# Coonoor, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu 

# Coonoor

Coonoor is a sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **157,744 people**, 7 towns and 4 villages (4 inhabited). The largest village is Melur (13,244 people).

- 157,744people (2011)
- 4villages
- 7towns
- 88.3%literacy

## Population of Coonoor compared with The Nilgiris

■ Coonoor · ■ The Nilgiris district

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**985

Working population ****46.3%**

**47.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Coonoor

Of every 100 households in Coonoor in 2011, 94 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Coonoor · ■ The Nilgiris district

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**37%

Tap water ****90%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**47%

Use banking services ****64%**

**57%

Television ****94%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****55%**

**66%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Coonoor

- Coonoor45,494 people
- Kethi23,229 people
- Wellington19,462 people
- Adikaratti14,178 people
- Huligal12,960 people
- Hubbathala10,852 people
- Aravankad4,438 people

## Largest villages in Coonoor

- Melur · 13,244 people
- Yedappalli · 5,232 people
- Coonoor · 4,979 people
- Burliyar · 3,676 people

[All 4 villages in Coonoor →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/coonoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Coonoor?4 (4 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Coonoor in?The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Coonoor?157,744 (Census 2011)