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{{Short description|Village in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Kappathorai
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| pushpin_relief = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|11.368173290260279|N|76.65655105934651|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[State (polity)|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[District]]
| subdivision_name2 =
[[Nilgiris district|Nilgiris]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code = 627101
| demographics_type1 = Language(s)
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
}}
'''Kappathorai''' is a village near [[Udagamandalam|Ooty]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Board |first=Tamil Nadu Electricity |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hHBLzg8TqhEC |title=Administration Report |date=1970 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hindu Munnani supporters staging a demonstration at Kappathorai |url=https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=157296512 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> It is located in [[Nilgiris district|Nilgiris]] district.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter |date=2019-12-30 |title=64.20 % voter turnout in the Nilgiris district |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/6420-voter-turnout-in-the-nilgiris-district/article30437115.ece |access-date=2024-08-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= 17 July 2024|title=4 SDRF teams on standby as continuous rains lash Nilgiris district |url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/4-sdrf-teams-on-standby-as-continuous-rains-lash-nilgiris-district-795304 |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}}</ref>

==Economy==
Agriculture is an important sector of Kappathorai's economy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Landslides at several places in the Nilgiris, dams in Western Tamil Nadu swelling up due to rains |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/landslides-at-several-places-in-the-nilgiris-dams-in-western-tamil-nadu-swelling-up-due-to-rains-101627107807258.html |website=Hindustan Times |date=24 July 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Presidency) |first=Madras (India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0HBOAAAAMAAJ |title=Report on the Administration |date=1959 |language=en}}</ref> The village has carrot and potato fields.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-10-10 |title=300 acres of potato fields damaged near Ooty due to heavy hailstorm |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/300-acres-of-potato-fields-damaged-near-ooty-due-to-heavy-hailstorm/articleshow/23840658.cms |access-date=2024-08-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-05-20 |title=Vegetable prices shoot up |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/vegetable-prices-shoot-up/article7229288.ece |access-date=2024-08-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The other significant crop is cabbage.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-11-22 |title=Rain keeps tourists away in The Nilgiris |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/rain-keeps-tourists-away-in-the-nilgiris/article7907155.ece |access-date=2024-08-18 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Kappathorai falls within Sillahalla Watershed where soil erosion has been a significant concern.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=The overshadow of the human evolvement process in the dynamics of soil drift of an agricultural watershed in the Nilgiri Hills, India |url=http://www.agriculturejournals.cz/pdfs/swr/2021/02/05.pdf |journal=Soil and Water Research}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Nilgiris district]]

Kappathorai - Revision history

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