Coonoor
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Coonoor is a town and a municipality
in the Nilgiris district in the state of Tamil Nadu
, India
. It is known for its production of Nilgiri tea
.
Coonoor is located at an altitude of 1,800 m above sea level, and is the second largest hill station in the Nilgiri hills. It is an ideal base for a number of trekking expeditions leading into the Nilgiris
.
, Coonoor had a population of 50,079. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Coonoor has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86% and, female literacy is 78%. In Coonoor, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The town is the second largest in the Nilgiri hills after Ooty, the district headquarters.
Coonoor has a healthy mix of religions, languages and cultures probably due to its being home to the regimental headquarters of the Madras Regiment
of the Indian Army
, the presence of the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) in neighboring Wellington Cantonment
, the local boarding schools and a significant tourist population.
industry year round.
and Cochin.
Coonoor also houses the UPASI - the South Indian Tea Board which is involved in the research, commerce and auction of the Tea produced.
The main attraction within the town is Sim's Park, a small well maintained botanical garden that has several varieties of plants. It is spread over 12 hectares. It is about 19 km on road to the south of Ooty and is accessible by both train and road. It also hosts an annual “Fruit Show” in summer.
There are trekking trails leading out from the town. One of the popular trekking trails leads Tourists to Lamb’s Rock that is 9 km from Coonoor. Lamb’s Rock overlooks the Coimbatore plains, providing a spectacular view of the tea and coffee plantations. A little ahead of Lamb’s Rock is located the Lady Canning’s Seat that offers a panoramic view of the Nilgiris.
Tourist can trek from Lady Canning’s Seat to Dolphin’s Seat, which is located 12 km from Coonoor. Nearby is Law’s Falls, which is located 5 km from Coonoor. It is possible to trek from the falls to Droog that is located at a distance of 13 km from Coonoor.Droog is also known as Pakkasuran Kottai. The ruins of a 16th century fort can be seen in Droog. The fort is located at a height of 750 m.
The Sim's Park is an important place to visit in Coonoor. Spread in an area of 12 ha, the park has a collection of over 1,000 plant species, including magnolia, pines, tree ferns, and camellia. 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 and vegetable show held in May.
Pomological Station
The institute is a research centre of the State Agricultural Department for persimmon, pomegranates, and apricot.
Dolphin's Nose Viewpoint
The Dolphin's Nose
Viewpoint is 10 km from Coonoor . It not only provides a panoramic view of the vast expanse of the Nilgiri Hills but also of Catherine Falls
.
Lamb’s Rock
Lamb's Rock is on way to Dolphin's Nose, about 5½ km from Coonoor, lies Lamb's Rock, another vantage point to view the fantastic landscape and the tea and coffee plantations.
Droog Fort
At a distance of 13 km from Coonoor, Droog takes one into the past, with the ruins of a fort, which was once used by Tipu Sultan in the 16th century.
Law's Falls
The majestic falls are 5 km from Coonoor, on the way to Mettupalayam.
Ooty
The hill station of Ooty, also known as the queen of hill stations is 19 km northwest of Coonoor. Ooty is an immensely popular tourist destination. Like Coonoor, Ooty is also set amongst the green settings of the Nilgiri hills and has many lakes, gardens, and buildings featuring colonial architecture.
Katary Falls
The main place of attraction is the power station which supplies a power of 1000KW of power near Selas.
Pasteur Institute:
Tourists require a special permission to visit this institute. This institute is located near Sim’s park. It was started in 1907. This institute develops vaccination for rabies (dog bite disease) and Triple Vaccine (DPT, DT & TT).In earlier days, it plays a vital role in the research of Influenza vaccine. Now it produces Tissue Culture Anti Rabies Vaccine (TCARV) and DPT group of vaccines.
. The Government operates a Silk Farm, though this is largely a research facility. Recently, Floriculture
and strawberry cultivation have taken roots.
. Originally modelled as British vocational training centres, these have now become comprehensive Kindergarten - Higher Secondary (K-12) schools based on the Indian (Central or State) schooling systems.
