Kotagiri
Place in Tamil Nadu, India
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Kotagiri is a hill station and a municipality in the Nilgiris district[1] of the Indian state, Tamil Nadu. The Nilgiri hills have been the traditional home of the "Kota" tribes. The name 'Kota-giri' itself means 'mountains of the kotas'. Kotagiri was known in the past as 'Kota-keri' or 'Kota-gherry', the 'street of Kotas'.[2] The town has developed around numerous knolls and valleys. It is one of the largest hill stations in the Nilgiri Mountains. Located at an average elevation of 1,950 m (6,400 ft), Kotagiri is quietly tucked away in the Nilgiris and used to be one of the summer resorts of the Madras Presidency. The town was discovered in the year 1819 by John Sullivan[3] when he came to a village called Dhimbatty to the north of Kotagiri. Kotagiri enjoys the third coldest climate next to Ooty and Kodaikanal in South India.[4]
Kotagiri | |
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| Nickname: KTG | |
  Kotagiri | |
| Coordinates: 11.43°N 76.88°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | The Nilgiris |
| Government | |
| • Type | Second Grade |
| • Body | Municipality |
| Elevation | 1,950 m (6,400 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 28,207 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 |
| Postal code | 643217 |
| Area code | +9104266 |
| Vehicle registration | TN43 |
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census, Kotagiri second grade Municipality has a population of 28,207, of which 13,607 are males while 14,600 are females. The population of children aged 0–6 is 2,340, which is 8.30% of the total population of Kotagiri (TP).[5] In Kotagiri, the Female Sex Ratio is 1073 against state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio is 945 compared to the Tamil Nadu state average of 943. The literacy rate of Kotagiri city is 86.79% — higher than state average of 80.09%. The male literacy rate is around 93.55%, while the female literacy rate is 80.57%.[6]
Educational institutions
Schools
- St. Jude's Public School & Junior College
Tourist spots
Villages near Kotagiri Town
There are a large number of Badaga villages and Sri Lankan Tamil settlement colonies surrounding Kotagiri town.
| # | Villages | Administrative Division | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hittakkal | Kotagiri | 8,284 |
| 2 | Aracode | Kotagiri | 781 |
| 3 | Denad | Kotagiri | 8,284 |
| 4 | Hallimoyar | Kotagiri | 225 |
| 5 | Jackanarai | Kotagiri | 4,602 |
| 6 | Kadinamala | Kotagiri | 407 |
| 7 | Kallampalayam | Kotagiri | 1,691 |
| 8 | Kengarai | Kotagiri | 6,820 |
| 9 | Kodanad | Kotagiri | 4,153 |
| 10 | Kokkode | Kotagiri | 147 |
| 11 | Konakarai | Kotagiri | 7,511 |
| 13 | Naduhatty | Kotagiri | 10,278 |
| 14 | Nandipuram | Kotagiri | 172 |
| 15 | Nedugula | Kotagiri | 13,071 |
Climate
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
20.2 (68.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.5 (74.4) |
23.2 (73.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.7 (69.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.3 (66.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Mean Minimum °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.5) |
15.2 (59.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.0 (66.3) |
19.5 ( 67.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.9 (64.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
14.9 (58.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
| Mean Maximum °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
25.3 (77.6) |
27.4 (81.4) |
28.7 (83.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.0 (73.5) |
22.8 (73.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
| Mean Precipitation mm (in) | 24 (0.94) |
27 (1.1) |
49 (1.9) |
92 (3.6) |
171 (6.7) |
209 (8.2) |
206 (8.1) |
186 (7.3) |
146 (5.7) |
207 (8.1) |
139 (5.5) |
58 (2.3) |
1541 (60.7) |
| Mean Relative Humidity (%) | 66 | 58 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 72 |
| Mean rainy days | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 146 |
| Mean sunshine hours (per day) | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.3 |
