Kērkandi
Kērkandi is a locality in Coonoor, Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu and has about 23,200 residents and an elevation of 2,047 metres. Kērkandi is situated nearby to the locality Kekkatti, as well as near Mokkatti.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Doddabetta and Ketti railway station.
Doddabetta
Peak
Photo: Gauri Wur Sem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains at 2,637 metres. There is a reserved forest area around the peak. It is 9 km from Ooty, on the Ooty-Kotagiri Road in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India. Doddabetta is situated 4 km north of Kērkandi.
Ketti railway station
Railway station
Ketti railway station is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in Ketti, a hill station town, in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.
Aravankadu railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sayowais, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aravankadu railway station is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves Srivilliputtur, located in Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Aravankadu railway station is situated 3 km east of Kērkandi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aruvankadu and Manthada.
Aruvankadu
Photo: Sayowais, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aruvankadu, is a small town located in the Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu in India between Coonoor and Ooty, at distances 5 km and 12 km respectively. It houses the Cordite Factory, one of the 40 Indian Ordnance Factories, and one of the oldest, established in 1903.
Manthada
Village
Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Manthada is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Kērkandi.
Coonoor
Photo: Premkudva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coonoor is a famous hill station that is 17 km from Ooty in Tamil Nadu, India. It is probably the second most popular hill station in the Nilgiris. The hill station stands at a height of 1,839 metres and is known for its great picnic spots and picturesque surroundings.
Kērkandi
- Type: Locality with 23,200 residents
- Also known as: “Kerkandi” and “Kethi”
- Location: Coonoor, Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
11.36783° or 11° 22′ 4″ northLongitude
76.74576° or 76° 44′ 45″ eastPopulation
23,200Elevation
2,047 metres (6,716 feet)Open location code
7J3R9P9W+48GeoNames ID
11460573
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