Kotagiri is one of the three major hill stations in the Nilgiris, popularly known as the blue mountains. It was preferred for its weather, considered second only to Switzerland, by the Europeans, and people from all parts of India.
It is about 30 kms from Ooty and 24 kms from Coonoor. Kotagiri ranks third among the major towns of the Nilgiris. It has various tourist attractions such as the Nehru Park, Pandiaraj Memorial Park, Catherine water falls, Longwood reserve forest, Kodanad view point and many more options for trekking, sight seeing, restaurant, shopping centers and hotel stays.
Kotagiri is a prime choice in terms of school education for many in and India and abroad. It is known for famous residential and day scholar schools such as Kotagiri Public school, Jude's Public school, Pandiaraj Matriculation school, Riverside Public school, International Community school, The Home School, and many more that cannot be named here due to the space constraints.
It is also one of the most preferred retreat centers of the Catholic institutions and the clergy. The weather attracts people from all over the nation as it is popularly called the second Switzerland. The agricultural produce from this hill town are Tea, cabbage, carrots, beetroot, Broccoli, lettuce along with fruits such as Pears, plums, pears, custard apples, guavas, oranges, etc.
Kotagiri is preferred for pollution free, quite, scenic beauty and the large numbers of wild animals and birds watching experience. The air, water and pollution free atmosphere is a great gift to the hill town, while it is also well connected by road and rails to almost any place in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala. It is located at the juncture of the three state.
The original people of the hill town ar the Kotas and hence the name derived as Kotagiri. Although the Dodas, Irulas, Kurumbas are among the other natives of the land today the Badaga people dominate the hill towns of Ooty, Coonoor and Kotagiri.

Pros

• Unpolluted clean air, water and atmosphere.
• Well connected to the buzzing cities of Coimbatore, Bangalore and Cochin.
• Great weather conditions preferred by everyone.

Cons

• No airports yet
• Limited permission for building constructions and approvals to maintain the eco system.
• Transport delays due to land slides and road blocks during bad weather conditions.

Kotagiri is such a beautiful place in high altitude with less populated and pollution free too.

Pros

• Pollution free
• Less populated
• Mother nature

Cons

• Wild animals