Kappathorai

Kappathorai
Village
Kappathorai Location in Tamil Nadu, India Show map of Tamil Nadu Kappathorai Kappathorai (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°22′05″N76°39′24″E / 11.368173290260279°N 76.65655105934651°E / 11.368173290260279; 76.65655105934651
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nilgiris
Language(s)
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Kappathorai is a village near Ooty in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. ^{[1] [2]} It is located in Nilgiris district. ^{[3] [4]}

Economy

Agriculture 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

1. Board, Tamil Nadu Electricity (1970). Administration Report.
2. "Hindu Munnani supporters staging a demonstration at Kappathorai". The Hindu.
3. Staff Reporter (30 December 2019). "64.20 % voter turnout in the Nilgiris district". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 17 August 2024.
4. "4 SDRF teams on standby as continuous rains lash Nilgiris district". www.dtnext.in. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
5. "Landslides at several places in the Nilgiris, dams in Western Tamil Nadu swelling up due to rains". Hindustan Times. 24 July 2021.
6. Presidency), Madras (India (1959). Report on the Administration.
7. "300 acres of potato fields damaged near Ooty due to heavy hailstorm". The Times of India. 10 October 2013. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 17 August 2024.
8. "Vegetable prices shoot up". The Hindu. 20 May 2015. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 17 August 2024.
9. "Rain keeps tourists away in The Nilgiris". The Hindu. 22 November 2015. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 18 August 2024.
10. "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.