The Nilgiris has 6 blocks, 96 gram panchayats and 109 villages in the Local Government Directory as on 25 September 2026.
Each row is a block panchayat with the number of gram panchayats and villages under it.
| Block panchayat | Gram panchayats | Villages |
|---|---|---|
| Coonoor | 13 | 7 |
| Gudalur | 9 | 6 |
| Kotagiri | 23 | 21 |
| Kundha | 12 | 7 |
| Pandalur | 13 | 5 |
| Udhagai | 26 | 14 |
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Showing 96 of 96 panchayats
Coonoor13 panchayats · 7 villages
Arukutchi
No villages mapped in LGD
Bandishola
No villages mapped in LGD
Beratty
No villages mapped in LGD
Burliar1 village
Burliyar
Chinna Karumpalam
No villages mapped in LGD
Ellithorai
No villages mapped in LGD
Hubbathalai
No villages mapped in LGD
Kil Bharath Nagar
No villages mapped in LGD
Kolacombai1 village
Melur3
Melur
No villages mapped in LGD
Thoothurmattam2 villages
Melur1, Melur2
Vasampallam2 villages
Coonoor Rural, Hubhathalai
Yedappalli1 village
Yedappalli
Gudalur9 panchayats · 6 villages
Bitherkad
No villages mapped in LGD
Choladi2 villages
Moonanad2, Nellakotai
Kunnaladi
No villages mapped in LGD
Masinagudi
No villages mapped in LGD
Mavanallah1 village
Masinagudi
Mudumalai1 village
Mudumalai
Nellakotta
No villages mapped in LGD
Pakkana1 village
Nelliyalam1
Sreemadurai1 village
Srimadurai
Kotagiri23 panchayats · 21 villages
Aracode3 villages
Aracode, Kokkode, Nandipuram
Aravenu
No villages mapped in LGD
Denad1 village
Denad1
Gundada
No villages mapped in LGD
Jackanarai
No villages mapped in LGD
Kadikambatty
No villages mapped in LGD
Kadinamala1 village
Kadinamala
Kaggula1 village
Denad2
Kengarai1 village
Kengarai1
Kerada
No villages mapped in LGD
Kesalada
No villages mapped in LGD
Kodanad1 village
Kodanad
Konavakkarai
No villages mapped in LGD
Kottacombai
No villages mapped in LGD
Kunjappanai2 villages
Jackanarai, Jaganarai Slopes R.F.
Milidhane1 village
Nedugula2
Naduhatty
No villages mapped in LGD
Nedugula1 village
Nedugula1
Sakkatha1 village
Kotagiri2
Thengumarahada2 villages
Hallimoyar, Kallampalayam
Thuneri1 village
Kengari2
Warwick3 villages
Konavakorai1, Konavakorai2, Nilgiri Eastern Slope R.F.
Westbrook2 villages
Naduhatty1, Naduhatty2
Kundha12 panchayats · 7 villages
Balacola
No villages mapped in LGD
Denad
No villages mapped in LGD
Deversholai1 village
Balacola2
Emerald
No villages mapped in LGD
Ithalar
No villages mapped in LGD
Kallakorai
No villages mapped in LGD
Kinnakorai1 village
Kinnakkorai
Mel Kundha1 village
Melkundah
Mulligoor1 village
Mulligoor
Nunthala1 village
Ithalar2
Surendranagar1 village
Ithalar1
Thangadu1 village
Balacola1
Pandalur13 panchayats · 5 villages
Ambalamoola
No villages mapped in LGD
Ambalavayal1 village
Moonanad1
Ammankavu
No villages mapped in LGD
Ayyankolli
No villages mapped in LGD
Cherambadi
No villages mapped in LGD
Cherangodu
No villages mapped in LGD
Erumadu
No villages mapped in LGD
Kaiyunni
No villages mapped in LGD
Kallichal
No villages mapped in LGD
Kappala
No villages mapped in LGD
Kolapalli
No villages mapped in LGD
Panachira1 village
Erumad1
Pothukolli3 villages
Cherangode1, Cherangode2, Erumad2
Udhagai26 panchayats · 14 villages
Adasholai
No villages mapped in LGD
Ajjoor
No villages mapped in LGD
Anikorai
No villages mapped in LGD
Baralatty
No villages mapped in LGD
Chinnacoonoor
No villages mapped in LGD
Dhavani
No villages mapped in LGD
Doddabetta1 village
Udhagai Rural
Ebbanad1 village
Ebbanad1
Hullathy
No villages mapped in LGD
Iduhatty1 village
Ebbanad2
Kadanad2 villages
Kadanad1, Kadanad2
Kagguchi1 village
Kagguchi1
Kenthorai
No villages mapped in LGD
Kookal
No villages mapped in LGD
Kookalthorai1 village
Kukkal
Kuruthukuli
No villages mapped in LGD
M.Palada
No villages mapped in LGD
Melcowhatty1 village
Nanjanad2
Mynalai1 village
Thummanatty2
Nanjanad
No villages mapped in LGD
Porthiyada1 village
Nanjanad1
T. Manihatty1 village
Kagguchi2
Thalaikundha1 village
Hullathi
Thoraihatty
No villages mapped in LGD
Thummanatty1 village
Thummanatty1
Thuneri1 village
Thuneri
LGD has no panchayat link for these villages. They are grouped by sub-district.
