Coonoor (), is a Taluk and a municipality of the Nilgiris district in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494.

Demographics

According to 2011 census, Coonoor had a population of 45,494 with a sex-ratio of 1,058 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 3,768 were under the age of six, constituting 1,871 males and 1,897 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 27.92% and 23% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the city was 84.79%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The city had a total of 12384 households. There were a total of 17,421 workers, comprising 50 cultivators, 152 main agricultural labourers, 266 in household industries, 15,790 other workers, 1,163 marginal workers, 6 marginal cultivators, 66 marginal agricultural labourers, 31 marginal workers in household industries and 1,060 other marginal workers. Coonoor has 61.81%

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s, 23.99% Christians, 13.01%

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s, 0.04%

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s, 0.06% Buddhists, 0.95% Jains and 0.08% Others. 0.05% of the respondents follow no religion or did not state their religion.

Tourism

Spread over an area of 12 hectares, Sim's Park has a collection of over 1,000 plant species. The botanical garden is partly developed in the Japanese style and derived its name from J. D. Sim, the secretary of the Madras Club in 1874. The key attraction of the park is the annual fruit show held i
May
Dolphin's Nose Viewpoint is 10 km from Coonoor.Tourists can trek from Lady Canning's Seat to Dolphin's Nose.

Lamb's Rock Lamb's Rock is a tourist spot in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, India, on the slopes of the Nilgiri Hills. It is located at a distance of 8 kilometers from Coonoor. It has a view of the Coimbatore plains, tea estates and coffee estates. References

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, about 5½ km from Coonoor, is another vantage point. Droog Fort is located a distance of 13 km from Coonoor and was once used by Tipu Sultan in the 18th century. Law's Falls is a waterfall located 5 km from Coonoor, on the way to Mettupalayam.

Administration and politics

Coonoor is a Taluk headquarters, responsible for six Panchayat villages, namely, Bandishola,

Bearhatty Bearhatty is a panchayat village in Coonoor Taluk of the Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ...

Burliar Burliar or Varaliyaru (வறளியாறு) is a Panchayat village in Coonoor Taluk of The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India. Location It is situated on National Highway NH 67 between Mettupalayam(Coimbatore) and Coonoor on the Coon ...

Hubbathalai Hubbathala is a census town in the Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given popula ...

, Melur and

Yedapalli Yedapalli (Tamil: எடப்பள்ளி) is a Panchayat village in Coonoor Taluk of The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India. Geography Yedapalli is situated about 4.7 km from Sim's Park in Coonoor on the MDR 1073 that leads from C ...

. The Coonoor block contains the revenue villages of Adigaratty,

, Coonoor Town,

Hullickal Hullickal or Pulikkal (புலிக்கல்) is a Revenue Village in Coonoor Taluk of the Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of s ...

, Ketti, Melur. Coonoor assembly constituency is part of Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency).

Geography

Coonoor is located at . It has an average elevation of 1,650 metres (5413 feet) above sea level. It features a sub-tropical highland climate (Koppen;Cfb) due to high altitude.

2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash On 8 December 2021, a Mil Mi-17V-5 transport helicopter operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed between Coimbatore and Wellington in Tamil Nadu, after departing from Sulur Air Force Station. The helicopter was carrying Chief of Defence ...

On 8 December 2021, a Mil Mi-17V-5 transport helicopter operated by the

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(IAF) crashed between

Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...

and Wellington in Tamil Nadu, after departing from

Sulur Air Force Station Sulur Air Force Station is an air base of the Indian Air Force located at Sulur near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and is India's second largest air base after Hindon AFS. It is the base which is responsible for protection of India's sea area. It is ...

. The helicopter was carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 13 others, including his wife and staff. Thirteen people on board were killed in the immediate aftermath, and

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Varun Singh died from his injuries at a hospital seven days later.

Gallery

File:Coonoor_Railway_Station_Board.jpg, Coonoor Railway Station

References

External links

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Official history and tourism page on www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in. {{Authority control Cities and towns in Nilgiris district Hill stations in Tamil Nadu Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district