Udhagamandalam (sometimes Ootacamund ( listen )), sometimes abbreviated Udhagai and better known as Ooty ( listen ), is a town, a municipality, and the district capital of the Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 80 km north of Coimbatore. It is a popular hill station located in the Nilgiri Hills. Originally occupied by the Todas, the area came under the rule of the East India Company at the end of the 18th century. Today, the town's economy is based on tourism and agriculture, along with manufacture of medicines and photographic film. The town is connected to the rest of India by road and rail, and its historic sites and natural beauty attract tourists.
Population: 98,238
Latitude: 11° 24' 48.24" N
Longitude: 76° 41' 42.76" E
Coonoor ( pronunciation ) is a Taluk 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 1,850 m above sea level, and is the second larges…
India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) is a proposed particle physics research project to primarily study atmospheric neutrinos in a 1,300 meters (4,300 ft) deep cave under Ino Peak near Theni, Tamil Nadu, India. This project is notable in that it i…
The Nilgiri (blue mountains), are a range of mountains forming a part of the Western Ghats situated in the western part of Tamil Nadu state at the junction of Karnataka and Kerala states in Southern India.
Doddabetta (Tamil: தொட்டபெட்டா) is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Hills at 2,637 metres (8,650 feet). There is a reserved forest area around the peak. It is 9 km from Ooty,on the Ooty-Kotagiri Road in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, South …
The Government Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Udhagamandalam (Ooty), Tamil Nadu state, India laid out in 1848. The Gardens, divided into several sections, cover an area of around 22 hectares, and lie on the lower slopes of Doddabetta peak…
Kotagiri is a panchayat town in The Nilgiris District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve is a protected area and Tiger Reserve along the Western Ghats in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Mettupalayam is a taluk of Coimbatore Rural district, located to the north of the city of Coimbatore on the way to Ooty. It is located in the foot hills of Nilgiri hills about 38 km north of downtown Coimbatore, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Me…
Wellington is a town in The Nilgiris District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Wellington is home to The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), a premier tri-service training establishment that imparts training to middle level officers of the thre…
The Government Rose Garden (formerly known as the Jayalalithaa Rose Garden, Centerary Rose Park and Nootrandu Roja Poonga) is the largest rose garden in India.
The Ooty Radio Telescope is located in Muthorai near Ootacamund (Ooty), south India. It is part of the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) of the well known Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) which is funded by the Government of…
Karamadai is located near Mettupalayam, a suburb of Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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, South India and is a Revenue Village of Coonoor Taluk.
Breeks Memorial Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School is a Christian Co-educational School established in 1874.It was named after James Wilkinson Breeks, the first Commissioner (District Collector) of the Nilgiris.
CSI College of Engineering (CSICE), Nilgiris is a self-financing engineering college situated in the Ketti Valley of Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 1998. It is a self-financing institution, offering degree level courses in different discip…
Sirumugai is a Panchayat town and a suburb in Coimbatore rural district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Karimpuzha National Park (கரிம்புழா தேசியப் பூங்கா) is a 230 km² proposed National Park located at (11°16′30″N76°25′25″E) in the Nilgiri Hills, Palakkad district and Nilgiris district, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, in South India, IUCN category: PRO
Nelliyalam is a panchayat town in The Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.