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| name = Ketti கேத்தி
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[The Nilgiris district|The Nilgiris]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 643 215
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'''Ketti''' also called '''Ketti Valley''' is a small town nestled in a large valley of the same name. It is located in [[The Nilgiris District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] State, [[South India]] and is a [[Revenue Village]] of [[Coonoor]] [[Taluk]]. Upper Ketti is another village called [[Yellanahalli]], which is located on the main Coonoor to [[Ooty]] road.

==The town==
Most of the population are manual laborers. Agriculture, rearing livestock, masonry constitute the majority of the work done by the individuals in this place. In addition to this, they also take up jobs in the surrounding industrial establishments, such as the Needle Industries, the mushroom factory, Ambica tea factory, Mini flower garden near Palada bus stop and the various educational institutions (these include the CSI College of Engineering, the Laid-law Memorial School and the CSI Middle School).{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

==The Valley==
The valley is the last major valley en route to Ooty along the Ooty-Coonoor highway. However, due to the extensive development of the valley in the recent years, the fauna present here has dwindled to a select few.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

==Culture==
The people present here are mostly [[Badagas|Badaga]] and [[Tamils]] with certain immigrants from other parts of Tamil Nadu, [[Kerala]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Sri Lankan Tamils]]. The chief language spoken here is [[Badaga language|Badaga]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]], although many people understand [[English language|English]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Kannada]]. Religion practised here is mostly [[Hinduism]]. However, strong influences remain of the [[Christian missionary|Christian missionaries]] who lived here during the early 1900s.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
[[File:NMR train at Ketti 05-02-26 75.jpeg|thumb|left|350px|The Nilagiri Passenger at Ketti Railway Station]]

==Accessibility==
Ketti is accessible by rail or road. The mountain train [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway|NMR]] (recently declared as a national heritage site by UNESCO and which provides a connection to the Chennai - Coimbatore - Mettupalayam Niligiri Express), can be boarded from the [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore|Mettupalayam]] station (at the foothills of the Nilgiris) to the Ketti railway station.<ref>{{cite news |title=https://www.patrika.com/coimbatore-2-channel2/three-trains-reached-at-ooty-station-simultaneously-4808309/ |url=https://www.patrika.com/coimbatore-2-channel2/three-trains-reached-at-ooty-station-simultaneously-4808309/ |accessdate=8 July 2019 |agency=Pathrika coimbatore |publisher=Kumar Jeevendra}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ooty-Ketti Train service |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/tn-ooty-ketti-weekend-round-trip-train-service-launched/articleshow/64429419.cms |accessdate=2 June 2018 |agency=The Times of India |publisher=Prathiksha Ramkumar}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Ketti had a population of 24,465. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Ketti has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 68%. In Ketti, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Recent developments==
However, in the past decade, it has seen a noticeable spurt of development. Most of these developments are due to the establishment of the [[CSI College of Engineering]], an engineering institution falling under the auspices of the [[Anna University]], Chennai.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

==Facilities==
It services all the towns, villages and hattis in the entire valley. The nearby town of Santhoor (located at the lowest point in the valley) has a post office. The State Bank of India operates a Ketti valley branch, which is situated near the CSI College of Engineering.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

==Educational institutions==
* [[The Laidlaw Memorial School and Junior College, Ketti]]
* [[CSI College of Engineering|The CSI College of Engineering]]

==2009 Floods==
Ketti which received 82 cm on 8 November 2009 (Depression ARB/03 or intensified Cyclone Phyaan) is the record holder for highest rainfall registered in 24 hours in Tamil Nadu.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

==See also==
* [[Lovedale (India)]]
* [[Yellanahalli, Ooty]]

==Notes==
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[[Category:Villages in Nilgiris district]]

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