Coonoor - General Information

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Coonoor - General Information

Coonoor is a hill station in the Nilgiris , which is blessed with milder climate than the Queen of Hills, Udhagamandalam alias Ooty. It stands on a lower ridge of the main plateau at an altitude of 1839 meters. There are many picnic spots surrounding the town. Surrounded by tea plantations, on the miniature train line between Mettupalayam and Ooty. The bazaar area where the trains and buses stop can be a little hectic. Upper Coonoor, where many of the hotels are located, is much more peaceful.

Coonoor is situated on the eastern side of the southern extremity of the Doddabetta range, at an altitude of 1,858 metres above the sea level. It is the second largest hill station in the Nilgiris. Coonoor is located 19-km away from Ooty, a famous hill station of India. Coonoor was home to the Coon hill tribe. Coonoor is the first of the three hill stations in the Nilgiris- Ooty, Kotagiri and Coonoor - that one comes across when leaving behind the southern plains. Grassy meadows, tea bushes and profusion of Sunflowers, Marigolds and Rhododendrons, all growing wild cover it. Coonoor is essentially a small tea garden town where the weather remains pleasantly cool throughout the year. The town is physically divided into upper and lower Coonoor.

Climate

• Summer: Max 27șC, Min 12șC

• Winter: Max: 22șC, Min: 7șC

• General Information - Coonoor

• STD Code: 0423

• Languages: Tamil and English.

• Area: 14-sq-kms.

• Population: 48,000 (1991 Census).

• Altitude: 1,858 m.

• Clothing: Light woollen in summer and heavy woollen in winter.

• Best Time: November-February.

• Location: 19-km Away From Ooty, Tamil Nadu.

• Main Attraction: Sim's Park, Pasteur Institute, Pomological Station, Lamb's Rock, Law Falls.

• Rainfall: 121cms

• Languages: Badaga, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam and English

• Time 5.30 GMT

• ISD Code +91

Taluk Head Quarters

Coonoor is a Taluk head quarters, responsible for six Panchayat villages.

• Bandishola

• Bearhatty

• Burliar

• Hubbathalai

• Melur

• Yedapalli

Revenue Villages

The Coonoor Block also contains the following eight Revenue Villages.

• Adigaratty

• Burliar

• Coonoor Town

• Yedapalli

• Hubbathalai

• Hullickal

• Ketti

• Melur

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