Stanes School, Coonoor was established by Thomas Stanes, a businessman and Philanthropist.The motto of the school 'Nisi Dominus Frusta' is taken from Psalm 127:1 - "Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labour in vain". The school is run on Christian principles and has lived up to its motto during the past 150 years. Many of these schools are owned and operated by Catholic missionaries.
Some of the colleges in coonoor are listed below.
List of schools
lived in Coonoor. General Thimmayya had a house in Coonoor. The Raja of Chettinad
lived near the famous Sims Park. Tata Executive Director Gopalakrishnan summers in Brooklands in Coonoor. Banker and writer Raghu Palat
spent his childhood in Coonoor. The prolific writer under the pen name of "An Obscure Hindu"-S.R.Narayana Ayyar lived in Coonoor at Devinilayam.Shivam Arora's birthplace is Coonoor.
There are regular buses from Ooty, Bangalore
, Mysore, Coimbatore
, Erode
, Calicut, Kanyakumari
, Thanjavur, Tirupati, Madurai
, Trichy, Salem and Cochin.
(80 km).
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway
is one of the oldest mountain railway
s in India. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway was declared by the UNESCO
as a World Heritage Site
in July 2005. This railway links Coonoor to the town of Mettupalayam at the foot of the hills. The Nilagiri Passenger train provides a convenient connection to the Nilgiri Express train to the state capital, Chennai
via Coimbatore
. Coonoor was the original termination point of the NMR in the hills, before the line was extended to Ooty.
The arduous task of constructing the mountain railways from Mettupalayam to Ooty, was undertaken by Rao Bahadhur Bellie Gowder, the then local community leader and a Badaga, who hailed from the Hubbathalai Village. He was awarded the title of "Rao Bahadhur" and "Rao Sahib" from the British Raj. He was also known as the uncrowned king of the Nilgiris.
, Kolkatta, Mumbai
, Ahmedabad
, Bangalore
, Calicut, Chennai
, Cochin, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram
, Jammu
, Pune
, New Delhi
, Bangkok
, Kuala Lumpur
, Bahrain
, Kuwait
, Muscat
, Sharjah
, Abu Dhabi
, Colombo
, Dubai
, Doha
, Singapore
etc.
The Coonoor Block also contains the following eight Revenue Villages (some of which are also mentioned above):
Adigaratty
, Burliar, Coonoor Town, Yedapalli, Hubbathalai, Hullickal
, Ketti
, Melur
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Nilgiris district in the state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is known for its production of Nilgiri tea
Nilgiri tea
Nilgiri tea is generally described as being a dark, intensely aromatic, fragrant and flavoured tea grown in the southern portion of the Western Ghats mountains of Southern India...
.
Coonoor is located at an altitude of 1,800 m above sea level, and is the second largest hill station in the Nilgiri hills. It is an ideal base for a number of trekking expeditions leading into the Nilgiris
Nilgiris (mountains)
The Nilgiri , often referred to as the Nilgiri Hills, are a range of mountains with at least 24 peaks above , in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu state at the junction of Karnataka and Kerala states in Southern India...
.
Geography
Coonoor is located at 11.35°N 76.82°E. It has an average elevation of 1890 metres (5900 feet) above MSL.Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Coonoor had a population of 50,079. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Coonoor has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86% and, female literacy is 78%. In Coonoor, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The town is the second largest in the Nilgiri hills after Ooty, the district headquarters.
Coonoor has a healthy mix of religions, languages and cultures probably due to its being home to the regimental headquarters of the Madras Regiment
Madras Regiment
The Madras Regiment is the oldest regiment in the Indian army formed in the 1750s. The regiment has been through many campaigns with both the British Indian Army and the Indian Army.- History :...
of the Indian Army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
, the presence of the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) in neighboring Wellington Cantonment
Wellington Cantonment
Wellington is a cantonment town in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu. It is the Regimental Centre for the Madras Regiment of the Indian Army. One of its most famous residents was Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who died in the town on June 27, 2008....
, the local boarding schools and a significant tourist population.
Local Economy
Coonoor's economy relies on seasonal tourist traffic during the summer months, and on the teaTea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...
industry year round.
