Kotagiri facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kotagiri
Nickname(s):  KTG
Kotagiri Location in Tamil Nadu
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	The Nilgiris
Government
• Type	Special Grade
• Body	Kotagiri town panchayat
Elevation	1,950 m (6,400 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	28,207
Language
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30
Area code(s)	+9104266
Vehicle registration	TN43

Kodanad View Point

Catherine Falls

Nehru Park

Kotagiri is a hill station and a taluk in the Nilgiris district 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'. 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 Madras Presidency. The town was discovered in the year 1819 by John Sullivan 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.

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census, Kotagiri special grade town Panchayat 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). In Kotagiri Town Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is 1073 against state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio in Kotagiri 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%. In Kotagiri, the male literacy rate is around 93.55% while the female literacy rate is 80.57%.

Educational institutions

Schools

• International Community School and Junior College
• St. Jude's Public School & Junior College

Tourist spots

• Kodanad View Point
• Catherine Falls

• Longwood Shola
• John Sullivan Memorial
• Rangaswamy Peak And Pillar
• Nehru Park, Kotagiri

Villages near Kotagiri Town

There are a large number of Badaga villages and Sri Lankan Tamil settlement colonies surrounding Kotagiri town.

See also

In Spanish: Kotagiri para niños