Coonoor · 10 villages
Adigaratty1, Adigaratty2, Aravankad (Ts) (Ct), Coonoor Town, Hubbathala (Ct), Hulical1, Hulical2, Ketti1, Ketti2, Ketti3
Gudalur · 20 villages
Cherumulli1, Cherumulli2, Cherumulli2-Ca, Devala1, Devala1-Ca, Devala2, Devala2-Ca, Gudalur1, Gudalur1-Ca, Gudalur1-Gr, Gudalur2, Gudalur2-Ca, Gudalur2-Gr, Ovalley1, Ovalley2, Padanthorai1, Padanthorai1-Ca, Padanthorai2, Padanthorai2-Ca, Srimadurai-Ca
Kotagiri · 4 villages
Jagathala1, Jagathala2, Kotagiri1, Kotagiri3
Kundah · 3 villages
Bikkatty, Kilkundah1, Kilkundah2
Panthalur · 8 villages
Cherangode1-Jenmam, Cherangode2-Jenmam, Moonanad1-Jenmam, Moonanad2-Jenmam, Nelliyalam1-Ca, Nelliyalam1-Jenmam, Nelliyalam2, Nelliyalam2-Jenmam
Udhagamandalam · 4 villages
Naduvattam, Sholur, Udhagai Town - East, Udhagai Town - West
Seats that cover at least one village of this district, with the number of villages in each (from LGD's constituency mapping).
- 108 · Udhagamandalam28 villages
- 109 · Gudalur39 villages
- 110 · Coonoor42 villages
- AdikarattiTown Panchayat
- BikkattyTown Panchayat
- CoonoorMunicipality
- DevarsholaTown Panchayat
- GudalurMunicipality
- HuligalTown Panchayat
- JagathalaTown Panchayat
- KethiTown Panchayat
- KilkundaTown Panchayat
- KotagiriMunicipality
- NaduvattamTown Panchayat
- NelliyalamMunicipality
- O ValleyTown Panchayat
- SholurTown Panchayat
- UdhagamandalamMunicipality
Sub-districts (tehsils / talukas)
Coonoor (17) · Gudalur (23) · Kotagiri (25) · Kundah (10) · Panthalur (15) · Udhagamandalam (19)
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What the numbers mean and where they come from.
How many gram panchayats are there in The Nilgiris district?
The Local Government Directory lists 96 gram panchayats in The Nilgiris across 6 blocks, as on 25 September 2026.
How many villages are there in The Nilgiris?
109 villages, of which 92 are inhabited. The block with the most panchayats is Udhagai (26).
Why is a village missing from its panchayat?
49 villages in The Nilgiris are not yet mapped to a panchayat in LGD. We list them at the end by sub-district. Names follow LGD spelling, which can differ from local usage.
Source: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India, read from the daily open mirror github.com/ramSeraph/opendata. Data as on 25 September 2026. Licence: Government Open Data License - India.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
- The Nilgiris population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Udhagamandalam assembly seatConstituency result and history
- Gudalur assembly seatConstituency result and history
- Coonoor assembly seatConstituency result and history
- Tamil Nadu state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Tamil Nadu assembly election resultsEvery vidhan sabha seat, ECI results
- Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Tamil Nadu districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, Tamil NaduBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in Tamil NaduCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in Tamil NaduMunicipal corporations, councils, wards