Tea
The local populace almost entirely depends on the tea trade. The massive private tea plantations that surround the hills produce fresh green tea leaves which are picked, processed and packaged in bulk in local factories, for sale at auction houses in Coonoor, CoimbatoreCoimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
and Cochin.
Coonoor also houses the UPASI - the South Indian Tea Board which is involved in the research, commerce and auction of the Tea produced.
Tourism
Coonoor is connected by a metre gauge railway line in the world famous Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) between Mettupalayam (28 km) and Ooty (17 km).The main attraction within the town is Sim's Park, a small well maintained botanical garden that has several varieties of plants. It is spread over 12 hectares. It is about 19 km on road to the south of Ooty and is accessible by both train and road. It also hosts an annual “Fruit Show” in summer.
There are trekking trails leading out from the town. One of the popular trekking trails leads Tourists to Lamb’s Rock that is 9 km from Coonoor. Lamb’s Rock overlooks the Coimbatore plains, providing a spectacular view of the tea and coffee plantations. A little ahead of Lamb’s Rock is located the Lady Canning’s Seat that offers a panoramic view of the Nilgiris.
Tourist can trek from Lady Canning’s Seat to Dolphin’s Seat, which is located 12 km from Coonoor. Nearby is Law’s Falls, which is located 5 km from Coonoor. It is possible to trek from the falls to Droog that is located at a distance of 13 km from Coonoor.Droog is also known as Pakkasuran Kottai. The ruins of a 16th century fort can be seen in Droog. The fort is located at a height of 750 m.
Attractions
Sim's ParkSim's Park, Coonoor
Sim's Park is in Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. It is an important tourist place to visit in Coonoor, at a height of 1780 meters above mean sea level.Here the maximum temperature goes up to 30 degree centigrade and the minimum falls to 5 degree centigrade. The average rain fall of this garden...
The Sim's Park is an important place to visit in Coonoor. Spread in an area of 12 ha, the park has a collection of over 1,000 plant species, including magnolia, pines, tree ferns, and camellia. 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 and vegetable show held in May.
Pomological Station
The institute is a research centre of the State Agricultural Department for persimmon, pomegranates, and apricot.
Dolphin's Nose Viewpoint
Dolphin's Nose, Coonoor
Dolphin's Nose Viewpoint is a tourist spot in Coonoor, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu. Dolphin's Nose is well over 1,000 feet above sea level, 10 km from Coonoor and is a spectacular spot to visit. The tip of the peak resembles like a Dolphin Nose and so it is named as Dolphin's Nose....
The Dolphin's Nose
Dolphin's Nose, Coonoor
Dolphin's Nose Viewpoint is a tourist spot in Coonoor, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu. Dolphin's Nose is well over 1,000 feet above sea level, 10 km from Coonoor and is a spectacular spot to visit. The tip of the peak resembles like a Dolphin Nose and so it is named as Dolphin's Nose....
Viewpoint is 10 km from Coonoor . It not only provides a panoramic view of the vast expanse of the Nilgiri Hills but also of Catherine Falls
Catherine Falls
Catherine Falls is a double-cascaded waterfall located in Kotagiri, The Nilgiris District, Tamil nadu and It is also an major tourist spot in Kotagiri.It is on the Mettupalayam road branching off at Aravenu...
.
Lamb’s Rock
Lamb's Rock is on way to Dolphin's Nose, about 5½ km from Coonoor, lies Lamb's Rock, another vantage point to view the fantastic landscape and the tea and coffee plantations.
Droog Fort
Droog Fort, Coonoor
Droog Fort is a tourist spot in Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. Droog Fort is also called by name of Bakasura Malai.It is situated only at a distance of 13 km from Coonoor, trekking must be undertaken to getting to this fort. This old and worn out fort approximate height is 6,000 ft...
At a distance of 13 km from Coonoor, Droog takes one into the past, with the ruins of a fort, which was once used by Tipu Sultan in the 16th century.
Law's Falls
Law's Falls, Coonoor
Law's Falls is a tourist spot in Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.It is a beautiful picnic spot, named after a man named Col. Law, the man behind the construction of the new Coonoor ghat. Law's Falls is a small waterfall located on the Coonoor river near its junction with the Mettupalayam Ghat...
The majestic falls are 5 km from Coonoor, on the way to Mettupalayam.
