Nilgiris district

Nilgiris district
Nilgiris district
District of Tamil Nadu
	Telescope House on Doddabetta, tea estate near Gudalur, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, St. Stephen's Church, Ooty
	Location in Tamil Nadu
	Coordinates: 11°24′N 76°42′E / 11.4°N 76.7°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Established	February 1882
Named for	Nilgiri Mountains
Headquarters	Udhagamandalam
Talukas	Udhagamandalam, Kotagiri, Kundah, Gudalur, Pandalur
Government
• Collector & District Magistrate	S.P. Amrith, (IAS)
• Superintendent of Police	Ashish Rawat, (IPS)
Area
• District of Tamil Nadu	2,565 km2 (990 sq mi)
Elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Population (2011)
• District of Tamil Nadu	735,394
• Density	421.97/km2 (1,092.9/sq mi)
• Metro	454,609
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	643xxx
Telephone code	+91-0423
ISO 3166 code	[[ISO 3166-2:IN\|]]
Vehicle registration	TN-43(Ooty),TN-43Z(Gudalur)
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Largest city	Udhagamandalam
Sex ratio	M-49.6%/F-50.4% ?/?
Literacy	80.01%%
Legislature type	elected
Legislature Strength	3
Precipitation	3,520.8 millimetres (138.61 in)
Avg. annual temperature	15 °C (59 °F)
Avg. summer temperature	20 °C (68 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	10 °C (50 °F)
Website	nilgiris.nic.in

The Nilgiris district is one of the 38 districts in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri (English: Blue Mountains) is the name given to a range of mountains spread across the borders among the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats. Their highest point is the mountain of Doddabetta, height 2,637 m. The district is contained mainly within the Nilgiri Mountains range. The administrative headquarters is located at Ooty (Ootacamund or Udhagamandalam). The district is bounded by Coimbatore to the south, Erode to the east, and Chamarajnagar district of Karnataka and Wayanad district of Kerala to the north. As it is located at the junction of three states, namely, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, significant Malayali and Kannadiga populations reside in the district.^[2] Nilgiris district is known for natural mines of Gold, which is also seen in the other parts of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve extended in the neighbouring states of Karnataka and Kerala too.^[3]

Nilgiris district ranked first in a comprehensive Economic Environment index ranking districts in Tamil Nadu (except Chennai district) prepared by the Institute for Financial Management and Research in August 2009.^[4] Tea and coffee plantations have been important to its economy. As of 2011, the Nilgiris district had a population of 735,394, with a sex-ratio of 1,042 females for every 1,000 males. All types of single use plastics are banned in Nilgiris district: it is the first plastic free district in Tamil Nadu.

^ "2011 Census of India" (Excel). Indian government. 16 April 2011.
^ District Census Handbook, The Nilgiris (PDF). Chennai: Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu.
^ Premkumar, Rohan (10 March 2018). "The clandestine gold diggers of the Nilgiris". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference 2011census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "2011 Census of India" (Excel). Indian government. 16 April 2011.

[2] District Census Handbook, The Nilgiris (PDF). Chennai: Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu.

[3] Premkumar, Rohan (10 March 2018). "The clandestine gold diggers of the Nilgiris". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[2011census-4] Cite error: The named reference 2011census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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