Please see below for some general information about Kodaikanal. Our IIA website has a section on Kodaikanal where you can get information about the Kodaikanal observatory and also the google map of the place. Please note that minimum temperatures in winter are between 5 and 10 degrees celsius. There could also be occasional rain. Therefore the weather may call for heavy woolens and an umbrella. Also bring any medicines you regularly use. All the students will be accommodated inside the observatory which is 5 km from Kodaikanal town.

Area - 21.45 sq.kms
Population - 32,931 ( 2001Censes)
Altitude - 2,133 - Metres above sea level
RainFall - 165cms (average)
Temperature - Summer - 19.80°C Winter - 17.30°C
Best Season April to June, and September to October, but can be visited throughout the year. Cloth Light woollens in the evening during summer and heavy woollens during winter.
Languages - Tamil and English
State - Tamil Nadu
ISD Code + 91
STD Code + 04542