Ketti

Ketti கேத்தி
Ketti கேத்தி
	village
	Ketti Post Office
	Ketti கேத்தி Location in Tamil Nadu, India Ketti கேத்தி Ketti கேத்தி (India)
	Coordinates: 11.40°N 76.70°E
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 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).

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.

Culture

The people present here are mostly 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 and Tamil, although many people understand English, Malayalam and Kannada. Religion practised here is mostly Hinduism. However, strong influences remain of the Christian missionaries who lived here during the early 1900s.

The Nilagiri Passenger at Ketti Railway Station

Accessibility

Ketti is accessible by rail or road. The mountain train 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 station (at the foothills of the Nilgiris) to the Ketti railway station.[1][2]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] 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.

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.

Educational institutions

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.

Notes

"https://www.patrika.com/coimbatore-2-channel2/three-trains-reached-at-ooty-station-simultaneously-4808309/". Kumar Jeevendra. Pathrika coimbatore. Retrieved 8 July 2019. External link in |title= (help)
"Ooty-Ketti Train service". Prathiksha Ramkumar. The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "https://www.patrika.com/coimbatore-2-channel2/three-trains-reached-at-ooty-station-simultaneously-4808309/". Kumar Jeevendra. Pathrika coimbatore. Retrieved 8 July 2019. External link in |title= (help)

[2] "Ooty-Ketti Train service". Prathiksha Ramkumar. The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[3] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.