Kotagiri or Kothagiri is a taluk and a Panchayat town in The Nilgiris District in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is the third largest hill station in the Nilgiri hills. Kotagiri is located at . It has an average elevation of .

Demographics

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%.

Villages in Kotagiri Town Panchayat

Educational institutions

* St. Jude's Public School & Junior College, St. Jude's Public School & Junior College, Kotagiri * Green Valley Matriculation & Higher Secondary School (GVS), Kotagiri * Kotagiri Public School (CBSE) * Kaypeeyes College of Arts and Science (Bharathiar University) * Pandiaraj Memorial Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Kotagiri * Riverside Public School, Kotagiri (ICSE)

Tourist spots

* Kodanad View Point * Catherine Falls

References

External links

* http://nilgiris.nic.in/ {{Nilgiris district Hill stations in Tamil Nadu Cities and towns in Nilgiris district