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{{One source|date=December 2007}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Denkanikottai
| other_name = Thenkanikottai
| nickname = The Little England
| settlement_type = Town
| Town President =
| image_skyline = Denkanikottai Temple .png
| image_alt = View of Betrayswamy Temple
| image_caption = Betrayswamy Temple, Denkanikottai
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu#India
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12|31|36|N|77|47|34|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = India
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = Tamil Nadu
| subdivision_name1 = [[File:TamilNadu Logo.svg|22px]] [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kongu Nadu]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Krishnagiri district|Krishnagiri]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Town Panchayat
| governing_body = Denkanikottai Town Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 14
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 879
| population_total = 31,868
| population_as_of = 2015
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 1,702
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 =
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 635107
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04347
| registration_plate = TN-70
| website = [http://www.townpanchayat.in/denkanikottai townpanchayat.in/denkanikottai]
| footnotes =
| official_name = Thenkanikottai
}}
'''Denkanikottai''' also known as '''Thenkanikottai''' is a [[Panchayati raj in India|Panchayat Town]] in [[Krishnagiri district]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is the headquarters of [[Denkanikottai taluk|Denkanikottai Taluk]]. Its altitude 879 m (2,884 ft) elevation above the sea level. It is a multicultural town with a mix of linguistic groups. [[Tamil language|Tamil]] is the official and spoken language. There are a significant number of [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Urdu]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and speakers in the town as it is very near to [[Karnataka]] State bordering it. The place is named after the legend of [[Betrayaswamy Temple]] located in the centre of the town.

==History==
Until 1654 A.D., Denkanikottai was ruled by Kantheerava Narasaraja Wodeyar of [[Srirangapatna|Srirangapattana]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]] The territory later moved into the hands of [[Hyder Ali]]. Later it was part of the struggle between the [[British Raj|British]] and Hyder.

==Geography==
Denkanikottai is located at [[Google Maps pin|12°31'11"N 77°46'48"E]]. It is situated on the south-western extreme of the [[Deccan Plateau]], East of the [[Western Ghats]]. The forest area of Denkanikottai forms the prime elephant habitat in the district. It is part of the [[Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary|Cauvery Elephant Reserve]] a part of the [[Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary]] (450 km<sup>2</sup>). It has dry but pleasant weather conditions throughout the year. Its elevation is 3,000 feet (879 m) above the sea level. Here the Hill allowance is allowed for the [[Government of India|Central Government]] employees.

== Climate ==
The climate in denkanikottai is tropical. In winter, there is much less rainfall in Denkanikotta than in summer. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as Aw. The temperature here averages 24.0 °C. Precipitation here averages 877 mm. The driest month is January, with 4 mm of rain. With an average of 202 mm, the most precipitation falls in October. April is the warmest month of the year where the temperature in April averages 27.3 °C to 33.7 °C. December has the lowest average temperature of the year where it is 15 °C to 20.9 °C.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
! colspan="14" |Climate data for Denkanikottai
|-
!Month
!Jan
!Feb
!Mar
!Apr
!May
!Jun
!Jul
!Aug
!Sep
!Oct
!Nov
!Dec
!Year
|-
!Average max °C
|27.4
|30.2
|32.8
|33.7
|33.1
|30.1
|28.4
|28.5
|28.8
|28.1
|26.9
|26.3
|29.52
|-
!Average low °C
|15
|16.2
|18.5
|21
|21.3
|20.3
|19.6
|19.6
|19.3
|19.1
|17.3
|15.5
|18.55
|-
!Average rainfall mm (inches)
|4
|4
|9
|48
|119
|60
|88
|109
|142
|202
|69
|23
|N/A
|-
| colspan="14" |Source: [https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/tamil-nadu/denkanikotta-655261/ en.climate]-data.org,
<references group="https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/tamil-nadu-759/" />
|}

== Demographics ==
As of 2015 India [[census]], Denkanikottai had a population of 31,868. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Denkanikottai city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Denkanikottai Town Panchayat has population of 31868 of which 16,325 are males while 15,543 are females as per report released by Census India 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803957-denkanikottai-tamil-nadu.html|title=Denkanikottai Population Census 2011|publisher=Census Commission of India|url-status=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> The population of children aged 0-6 is 2986 which is 12.31% of total population of Denkanikottai (TP). In Denkanikottai Town Panchayat, the female sex ratio is 968 against state average of 996. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Denkanikottai is around 912 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. The literacy rate of Denkanikottai city is 79.83% lower than state average of 80.09%. In Denkanikottai, male literacy is around 83.05% while the female literacy rate is 73.47%.Denkanikottai Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,393 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. It was once primarily inhabited by the [[Irula tribe]]s. The size of this taluk is bigger than [[Kanyakumari district]].

== Economy ==
The economy of Denkanikottai is primarily dependent on business. It is also an agrarian economy depending on the agricultural output of surrounding villages in its taluk. Crops consist of tomatoes, cabbages, onions, mangoes, capsicum, carrot, cucumber, beans, coriander leaves, turnip and radish. In July 2019, the government announced the construction of an international flower auction centre with quality control laboratory, cold storage facility, administrative building and an electronic auction hall at a cost of ₹ 202 million. It will deal with flowers cultivated on 3,702 hectares in the district, which are also exported to [[Australia]], [[Singapore]], and [[Malaysia]].

== Tourism ==
The climatic condition in this area resembles the [[Climate of the United Kingdom|UK Climate]], hence nearby place [[Thally]] called as "Little England". Due to its climate and the presence of religious places [[Tourism in India by state|tourism]] is also a source of revenue. Tourist sites include the Betrayswamy Temple, along with Yaarab Baba Dargah whose minarets resemble the [[Haji Ali Dargah]] of [[Mumbai]], and the Little Flower Church. People from across the state and the neighboring states visit here for pilgrimage.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

== Places of Interest ==
* [[Betrayaswamy temple|BeterayaSwamyTemple]]
* Gavi Narashima Swamy Temple
*[[Panchapalli Dam]]
* Shivan kovil
* [[Yarab Dargah]]
* Bettamugilalam Elephant Forest
* Aiyur Reserve Forest
*[[Hogenakkal Falls|Hogenakkal]] Water Falls(60 km)
*[[Melagiri|Melagiri Hills]]
*Little Flower Church
*Cauvery Elephant Reserve
*Bavanathham mountain

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
* https://www.tamilkuruvi.in/data/post/id/5e27d43998547e627a26b9de{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/tamil-nadu/denkanikotta-655261/
* [http://krishnagiri.nic.in/districprofile.htm]
* http://wikimapia.org/country/India/Tamil_Nadu/Denkanikottai/

{{Krishnagiri district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Krishnagiri district]]

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