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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Coonoor
| native_name = 
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| settlement_type = [[Hill Station]]
| image_skyline = A Foggy And Cloudy Day In Coonoor.jpg
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| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.35|N|76.82|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Region]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[The Nilgiris District|Nilgiris]]
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| government_type = Selection Grade Municipality
| governing_body = Coonoor Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 1850
| population_total = 45954
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 643 10x
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91(0)423
| registration_plate = TN 43
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'''Coonoor''' ({{audio|Coonoor.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a [[Taluk]] and a [[municipality]] of the [[Nilgiris District|Nilgiris district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|State]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494.

==Demographics==
{{bar box|title=Religion<ref name=religion2011/>|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=right|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]|Orange|61.81}}{{bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|red|23.99}}{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|13.01}}{{bar percent|Other|grey|1.19}}}}

According to [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Coonoor had a population of 45,494 with a sex-ratio of 1,058 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.<ref name="dashboard">{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/index.html|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> A total of 3,768 were under the age of six, constituting 1,871 males and 1,897 females. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] accounted for 27.92% and 23% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the city was 84.79%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.<ref name="dashboard"/> The city had a total of 12384 households. There were a total of 17,421 workers, comprising 50 cultivators, 152 main agricultural labourers, 266 in household industries, 15,790 other workers, 1,163 marginal workers, 6 marginal cultivators, 66 marginal agricultural labourers, 31 marginal workers in household industries and 1,060 other marginal workers.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Coonoor|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=688917|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|year=2013|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>

The town is the second largest in the Nilgiri hills after [[Ooty]], the district headquarters. Coonoor has 61.81% [[Hindu]]s, 23.99% [[Christians]], 13.01% [[Muslim]]s, 0.04% [[Sikh]]s, 0.06% [[Buddhist]]s, 0.95% [[Jain]]s and 0.08% Others. 0.05% of the respondents follow no religion or did not state their religion.<ref name=religion2011>{{cite web|title=Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=31 January 2016}}</ref>

The town of Coonoor is broadly divided into two geographies - Lower Coonoor and Upper Coonoor. Lower Coonoor hosts the main Bus Depot, the Railway Station as also the bustling market complex. Upper Coonoor hosts locations like UPASI, Bedford, and [[Sim's Park, Coonoor|Sim's Park]].

==Tourism==
Spread over an area of 12 hectares, Sim's Park has a collection of over 1,000 plant species. The botanical garden is partly developed in the Japanese style and derived its name from J. D. Sim, the secretary of the Madras Club in 1874. The key attraction of the park is the annual fruit and vegetable show held in May.<ref name=Madan>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/177 177]|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/arrangements-on-for-fruit-show-in-coonoor/article7142446.ece|title=Arrangements on for fruit show in Coonoor|work=The Hindu: Mobile Edition}}</ref> [[Dolphin's Nose, Coonoor|Dolphin's Nose Viewpoint]] is 10 km from Coonoor and provides a panoramic view of the vast expanse of the [[Nilgiri Hills]] and [[Catherine Falls]]. Tourists can trek from Lady Canning's Seat to Dolphin's Nose. [[Lamb's Rock, Coonoor|Lamb's Rock]], about 5½ km from Coonoor, is another vantage point. [[Droog Fort, Coonoor|Droog Fort]] is located a distance of 13 km from Coonoor and was once used by Tipu Sultan in the 18th century. [[Law's Falls, Coonoor|Law's Falls]] is a waterfall located 5 km from Coonoor, on the way to Mettupalayam.

Pomological Station is a research center of the State Agricultural Department for persimmon, pomegranates and apricot. Pasteur Institute located near Sim's park, was started in 1907. This institute develops vaccination for [[rabies]]. Central Silk Board has its silkworm breeding station ([[Satellite Silkworm Breeding Station]] of Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute-Mysuru) besides state government silk farm at Springfield. Recently, [[Floriculture]] and strawberry cultivation have taken root.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu Sericulture proceedings of Chief conservator of forests|url=http://www.tnsericulture.gov.in/SericultureNov12/3AIS.pdf|format=PDF|date=14 November 2011|access-date=2013-08-08}}</ref>

