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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Kotagiri
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| nickname           = KTG
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| coordinates        = {{coord|11.43|N|76.88|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = India
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| subdivision_type2  = [[Region]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[The Nilgiris District|The Nilgiris]]
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| government_type    = Second Grade
| governing_body     = Municipality
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| elevation_m        = 1950
| population_total   = 28,207
| population_as_of   = 2011
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| postal_code        = 643217
| area_code          = +9104266
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[[File:Kodanad.jpg|right|thumb|[[Kodanad View Point]]]]
[[File:CATHERINE WATER FALLS.jpg|right|thumb|[[Catherine Falls]]]]
[[File:Nehru Park.jpg|thumb|right|[[Park|Nehru Park]]]]

'''Kotagiri''' is a [[hill station]] and a [[municipality]] in the [[Nilgiris district]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://nilgiris.nic.in/|title=About District |website=The Nilgiris District|access-date=2016-04-22}}</ref> of the [[India]]n 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>{{Cite web |last=harshadpatel |date=2022-04-27 |title=Kotagiri Hill Station Tamil Nadu |url=https://historyofindia1.com/kotagiri-hill-station-tamil-nadu/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=History of India 1 |language=en-US}}</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&nbsp;m (6,400&nbsp;ft), Kotagiri is quietly tucked away in the [[Nilgiris district|Nilgiris]] and used to be one of the summer resorts of [[Madras Presidency]]. The town was discovered in the year 1819 by [[John Sullivan (colonial administrator)|John Sullivan]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kotagiri: a gateway to serenity |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sunday-herald/gateway-serenity-705706.html}}</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>{{Cite web |title=Kotagiri Hill Station, Kotagiri Hill Station Tour & Travel Information |url=https://www.tourmyindia.com/hill_stations/kotagiri.html |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=www.tourmyindia.com}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} 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>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-27 |title=Minister flags off battery-operated waste collection vehicles in Kotagiri |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/minister-flags-off-battery-operated-waste-collection-vehicles-in-kotagiri/article66310993.ece |access-date=2023-02-27 |issn=0971-751X}}</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">{{Cite book |last=formation |first=Kotagiri town |title=City Corporate cum Business Plan for Kotagiri Town Panchayat |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |year=2008 |location=Kotagiri |page=80 |language=English}}</ref>

==Educational institutions==

===Schools===
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* [[International Community School and Junior College]]
* [[St. Jude's Public School & Junior College]]

==Tourist spots==
* [[Kodanad View Point]]
* [[Catherine Falls]]
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* [[Longwood Shola]]<ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter |date=2022-08-03 |title=Longwood Shola at Kotagiri in the Nilgiris gets QCC accreditation |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/longwood-shola-at-kotagiri-in-the-nilgiris-gets-qcc-accreditation/article65720396.ece |access-date=2023-02-27 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[John Sullivan Memorial]]<ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter |date=2022-06-15 |title=Birth anniversary of John Sullivan observed in Ooty |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/birth-anniversary-of-john-sullivan-observed-in-ooty/article65529458.ece |access-date=2023-02-27 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[Rangaswamy Peak And Pillar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catherine Falls (Kotagiri) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go |url=https://www.tripadvisor.in/Attraction_Review-g1162479-d3913326-Reviews-Catherine_Falls-Kotagiri_The_Nilgiris_District_Tamil_Nadu.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Tripadvisor |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Nehru Park, Kotagiri]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-06 |title=Two-day Vegetable Show marks the beginning of summer festival in the Nilgiris |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/two-day-vegetable-show-marks-the-beginning-of-summer-festival-in-the-nilgiris/article66820038.ece |access-date=2023-08-04 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=ABP News |date=2023-05-06 |title=IN PICS: Annual Summer Festival Begins With Vegetable Show In Kotagiri |url=https://news.abplive.com/photo-gallery/tamil-nadu/in-pics-annual-summer-festival-begins-with-vegetable-show-in-kotagiri-1600301 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Elk falls]]

== Villages near Kotagiri Town ==
There are a large number of [[Badagas|Badaga]] villages and [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Sri Lankan Tamil]] settlement colonies surrounding Kotagiri town.

{| class="wikitable"
!#
!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
|-
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
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{{Wikivoyage}}
* https://nilgiris.nic.in/
* [https://nilgirisecotourism.com/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208005527/https://nilgirisecotourism.com/ |date=8 February 2023 }}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Nilgiris district]]
[[Category:Hill stations in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Nilgiris district]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district]]

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