- State: Tamil Nadu
- District: Vellore
- Tourism Type: Hill Station
- Area: 30kms
- Population: 3755 (According to Indian Census, 2001)
- Altitude: 1410 m.
- Telephone codes: 04171 (India) and +91 (International)
- Pin codes: 635853
- Languages: Tamil, Hindi and English
- What to buy: Homemade honey and jack fruit
- Best time to visit: November to February
- Clothing recommended: Light/ Heavy Woolen Clothes and cotton
- Local transportation: Car, Train, Bus and Taxi
- Adventure sports:Trekking, camping, mountain biking, paragliding, hiking, flying fox, zorbing, mud football, cycling, obstacle courses, boating, raft building, rappelling, stream scrambling, river crossing etc.
- Popularly known as: Elagiri, Mini Ooty, Nangloi, Fort city of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Ooty and Poor man's Ooty
