Nilgiris district

Nilgiris district is a district in Tamil Nadu, India. The district mainly lies in the Nilgiri Hills which gives the district its name. The capital of the district is the town of Ootacamund(Ooty). The highest point of Tamil Nadu, the Doddabetta peak is located in this district.

Population

According to the 2011 census of India, the Nilgiris district had a population of 735,394 with a sex-ratio of 1,042 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929 females.^[1]

Tourism

Nilgiris is a home to several hill stations that attracts tourists towards it. These include Ooty, Coonoor, Gudalur and Kotagiri. The Nilgiri Mountain Train, popularly known as the Toy Train, attracts tourists as the journey offers spectacular views of the hills and forests.^[2]

Nilgiris District Media

An old map of Malabar District (1854). Note that the taluks Pandalur, Gudalur, and Kundah in present-day Nilgiris district were parts of Wayanad Taluk in 1854. The Taluks of Malabar were rearranged in 1860 and 1877.
A 1917 photo of Eucalyptus globulus (blue gum) plantation
Perumal's Peak, a dormant volcano
The Nilgiris was preferred by the British for its moderate 'English-like' climate.
1953 US Army map of Nilgiris district with district outline shown in yellow, scale 1:250,000
A tea factory next to a tea plantation
Sigur ghat from the Mudumalai Sigur plateau, Nilgiris, Tamilnadu
A view of the Nilgiri hills
Nilgiri tahr in the Nilgiris
Botanical Gardens at Ootacamund (Ooty), India. June 2008.

References

↑ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
↑ Krishnan, Siddharth & Paul Hockings (2012). "Tourism". In Paul Hockings (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the Nilgiri Hills. New Delhi: Manohar. pp. 955–959.

[Nilgiris-1] "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

[2] Krishnan, Siddharth & Paul Hockings (2012). "Tourism". In Paul Hockings (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the Nilgiri Hills. New Delhi: Manohar. pp. 955–959.

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