Kotagiri

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Kotagiri
Town Panchayat
Mavathuru lake nearby the settlement
Nickname(s):  KTG
Kotagiri
Coordinates: 11°26′N 76°53′E / 11.43°N 76.88°E / 11.43; 76.88Coordinates: 11°26′N 76°53′E / 11.43°N 76.88°E / 11.43; 76.88
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	The Nilgiris
Government
• Type	Town panchayat
• Body	Kotagiri town panchayat
Elevation	1,847 m (6,060 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	28,207
Language Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code(s)	+9104266
Vehicle registration	TN43

Kotagiri or Kothagiri is a taluk and a Panchayat town in The Nilgiris District^[1] in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the third largest hill station in the Nilgiri hills.

Kotagiri is located at

11°26′N 76°53′E / 11.43°N 76.88°E / 11.43; 76.88. It has an average elevation of 1,847 m (6,060 ft).^{[citation needed]}

Demographics[]

As of 2011 India census, Kotagiri town Panchayat has population of 28,207 of which 13,607 are males while 14,600 are females Population of Children aged 0–6 is 2,340 which is 8.30% of 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 Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Kotagiri city is 86.79% higher than state average of 80.09%. In Kotagiri, Male literacy is around 93.55% while female literacy rate is 80.57%.^{[citation needed]}

Villages in Kotagiri Town Panchayat[]

#	Villages	Administrative Division	Population
2	Hittakkal	Kotagiri	8,284
1	Aracode	Kotagiri	781
2	Denad	Kotagiri	8,284
3	Hallimoyar	Kotagiri	225
4	Jackanarai	Kotagiri	4,602
5	Kadinamala	Kotagiri	407
6	Kallampalayam	Kotagiri	1,691
7	Kengarai	Kotagiri	6,820
8	Kodanad	Kotagiri	4,153
9	Kokkode	Kotagiri	147
10	Konakarai	Kotagiri	7,511
11	Kotagiri	Kotagiri	7,952
12	Naduhatty	Kotagiri	10,278
13	Nandipuram	Kotagiri	172
14	Nedugula	Kotagiri	13,071

Educational institutions[]

• St. Jude's Public School & Junior College, Kotagiri
• (GVS), Kotagiri
• (CBSE)
• (Bharathiar University)
• (ICSE)

Tourist spots[]

• Kodanad View Point
• Catherine Falls

References[]

External links[]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kotagiri.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kotagiri.

• http://nilgiris.nic.in/