Denkanikottai

Denkanikottai(தேன்கனிகோட்டை) also known as Thenkanikottai is a semi-urban Town panchayat town in Krishnagiri district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is altitude 3000 feet above from the sea level.It is a multicultural town with a mix of linguistic groups. Tamil is the official and spoken language. There are a significant number of Telugu, Kannada and Urdu speakers in the town. The place is named after the legend of Betrayaswamy Temple located in the centre of the town.

Denkanikottai
Town
Denkanikottai
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12°31′36″N 77°47′34″E
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
RegionKongu Nadu
DistrictKrishnagiri
Government
 • TypeTown Panchayat
 • BodyTown Panchayat
Area
 • Total14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total31,868
 • Density1,702/km2 (4,410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
635107
Telephone code04347
Vehicle registrationTN-70
Websitehttp://www.townpanchayat.in/denkanikottai

History

Until 1654 A.D., Denkanikottai was ruled by Kantirava Narasa Raja Wodeyar of Srirangapattana. The territory later moved into the hands of Hyder Ali. Later it was part of the struggle between the British and Hyder.

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Geography

Denkanikottai is located at 12°31'11"N 77°46'48"E. It is situated on the south-western extreme of the Deccan plateau, east of the western ghats. The forest area of Denkanikottai forms the prime elephant habitat in the district. It is part of the Cauvery Elephant Reserve (450 km2). It has dry but pleasant weather conditions throughout the year. It is 3000 feet above from the sea level. Here the Hill allowance is allowed for the Central Government employees.

Climate

The climate in denkanikottai is tropical. In winter, there is much less rainfall in Denkanikotta than in summer. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as Aw. The temperature here averages 24.0 °C. Precipitation here averages 877 mm.The driest month is January, with 4 mm of rain. With an average of 202 mm, the most precipitation falls in October. April is the warmest month of the year where the temperature in April averages 27.3 °C to 33.7. December has the lowest average temperature of the year where It is 15 °C to 20.9 °C.

Climate data for Denkanikottai
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average max °C 27.4 30.2 32.8 33.7 33.1 30.1 28.4 28.5 28.8 28.1 26.9 26.3 29.52
Average low °C 15 16.2 18.5 21 21.3 20.3 19.6 19.6 19.3 19.1 17.3 15.5 18.55
Average rainfall mm (inches) 4 4 9 48 119 60 88 109 142 202 69 23 N/A
Source: en.climate-data.org,

    Flora and fauna

    The flora include a variety of timber trees like Rose wood, Teak, Sandal etc. Hundreds of medicinal herbs, minor forest plants like nelli, kadukkai, cheekai, pungam, etc. The following trees like 'Charakkonnai' ('Cassia histula'). Since pungam trees are found in abundance in this forest pungam oil is extracted from the seeds of this tree, creating a non-polluting Bio-fuel.

    The major wild animals include Elephants, Sambar, Spotted Deer, Gaur, Wild boar, Panther, etc. The forest area of Denkanikottai Taluk forms the prime elephant habitat with lot of bamboos and this area constitutes the Cauvery elephant reserve, which is constituted over an area of about Denkanikotta to Hogenekkall via Anchetty is wonderful experience to Nature Lovers. 450 km2. The bird population is also attractive with beautiful birds like the Paradise flycatcher. Big lakes in Anchetti and Hosur areas also attract large number of migratory birds like Painted storks, Teals etc. In addition to these birds and mammals, there are variety of butterflies, giant spiders etc. that are coming under endangered list. Kodakkarai shoal forest in Denkanikottai Taluk is known for large scale migratory butterflies during a particular season; then one can observe thousands of migratory butterflies passing through this forest like a passing cloud.

    Demographics

    As of 2015 India census, Denkanikottai had a population of 31,868. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Denkanikottai city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Denkanikottai Town Panchayat has population of 31868 of which 16,325 are males while 15,543 are females as per report released by Census India 2015.[1] Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2986 which is 12.31% of total population of Denkanikottai (TP). In Denkanikottai Town Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 968 against state average of 996. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Denkanikottai is around 912 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Denkanikottai city is 79.83% lower than state average of 80.09%. In Denkanikottai, Male literacy is around 83.05% while female literacy rate is 73.47%.Denkanikottai Town Panchayat has total administration over 5,393 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. It was once primarily inhabited by the Irula tribes.The size of this taluk is bigger than Kanyakumari district.

    Economy

    The economy of Denkanikottai is primarily dependent on business. It is also an agrarian economy depending on the agricultural output of surrounding villages in its taluk.A variety of fruits and vegetables are cultivated around Denkanikottai. The land is very fertile and there is significant access to fresh water as well as labor. Crops consist of tomatoes, cabbages, onions, mangoes, capsicum, carrot, cucumber, beans, coriander leaves, turnip and radish. Roses are also grown in large numbers. In July 2019, the government announced the construction of an international flower auction centre with quality control laboratory, cold storage facility, administrative building and an electronic auction hall at a cost of ₹ 202 million. It will deal with flowers cultivated on 3,702 hectares in the district, which are also exported to Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia.

    Places of Interest

    Images

    Popular Monumnets & Places (in and Near Denkanikottai)

    (Clockwise: Beterayaswamy Temple,Yarab Dharga,Bettamugilalam,Panchapalli Dam)

    Town's Ariel View (Around Beteraya Swamy Temple)

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    References
    1. "Denkanikottai Population Census 2011". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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