estates of the
High Range. Tea was later planted in the year 1898 with
mostly China Jat, situated at an altitude of 6000 feet
and having a foot in Tamil Nadu Chittavurrai enjoys
mostly Tamil Nadu climate. The annual rainfall in this
estate is around 45 - 50 inches. Chittavurrai has an
Orthodox factory with a capacity of 11,880 kgs. Chittavurrai
estate is the only estate in High Range sprawled over
two states Kerala & Tamil Nadu.
This
is the first Tata Tea estate under conversion to Organic
Tea Cultivation.
