Kotagiri

Kotagiri
Nickname: 
KTG
Kotagiri is located in Tamil Nadu
Kotagiri
Kotagiri
Location within Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 11°26′N 76°53′E / 11.43°N 76.88°E / 11.43; 76.88
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThe Nilgiris
Government
 • TypeSecond Grade
 • BodyMunicipality
Elevation
1,950 m (6,400 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
28,207
Language
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30
Postal code
643217
Area code04266
Vehicle registrationTN43

Kotagiri is a hill station and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the Indian state of 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'.[citation needed] The town has developed around numerous knolls and valleys. Located at an average elevation of 1,950 m (6,400 ft), it was one of the summer resorts of the Madras Presidency. The British administrator John Sullivan visited the area in 1819, arriving at a village called Dhimbatty to the north of Kotagiri.

Demographics

Nehru Park
Kodanad View Point

As of 2011, according to the India census, the 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). 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 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%.

Educational institutions

Kotagiri has a District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), a district resource centre for teacher training. It operates under the State Council of Educational Research and Training.

The NPA Centenary Polytechnic College was established in 1991 by the NPA Centenary Charitable Trust, formed by the Nilgiri Planters' Association to mark its centenary. A government-aided institution approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, it offers three-year diploma programmes in engineering.

The town also has a number of government, aided and private schools across the Kotagiri block.

Landmarks

Tea cultivation is the main land use around Kotagiri.
Catherine Falls

Longwood Shola, on the edge of the town, received QCC accreditation in 2022. Nehru Park hosts the annual vegetable show that opens the Nilgiris summer festival. Other landmarks in and around the town include Kodanad View Point, Catherine Falls, Rangaswamy Peak and Pillar, Elk Falls and the John Sullivan Memorial.

Revenue villages

The Kotagiri Taluk consists of the following official revenue villages.

# Villages Administrative Division Population (2011)
1AracodeKotagiri781
2DenadKotagiri8,284
3HallimoyarKotagiri225
4JackanaraiKotagiri4,602
5JagathalaKotagiriN/A
6KadinamalaKotagiri407
7KallampalayamKotagiri1,691
8KengaraiKotagiri6,820
9Kil-KotagiriKotagiriN/A
10KodanadKotagiri4,153
11KokkodeKotagiri147
12KonavakoraiKotagiri7,511
13KotagiriKotagiriN/A
14NaduhattyKotagiri10,278
15NandhipuramKotagiri172
16NedugulaKotagiri13,071

Climate

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Climate data for Kotagiri
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.7
(74.7)		 25.3
(77.5)		 27.4
(81.3)		 28.7
(83.7)		 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
(73.4)		 22.8
(73.0)		 25.2
(77.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)		 20.2
(68.4)		 22.2
(72.0)		 23.5
(74.3)		 23.2
(73.8)		 21.4
(70.5)		 20.7
(69.3)		 20.6
(69.1)		 20.8
(69.4)		 20.2
(68.4)		 19.3
(66.7)		 18.6
(65.5)		 20.8
(69.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.2
(57.6)		 15.2
(59.4)		 17.2
(63.0)		 19.0
(66.2)		 19.5
(67.1)		 18.5
(65.3)		 17.9
(64.2)		 17.7
(63.9)		 17.6
(63.7)		 17.3
(63.1)		 16.3
(61.3)		 14.9
(58.8)		 17.1
(62.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24
(0.9)		 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)		 1,514
(59.4)
Average precipitation days 4 4 6 11 18 18 18 17 15 16 12 7 146
Average relative humidity (%) 66 58 54 60 70 80 82 82 80 82 80 73 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 8.5 9.3 9.9 10 9.2 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.7 6.9 6.7 7.5 99.2
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References

  1. ↑ "About District". The Nilgiris District. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Rao, Rashmi Gopal (1 December 2018). "Kotagiri: a gateway to serenity". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Minister flags off battery-operated waste collection vehicles in Kotagiri". The Hindu. 27 December 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ↑ formation, Kotagiri town (2008). City Corporate cum Business Plan for Kotagiri Town Panchayat. Kotagiri: Government of Tamil Nadu. p. 80.
  5. ↑ "DIET Kotagiri". District Institute of Education and Training, The Nilgiris. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "About us". NPA Centenary Polytechnic College. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Staff Reporter (3 August 2022). "Longwood Shola at Kotagiri in the Nilgiris gets QCC accreditation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Two-day Vegetable Show marks the beginning of summer festival in the Nilgiris". The Hindu. 6 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Revenue Administration: Nilgiris District". The Nilgiris District, Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Kotagiri climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Kotagiri weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2025.