Oothu, Tirunelveli

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Oothu, Tirunelveli
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Oothu, Tirunelveli
Coordinates: 8°34′37″N77°20′30″E / 8.5770°N 77.3418°E / 8.5770; 77.3418
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Elevation
1,307.8 m (4,290.7 ft)
Languages
  Official Tamil
  Speech Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
627427 [1] [2]
Other Neighbourhoods Manjolai, Singampatti, Manimutharu, Ambasamudram, Kallidaikurichi

Oothu [3] near Manjolai is a neighbourhood and hill area in Tirunelveli of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. Oothu is one of the viewpoints of Upper Kodaiyar hill station. [4] [5]

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Location

Oothu is located at an altitude of about 1,307.8 metres (4,291 ft) above the mean sea level with the geographic coordinates of ( 8°34′37″N77°20′30″E / 8.5770°N 77.3418°E / 8.5770; 77.3418 ) in Tirunelveli.

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Oothu
Oothu, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Oothu is one of the areas that was affected by December 2023 floods. [6] It is also one of the rainfall recording areas by Meteorological department. [7] [8]

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