Wellington, Tamil Nadu

Wellington is a town in The Nilgiris District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Wellington is home to The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), a premier tri-service training establishment that imparts training to middle level officers of the three wings of the Indian Armed Forces, friendly foreign countries and various Indian Civil Service departments. The Nilgiri Passenger train passes through Wellington, which has a railway station. The college has a colourful past and traces its lineage to 1905 when it was set up at Devlali. Sometime after the partition of the Indian Subcontinent, the college shifted to Wellington in The Nilgiri Hills. This town is located near the city of Coonoor.

Wellington
Town
Mettupalayam-Ooty Mountain Train Hauled By Diesel Locomotive approaching Wellington Station
Wellington
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11.37°N 76.8°E / 11.37; 76.8
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictThe Nilgiris
Elevation
1,855 m (6,086 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total20,220
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Geography

Wellington is located at 11.37°N 76.8°E / 11.37; 76.8.[1] It has an average elevation of 1855 metres (6085 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Wellington had a population of 20,220. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Wellington has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 76%. In Wellington, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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gollark: Probably both work to some extent for different people.
gollark: It's not really "motivated" as much as "don't hate it enough to go through the social awkwardness of going through the process of switching options", though.
gollark: I can't get motivated to exercise without being required to by school (since I picked "fitness" as one of my sports options), since it's one of those things I probably should do but don't like doing.
gollark: that moment when you actually do regular exercise at home(other people do, I mean)

See also

References
  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Wellington
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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