The Chundavurrai Estate with a total tea cultivation area of 1290 hectares, covers an area of 3930 hectares, and comprises of the erstwhile four estates i.e., Chundavurrai, Kundaly, Chittavurrai and Yellapatty, commonly known as the Top Station estates. Situated between the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala at a distance of 36 kilometers from Pallivasal, three of its tea fields are located in Tamil Nadu. It was via Bodinayakanur that the pioneer planters came to this district and reached Top station to start plantations in this area. In the past there was a Light Railway and later a Ropeway that was used as men means to transport materials and labour from Munnar to this estate> the end of the ropeway station ended up being called Top Station.