Kotagiri is a Taluk located in The Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 6 Taluks of The Nilgiris district. There are 14 villages and 2 towns in Kotagiri Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Kotagiri Taluk has 31,168 households, population of 108,684 of which 52,668 are males and 56,016 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 9,125 which is 8.4% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kotagiri Taluk is around
1064 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Kotagiri Taluk is 76.07% out of which 83.44% males are literate and 69.15% females are literate. The total area of Kotagiri is 398 sq.km with population density of 273 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 60.81% of population lives in Urban area and 39.19% lives in Rural area. There are 27.43% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5.81% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kotagiri Taluk.
Kotagiri Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 108,684 | 100% |
| Hindu | 95,980 | 88.31% |
| Christian | 9,489 | 8.73% |
| Muslim | 2,949 | 2.71% |
| Religion not stated | 123 | 0.11% |
| Jain | 76 | 0.07% |
| Buddhist | 36 | 0.03% |
| Sikh | 18 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 13 | 0.01% |
Kotagiri Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 11,959 | 19,209 |
| Total Population | 42,590 | 66,094 |
| Population (%) | 48.16% | 51.35% |
| Male Population | 20,511 | 32,157 |
| Female Population | 22,079 | 33,937 |
| Sex Ratio | 1076 | 1055 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.9% | 73.61% |
List of Cities in Kotagiri
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List of Villages in Kotagiri
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