famous road
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
A UNESCO heritage rack railway climbing through tea plantations and eucalyptus forests from Mettupalayam to the hill station of Ooty.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Kotagiri
Tamil Nadu, India · Asia
About Kotagiri
Kotagiri is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Wellington, 14km from Nilgiri Mountain Railway.
Kotagiri is in Tamil Nadu, India, with about 29,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Wellington, about 10 km away.
Kotagiri is a hill station and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the Indian state of 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 ofRead more
Kotas'. The town has developed around numerous knolls and valleys. Located at an average elevation of 1,950 m (6,400 ft), it was one of the summer resorts of the Madras Presidency. The British administrator John Sullivan visited the area in 1819, arriving at a village called Dhimbatty to the north of Kotagiri.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kotagiri?
Within an hour or so of Kotagiri: Nilgiri Mountain Railway (14 km), Bandipur National Park (37 km).
Are there any good drives near Kotagiri?
The nearest famous roads are Nilgiri Mountain Railway and Valparai Forty Hairpin Bends.
Where is Kotagiri?
Kotagiri is in Tamil Nadu, India, about 10 km from Wellington.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 28,848
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 11.4207, 76.8603
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Worth the detour from Kotagiri
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Bandipur National Park
A premier tiger reserve in the Nilgiri biosphere connecting Nagarhole, Mudumalai, and Wayanad forests in one of Asia's largest wildlife corridors.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- Right hereNilgiri Mountain RailwayA UNESCO heritage rack railway climbing through tea plantations and eucalyptus forests from Mettupalayam to the hill station of Ooty.
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