Ketti
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Ketti is a small town nestled in a large valley of the same name. It is located in the The Nilgiris District
of Tamil Nadu
State, Southern
India
and is a Revenue Village
of Coonoor
Taluk. Upper Ketti is another village called Yellanahalli, and is located on the main Coonoor to Ooty road.
This is the location of Needle Industries Pvt. India Ltd the manufacturers of the internationally branded Pony Needles.
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.
(recently declared as a national heritage site by UNESCO and which provides a connection to the Chennai - Coimbatore - Mettupalayam Nilagiri Express), can be boarded from the Mettupalayam station (at the foothills of the Nilgiris) to the Ketti railway station.
, an engineering institution falling under the auspices of the Anna University
, Chennai.
The Nilgiris District
The Nilgiris District is in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri is also the name given to a range of mountains spread across the states of Tamilnadu as well as Karnataka and Kerala. The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats...
of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
State, Southern
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and is a Revenue Village
Revenue Village
A Revenue Village is a small administrative region in India, a village with defined borders. One revenue village may contain many hamlets....
of Coonoor
Coonoor
Coonoor is a town and a municipality in the Nilgiris district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its production of Nilgiri tea....
Taluk. Upper Ketti is another village called Yellanahalli, and is located on the main Coonoor to Ooty road.
This is the location of Needle Industries Pvt. India Ltd the manufacturers of the internationally branded Pony Needles.
The town
Most of the people living here are manual labourers. 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 Laidlaw 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 BadagaBadaga
Badaga may refer to:*The Badaga people, an indigenous people inhabiting the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, India.*The Badaga language, spoken by the Badagas....
and Tamils with certain immigrants from other parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
and Sri Lankan Tamils. The chief language spoken here is Badaga
Badaga language
The Badaga language is a southern Dravidian language spoken by approximately 400,000 people in the Nilgiri Hills in Southern India. It is known for its retroflex vowels. The word Badaga refers to the Badaga language as well as the Badaga community/tribe...
and Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, although many people understand English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Malayalam and Kannada. Religion practised here is mostly Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
. However, strong influences remain of the Christian missionaries who lived here during the early 1900s.
Accessibility
Ketti is accessible by rail or road. The mountain train NMRNilgiri Mountain Railway
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908, and was initially operated by the Madras Railway Company. The railway still relies on its fleet of steam locomotives. NMR comes under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Salem Division...
(recently declared as a national heritage site by UNESCO and which provides a connection to the Chennai - Coimbatore - Mettupalayam Nilagiri Express), can be boarded from the Mettupalayam station (at the foothills of the Nilgiris) to the Ketti railway station.
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 EngineeringCSI College of Engineering
CSI College of Engineering is an engineering school situated in the Ketti Valley of Tamil Nadu, India. The institution is a self-financed, Christian minority institution.- Activities :...
, an engineering institution falling under the auspices of the Anna University
Anna University
Anna University was a premier technical university in Tamil Nadu, India. Anna University was formed on September 4, 1978, as a unitary university that integrated four technical institutions in the city of Chennai , including the College of Engineering, Guindy, Alagappa College of Technology,...
, 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
- The Laidlaw Memorial School and Junior College, KettiThe Laidlaw Memorial School and Junior College, KettiThe Laidlaw Memorial School of St. George's Homes, Ketti is an English-medium school in Ketti, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 1914 in Kodaikanal and moved to Ketti in 1922. The Laidlaw Memorial School and Junior College, of St. Georges Homes, Ketti was founded in 1914 by the Late Rev...
- The CSI College of EngineeringCSI College of EngineeringCSI College of Engineering is an engineering school situated in the Ketti Valley of Tamil Nadu, India. The institution is a self-financed, Christian minority institution.- Activities :...
- CSI High School
- Hindustan Photo Films