Ooty, short for Ootacamund (an anglicized name for Udhagamandalam), is a popular hill resort in the state of Tamil Nadu in Southern India.
The name Udhagamandalam is derived from the TODA word "othakal-mund" which means "house in mountains". Ooty stands at 7,347 feet above sea level in the Nilgiri mountain range or Blue Mountains.
A British Collector by the name of John Sullivan discovered the hill station of Ooty and developed it as a summer resort, realizing its potential. The original name of Ooty was 'Udhagamandalam, but it was shortened to 'Ooty' after the arrival of British, which might have had something to do with the difficulty one feels at pronouncing such a difficult name! Apparently the British Collector was right about Ooty and now it is one of the most popular hill stations in India, particularly of South India.
Route
the Distance from Bangalore to Ooty is 294 km
Bangalore to Ooty Via Channapatna - Maddur- Mandya-Mysore , NH-212At Mysore, Take NH 212 via Nanjangud to Gundlupet to NH-67 For Gudalur
The name Udhagamandalam is derived from the TODA word "othakal-mund" which means "house in mountains". Ooty stands at 7,347 feet above sea level in the Nilgiri mountain range or Blue Mountains.
A British Collector by the name of John Sullivan discovered the hill station of Ooty and developed it as a summer resort, realizing its potential. The original name of Ooty was 'Udhagamandalam, but it was shortened to 'Ooty' after the arrival of British, which might have had something to do with the difficulty one feels at pronouncing such a difficult name! Apparently the British Collector was right about Ooty and now it is one of the most popular hill stations in India, particularly of South India.
Route
the Distance from Bangalore to Ooty is 294 km
Bangalore to Ooty Via Channapatna - Maddur- Mandya-Mysore , NH-212At Mysore, Take NH 212 via Nanjangud to Gundlupet to NH-67 For Gudalur
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