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Manihatty
village
ManihattyLocation in Tamil Nadu, IndiaShow map of Tamil NaduManihattyManihatty (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°20′0″N 76°40′0″E / 11.33333°N 76.66667°E / 11.33333; 76.66667
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nilgiri
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN-
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)

Manihatty, also known as B.Manihatty, is a village in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India. Manihatty is 16 km to the south west of Ooty, the district capital of the Nilgiris. The residents of the village are predominantly part of the Badaga people, an ethnolinguistic community in the Nilgiris district.

The village of Manihatty consists of two smaller hamlets: Kunna Hatty (Meaning "small village" in the Badaga language) and Dodda Hatty ("big village"). Kunna Hatty is the ooru, the primary village, supposedly built by the ancestors, while Dodda Hatty is an offshoot from Kunna Hatty. Over the years, Dodda Hatty has grown considerably in terms of the number of households and relative population. At present, Kunna Hatty has about 100 households and Dodda Hatty about 350 households.

Economy

The economy of Manihatty is dependent on agriculture and tea plantations.

Culture

Jangura Habba (Sacred Thread Festival) is the main festival of Manihatty. During this festival, people pray to Shiva, one of the principal deities of Hinduism.

References

v t e Nilgiris district
District headquarters	Udagamandalam
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Kongu Nadu
Divisions	Coonoor Udagamandalam Gudalur
Taluks	Kotagiri Coonoor Kundah Gudalur Pandalur Udagamandalam
Revenue blocks	Coonoor Gudalur Kotagiri Udagamandalam
Municipalities	Coonoor Gudalur Nelliyalam Udhagamandalam
Towns and villages	Adikaratti Achanakal Aravenu Aruvankadu Athigaratty Avilanji Bandishola Bearhatty Bellikkal Bikketti Burliar Chembakolli Cherangode Devala Devarshola Forest Dale Halatty Manithalatty Hubbathala Hullickal Ithalar Jandha Jegathala Ketti Kilkunda Kinnakorai Koderi Kotagiri Kundha Hosahatty Kuruthukuli Lovedale Manihatty Mango Orange Melur Mulligoor Naduvattam O' Valley Pandalur Sholur Sundatty Thambatty Thangadu Thanthanadu Theppakadu Wellington Yedakadu Yedapalli Yellanahalli
Geography	Lakes Avalanche Emerald Lake Ooty Pykara Mountains Eastern Ghats Nilgiri Mountains Western Ghats Peaks Anginda Doddabetta Kolaribetta Mukurthi Rangaswamy Rivers Bhavani Moyar River Pandiyar Pykara Waterfalls Catherine Kalhatti Katary Law's
History	Cheras Cholas Hoysalas Kalabhras Nayaks Pandyas Madurai Sultanate Mysore Kingdom Vijayanagar Empire Western Gangas
Protected areas	Mudumalai Mukurthi Nilgiri
Transport	Charring Cross Mysore-Ooty Road Nilgiri Ghat Roads Nilgiri Mountain Railway Udhagamandalam railway station
Related	Botanical Garden Ooty varkey Rose Garden
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