Ooty
The hill station of Ooty, also known as the queen of hill stations is 19 km northwest of Coonoor. Ooty is an immensely popular tourist destination. Like Coonoor, Ooty is also set amongst the green settings of the Nilgiri hills and has many lakes, gardens, and buildings featuring colonial architecture.
Katary Falls
Katary Falls
Katary Falls is in Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. It is on the way of kundha road about 10 km from coonoor. Katary Falls is 3rd largest falls in the Nilgiris and the height of the falls is about 180 feet.This sheer wall of water falling from great heights is a sight to behold. The water...
The main place of attraction is the power station which supplies a power of 1000KW of power near Selas.
Pasteur Institute:
Tourists require a special permission to visit this institute. This institute is located near Sim’s park. It was started in 1907. This institute develops vaccination for rabies (dog bite disease) and Triple Vaccine (DPT, DT & TT).In earlier days, it plays a vital role in the research of Influenza vaccine. Now it produces Tissue Culture Anti Rabies Vaccine (TCARV) and DPT group of vaccines.
Other Industries
Coonoor has some SericultureSericulture
Sericulture, or silk farming, is the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk.Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori is the most widely used and intensively studied. According to Confucian texts, the discovery of silk production by B...
. The Government operates a Silk Farm, though this is largely a research facility. Recently, Floriculture
Floriculture
Floriculture, or flower farming, is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for floristry, comprising the floral industry...
and strawberry cultivation have taken roots.
Education
Schools are a significant contributor to the local economy. The expensive boarding (residential) schools have for nearly a century now been a feature of the Nilgiris and Coonoor. Gen. Thimayya attended St. Joseph's College, a convent run by Irish brothers in the years following World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. Originally modelled as British vocational training centres, these have now become comprehensive Kindergarten - Higher Secondary (K-12) schools based on the Indian (Central or State) schooling systems.
Stanes School, Coonoor was established by Thomas Stanes, a businessman and Philanthropist.The motto of the school 'Nisi Dominus Frusta' is taken from Psalm 127:1 - "Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labour in vain". The school is run on Christian principles and has lived up to its motto during the past 150 years. Many of these schools are owned and operated by Catholic missionaries.
Some of the colleges in coonoor are listed below.
- Providence College for Women, Bandishola Spring Field, Coonoor.
- Riga College of Hotel Management, Coonoor.
- M R S Technical Institute, Coonoor.
List of schools
- St.Antony's Mat Hr.Sec School
- St.Joseph Mat Hr.Sec School
Notable people
Coonoor has been home to several well known personalities . Colonel Rocheroft, of the famous Hennesey brand lived a retired life on a palatial mansion overlooking Wellington. The Maharajas of Cochin had their summer palace "Springfield" on the Kotagiri Road as did the Maharajas of Vizainagaram, whose palace was known as "Elk Hill House". The Vijianagaram Palace was on Tiger Hill Road. The consort of the Maharaja of Cochin, Parukutty Neithyaramma, lived at Homedale on Tiger Hill Road as did her son, retired Chief Engineer of Cochin State, V. K. Aravindaksha Menon. Retired chief of army staff, Field Marshal Sam ManekshawSam Manekshaw
Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, MC "Sam Bahadur" was a Field Marshal of the Indian Army. His distinguished military career spanned four decades and five wars...
lived in Coonoor. General Thimmayya had a house in Coonoor. The Raja of Chettinad
Chettinad
Chettinad is a region of the Sivaganga district of southern Tamil Nadu state, India. Karaikudi is known as the capital of Chettinad , which includes Karaikudi and 74 other villages...
lived near the famous Sims Park. Tata Executive Director Gopalakrishnan summers in Brooklands in Coonoor. Banker and writer Raghu Palat
Raghu Palat
Raghu Palat is an Indian business writer, columnist and banker. A pioneer of business writing in India, he began writing at a time when there was a dearth of information of finance related subjects. He specialised in investments and taxation and had five weekly newspaper columns. He is the MD, of...
spent his childhood in Coonoor. The prolific writer under the pen name of "An Obscure Hindu"-S.R.Narayana Ayyar lived in Coonoor at Devinilayam.Shivam Arora's birthplace is Coonoor.
