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Find sources: "Ketti" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Town in Tamil Nadu, India Ketti town Ketti Post Office Ketti Location in Tamil Nadu, India Show map of Tamil Nadu Ketti Ketti (India) Show map of India Coordinates: 11°24′N 76°42′E / 11.40°N 76.70°E / 11.40; 76.70 Country India State Tamil Nadu District The Nilgiris Languages • Official Tamil, Badaga Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) PIN 643 215 Telephone code 0423 Vehicle registration TN 43 Website https://kettivillage.now.sh footnotes = Ketti valley, view to the southwest from [NH-181](/source/National_Highway_181_(India)) **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](/source/The_Nilgiris_District) of [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu) State, [South India](/source/South_India) and is a [Revenue Village](/source/Revenue_Village) of [Coonoor](/source/Coonoor) [Taluk](/source/Taluk). Upper Ketti is another village called [Yellanahalli](/source/Yellanahalli), which is located on the main Coonoor to [Ooty](/source/Ooty) road. ## History 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. ## Geography The valley is the last major valley in 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Culture The people present here are mostly [Badaga](/source/Badagas) and [Tamils](/source/Tamils) with certain immigrants from other parts of Tamil Nadu, [Kerala](/source/Kerala), [Karnataka](/source/Karnataka). The chief language spoken here is [Badaga](/source/Badaga_language) and [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language), although many people understand [English](/source/English_language), [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam) and [Kannada](/source/Kannada). Religion practised here is mostly [Hinduism](/source/Hinduism). However, strong influences remain of the [Christian missionaries](/source/Christian_missionary) who lived here during the early 1900s. ## Demographics As of 2001[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ketti&action=edit) India [census](/source/Census),[1] 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. ## Economy 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). ## 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, also locally known as ramakrishnas place) has a post office. The State Bank of India operates a Ketti valley branch, which is situated near the CSI College of Engineering. ## Transport [Nilgiri Mountain Railway](/source/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway) train at [Ketti railway station](/source/Ketti_railway_station) Ketti is accessible by rail or road. The mountain train [NMR](/source/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway) (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](/source/Mettupalayam%2C_Coimbatore) station (at the foothills of the Nilgiris) to the [Ketti railway station](/source/Ketti_railway_station).[2][3] ## Education - [The Laidlaw Memorial School and Junior College, Ketti](/source/The_Laidlaw_Memorial_School_and_Junior_College%2C_Ketti) - [The CSI College of Engineering](/source/CSI_College_of_Engineering), an engineering institution part of the [Anna University](/source/Anna_University), Chennai. This is the only one engineering college in the whole [Nilgiris district](/source/Nilgiris_district). ## References Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Ketti](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ketti). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999). Census Commission of India. Archived from [the original](http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999) on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["ऊटी स्टेशन पर एक साथ पहुंची तीन ट्रेनें"](https://www.patrika.com/coimbatore-2-channel2/three-trains-reached-at-ooty-station-simultaneously-4808309/) [Three Trains Reached at Ooty Station Simultaneously] (in Hindi). Kumar Jeevendra. Pathrika coimbatore. Retrieved 8 July 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Ooty-Ketti Train service"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/tn-ooty-ketti-weekend-round-trip-train-service-launched/articleshow/64429419.cms). *The Times of India*. Prathiksha Ramkumar. Retrieved 2 June 2018. v t e Nilgiris district District headquarters Udagamandalam Country India State Tamil Nadu Region Kongu Nadu Divisions Coonoor Udagamandalam Gudalur Taluks Kotagiri Coonoor Kundah Gudalur Pandalur Udagamandalam Revenue blocks Coonoor Gudalur Kotagiri Udagamandalam Municipalities Coonoor Gudalur Nelliyalam Udhagamandalam Towns and villages Adikaratti Achanakal Aravenu Aruvankadu Athigaratty Avilanji Bandishola Bearhatty Bellikkal Bikketti Burliar Chembakolli Cherangode Devala Devarshola Forest Dale Halatty Manithalatty Hubbathala Hullickal Ithalar Jandha Jegathala Ketti Kilkunda Kinnakorai Koderi Kotagiri Kundha Hosahatty Kuruthukuli Lovedale Manihatty Mango Orange Melur Mulligoor Naduvattam O' Valley Pandalur Sholur Sundatty Thambatty Thangadu Thanthanadu Theppakadu Wellington Yedakadu Yedapalli Yellanahalli Geography Lakes Avalanche Emerald Lake Ooty Pykara Mountains Eastern Ghats Nilgiri Mountains Western Ghats Peaks Anginda Doddabetta Kolaribetta Mukurthi Rangaswamy Rivers Bhavani Moyar River Pandiyar Pykara Waterfalls Catherine Kalhatti Katary Law's History Cheras Cholas Hoysalas Kalabhras Nayaks Pandyas Madurai Sultanate Mysore Kingdom Vijayanagar Empire Western Gangas Protected areas Mudumalai Mukurthi Nilgiri Transport Charring Cross Mysore-Ooty Road Nilgiri Ghat Roads Nilgiri Mountain Railway Udhagamandalam railway station Related Botanical Garden Ooty varkey Rose Garden People --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ketti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketti) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketti?action=history)). 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