Kotagiri
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Kotagiri is a hill station and a municipality in the Nilgiris district<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> 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'.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
Template:As of 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).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In Kotagiri , 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%.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite book</ref>
Educational institutions
Schools
Tourist spots
- Longwood Shola<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- John Sullivan Memorial<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Rangaswamy Peak And Pillar<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Nehru Park, Kotagiri<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Elk falls
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 |
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