| Kotagiri | |
| Nickname: | KTG |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 11.43°N 76.88°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Name3: | The Nilgiris |
| Government Type: | Special Grade |
| Governing Body: | Kotagiri town panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 1950 |
| Population Total: | 28,207 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 643217 |
| Area Code: | +9104266 |
| Registration Plate: | TN43 |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Kotagiri is a hill station and a taluk in the Nilgiris district[1] 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'.[2] 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[3] 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.[4]
India census, Kotagiri special grade town Panchayat 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).[5] In Kotagiri Town Panchayat, 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%.[6]
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 |