==Administration and politics==
Coonoor is a [[Taluk]] headquarters, responsible for six [[Panchayat]] villages, namely, [[Bandishola]], [[Bearhatty]], [[Burliar]], [[Hubbathalai]], [[Melur, Nilgiris|Melur]] and [[Yedapalli]]. The Coonoor block contains the revenue villages of [[Athigaratty|Adigaratty]], [[Burliar]], Coonoor Town, [[Yedapalli]], [[Hubbathalai]], [[Hullickal]], [[Ketti]], [[Melur]]. [[Coonoor (state assembly constituency)|Coonoor assembly constituency (SC)]] is part of [[Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |format=PDF |title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies |access-date=9 October 2008 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |archive-date=31 October 2008 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Coonoor is located at {{Coord|11.35|N|76.82|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Coonoor.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Coonoor, India|work=fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 1,850 metres (6,070 feet) above sea level. It features a [[Oceanic climate|sub-tropical highland climate (Koppen;Cfb)]] due to high altitude.
{{Weather box
| location = Coonoor (1981–2010, extremes 1928–2012)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 25.6
| Feb record high C = 27.0
| Mar record high C = 28.3
| Apr record high C = 29.6
| May record high C = 29.4
| Jun record high C = 28.6
| Jul record high C = 26.2
| Aug record high C = 26.2
| Sep record high C = 25.1
| Oct record high C = 25.6
| Nov record high C = 25.2
| Dec record high C = 25.6
| year record high C = 29.6
| Jan high C = 20.2
| Feb high C = 21.7
| Mar high C = 23.6
| Apr high C = 24.7
| May high C = 25.2
| Jun high C = 23.0
| Jul high C = 22.2
| Aug high C = 22.1
| Sep high C = 22.1
| Oct high C = 21.3
| Nov high C = 20.0
| Dec high C = 19.6
| year high C = 22.1
| Jan low C = 9.3
| Feb low C = 10.4
| Mar low C = 12.4
| Apr low C = 14.4
| May low C = 15.3
| Jun low C = 15.3
| Jul low C = 14.8
| Aug low C = 14.9
| Sep low C = 14.1
| Oct low C = 13.4
| Nov low C = 11.8
| Dec low C = 10.4
| year low C = 13.1
| Jan record low C = 0.7
| Feb record low C = 0.2
| Mar record low C = 3.8
| Apr record low C = 8.4
| May record low C = 9.0
| Jun record low C = 9.4
| Jul record low C = 8.8
| Aug record low C = 8.6
| Sep record low C = 7.2
| Oct record low C = 6.1
| Nov record low C = 3.0
| Dec record low C = -0.5
| year record low C = -0.5
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 52.4
| Feb rain mm = 56.9
| Mar rain mm = 111.6
| Apr rain mm = 109.9
| May rain mm = 85.7
| Jun rain mm = 61.3
| Jul rain mm = 79.5
| Aug rain mm = 89.0
| Sep rain mm = 148.9
| Oct rain mm = 309.3
| Nov rain mm = 296.2
| Dec rain mm = 180.0
| year rain mm = 1590.7
| Jan rain days = 2.3
| Feb rain days = 2.4
| Mar rain days = 3.4
| Apr rain days = 5.9
| May rain days = 7.0
| Jun rain days = 6.0
| Jul rain days = 7.9
| Aug rain days = 8.2
| Sep rain days = 9.5
| Oct rain days = 13.7
| Nov rain days = 10.4
| Dec rain days = 7.5
| year rain days = 84.4
|time day = 8:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 64
| Feb humidity = 63
| Mar humidity = 56
| Apr humidity = 64
| May humidity = 63
| Jun humidity = 70
| Jul humidity = 74
| Aug humidity = 73
| Sep humidity = 73
| Oct humidity = 78
| Nov humidity = 79
| Dec humidity = 74
|year humidity = 69
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Coonoor Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 209–210
| access-date = 18 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M193
| access-date = 18 February 2020}}</ref>
}}

==See also==
*[[Adikaratti]]
*[[Aruvankadu]]
*[[Ketti]]
*[[Kotagiri]]
*[[Nilgiris (mountains)]]
*[[Nilgiri tea]]
*[[Ooty]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Coonoor}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110927092547/http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/coonoor.htm Conoor] Official history and tourism page on www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in.

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[[Category:Coonoor| ]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Nilgiris district]]
[[Category:Hill stations in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district]]

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