Nilgiris District

Tamil Nadu

Nilgiris district is one of the districts of Tamil Nadu. Its administrative headquarters is at Udhagamandalam (Ooty). It covers 2,549 sq km and had a population of 7,35,394 at the 2011 census, a density of 288 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Udhagamandalam (Ooty)
Area
2,549 sq km
Population
7.35 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
288 /km²
Literacy Rate
85.2%
Sex Ratio
1,042
per 1,000 males
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Nilgiris District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Nilgiris district.

Total Population
7.35 Lakh
Male Population
3.60 Lakh
Female Population
3.75 Lakh
Rural Population
3.01 Lakh
Urban Population
4.34 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.35 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
33,100
Literacy Rate
85.2%
Population Density
288 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,042
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 91.7%Female literacy 78.9%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Nilgiris district.

6
Tehsils
4
Blocks
20
Nyay Panchayats
35
Gram Panchayats
88
Villages
Headquarters
Udhagamandalam (Ooty)
Languages
Tamil, English, Badaga, Kannada, Malayalam
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
11.41° N, 76.7° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Nilgiris

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Nilgiris

Constituency No. 19 · Scheduled Caste
Primary
AR
A. Raja
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Udhagamandalam
  • Gudalur
  • Coonoor
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Nilgiris

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Udhagamandalam
No. 108 · Nilgiris
RG
R. Ganesh
Indian National Congress
MLA
Gudalur
No. 109 · Nilgiris
PJ
Pon. Jayaseelan
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA
Coonoor
No. 110 · Nilgiris
KR
K. Ramachandran
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MLA

Your Representatives from Nilgiris

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Nilgiris district.

  • AR
    A. Raja
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MP
    Nilgiris · No. 19
  • RG
    R. Ganesh
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Udhagamandalam · No. 108
  • PJ
    Pon. Jayaseelan
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Gudalur · No. 109
  • KR
    K. Ramachandran
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
    Coonoor · No. 110

Election History

Lok Sabha

Nilgiris · No. 19

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaDMKA. Raja
    Votes 4,73,212Vote share 46.74%Margin 2,40,585
    1. 1. A. Raja · DMK4,73,212 (46.74%)
    2. 2. L. Murugan · BJP2,32,627 (22.98%)
    3. 3. D. Lokesh Tamilselvan · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,20,230 (21.75%)
    4. 4. A. Jayakumar · Naan Tamilar Katchi58,210 (5.75%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaDMKA. Raja
    Votes 5,47,832Vote share 54.2%Margin 2,05,823
    1. 1. A. Raja · DMK5,47,832 (54.2%)
    2. 2. M. Thiagarajan · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,42,009 (33.84%)
    3. 3. N. Rajagopal · MNTM47,301 (4.68%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamC. Gopalakrishnan
    Votes 4,63,700Vote share 49.72%Margin 1,04,940
    1. 1. C. Gopalakrishnan · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,63,700 (49.72%)
    2. 2. A. Raja · DMK3,58,760 (38.46%)
    3. 3. P. Gandhi · INC37,702 (4.04%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Tamil Nadu
State
Nilgiris
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 19
3 Assembly
No. 108, 109, 110

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Nilgiris District at a Glance

State
Tamil Nadu
Headquarters
Udhagamandalam (Ooty)
Area
2,549 sq km
Population
7.35 Lakh
Population density
288 per km²
Sex ratio
1,042 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
85.2%
Languages
Tamil, English, Badaga, Kannada, Malayalam
Tehsils
6
Blocks
4
Gram panchayats
35
Villages
88
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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