Road
Coonoor is well-connected by road with Ooty, Coimbatore, Mysore and Bangalore. The road that connects with Ooty is the National Highway 67 is one of the busiest Nilgiri Ghat Roads, and is also one of the main access routes for the entire district. Alternatively, there is another route that links Coonoor to Kotagiri via Bandishola and Bettati Tollgate, this road connects with State Highway 15 (SH15) that leads to Kotagiri from Ooty.There are regular buses from Ooty, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, Mysore, Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
, Erode
Erode
Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...
, Calicut, Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari...
, Thanjavur, Tirupati, Madurai
Madurai
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, Trichy, Salem and Cochin.
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Mettupalayam is the nearest railhead, which is 46 km away. The major railway junction is at CoimbatoreCoimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
(80 km).
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908, and was initially operated by the Madras Railway Company. The railway still relies on its fleet of steam locomotives. NMR comes under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Salem Division...
is one of the oldest mountain railway
Mountain railway
A mountain railway is a railway that ascends and descends a mountain slope that has a steep grade. Such railways can use a number of different technologies to overcome the steepness of the grade...
s in India. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway was declared by the UNESCO
UNESCO
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as a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
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in July 2005. This railway links Coonoor to the town of Mettupalayam at the foot of the hills. The Nilagiri Passenger train provides a convenient connection to the Nilgiri Express train to the state capital, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
via Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
. Coonoor was the original termination point of the NMR in the hills, before the line was extended to Ooty.
The arduous task of constructing the mountain railways from Mettupalayam to Ooty, was undertaken by Rao Bahadhur Bellie Gowder, the then local community leader and a Badaga, who hailed from the Hubbathalai Village. He was awarded the title of "Rao Bahadhur" and "Rao Sahib" from the British Raj. He was also known as the uncrowned king of the Nilgiris.
Air
The nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport which has regular ( Air timings) flights from DelhiDelhi
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, Kolkatta, Mumbai
Mumbai
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, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
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, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, Calicut, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Cochin, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
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, Jammu
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, Pune
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, New Delhi
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, Bangkok
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, Kuala Lumpur
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, Bahrain
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, Kuwait
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, Muscat
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, Sharjah
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, Abu Dhabi
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, Colombo
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, Dubai
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, Doha
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, Singapore
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etc.
Local government
Coonoor is a Taluk head quarters, responsible for six Panchayat villages.- BandisholaBandisholaBandishola is a Panchayat village in Coonoor Taluk of the The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India. The town takes its name from a nearby Shola ....
- BearhattyBearhattyBearhatty is a Panchayat village in Coonoor Taluk of the The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India....
- BurliarBurliarBurliar is a Panchayat village in Coonoor Taluk of The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India.- Location :It is situated on National Highway 67 between Mettupalayam and Coonoor on the Coonoor Ghat Road at an altitude of 800 to 830 metres above mean sea level.. It is also on the border between the...
- HubbathalaiHubbathalaiHubbathalai is a Panchayat village in Coonoor Taluk of the Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India....
- MelurMelur, NilgirisMelur is a Panchayat village in Coonoor Taluk of the Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India....
- YedapalliYedapalliYedapalli is a Panchayat village in Coonoor Taluk of The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India.It is located approximately 9 km away from Coonoor on the Coonoor to Kotagiri road....
The Coonoor Block also contains the following eight Revenue Villages (some of which are also mentioned above):
Adigaratty
Athigaratty
Athigaratty is a serene hamlet located in the Nilgiri Hills in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India.Athigaratty is located 10 km from Udagamandalam and 18 km from Coonoor. It is one of the largest Badaga Hattis in the Nilgiris in terms of the number of houses, next only to village of...
, Burliar, Coonoor Town, Yedapalli, Hubbathalai, Hullickal
Hullickal
Hullickal is a Revenue Village in Coonoor Taluk of the Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India....
, Ketti
Ketti
Ketti is a small town nestled in a large valley of the same name. It is located in the The Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu State, Southern India and is a Revenue Village of Coonoor Taluk...
, Melur
External links
- COONOOR Official history and tourism page on www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in.