Kappathorai is a village near Ooty in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.[1][2] It is located in Nilgiris district.[3][4]
Kappathorai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kappathorai Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Kappathorai Kappathorai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°22′05″N 76°39′24″E / 11.368173290260279°N 76.65655105934651°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Nilgiris |
| Language(s) | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Economy
editAgriculture is an important sector of Kappathorai's economy.[5][6] The village has carrot and potato fields.[7][8] The other significant crop is cabbage.[9]
Kappathorai falls within Sillahalla Watershed where soil erosion has been a significant concern.[10]
References
edit- ^ Board, Tamil Nadu Electricity (1970). Administration Report.
- ^ "Hindu Munnani supporters staging a demonstration at Kappathorai". The Hindu.
- ^ Reporter, Staff (2019-12-30). "64.20 % voter turnout in the Nilgiris district". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "4 SDRF teams on standby as continuous rains lash Nilgiris district". www.dtnext.in. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Landslides at several places in the Nilgiris, dams in Western Tamil Nadu swelling up due to rains". Hindustan Times.
- ^ Presidency), Madras (India (1959). Report on the Administration.
- ^ "300 acres of potato fields damaged near Ooty due to heavy hailstorm". The Times of India. 2013-10-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Vegetable prices shoot up". The Hindu. 2015-05-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Rain keeps tourists away in The Nilgiris". The Hindu. 2015-11-22. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "The overshadow of the human evolvement process in the dynamics of soil drift of an agricultural watershed in the Nilgiri Hills, India" (PDF). Soil and Water Research.