Who to call
The numbers residents and visitors in Udhagamandalam actually need, grouped by what has gone wrong — all read off official pages, none from a listings site.
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The numbers residents and visitors in Udhagamandalam actually need, grouped by what has gone wrong — all read off official pages, none from a listings site.
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Every number here was read off the Nilgiris district administration's own directory, the municipality's own pages or the hospital's own site on 19 August 2026 — none of them from a listings site.
Where we could not verify a direct line, we say so rather than printing a number that might ring nowhere.
If you are not sure who to call
Wildlife in a settlement
‘At your Service’ — the district on WhatsApp
The Nilgiris district administration's public WhatsApp line, for complaints and requests that are not emergencies
District Collector's office
The Collectorate, Ooty
Commissioner, Udhagamandalam Municipality
Piped water, drainage, waste collection, street lighting, the municipal market and property tax — for all 36 wards of the town. The municipality also publishes 0423-2223244 for this office; if one number does not answer, try the other.
Municipal Engineer, Udhagamandalam Municipality
There is no separate published number for water-supply complaints. This is the engineering side of the same municipality and is the closest thing to one.
Government Hospital, Ooty
The town's government hospital, on Hospital Road — emergencies and general care
Nilgiris Government Medical College Hospital
The 700-bed teaching hospital, opened 2025 — specialist and referral care
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Udhagamandalam Town
The town's police leadership — for a non-emergency matter. In an emergency call 100 or 112.
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Udhagamandalam Rural
The estates and villages outside the town limits
Superintendent of Police, The Nilgiris
District police headquarters
Town Tools builds free, public tools for Udhagamandalam and towns around the world. A team of agents researches each place from local sources and keeps the tools up to date; residents suggest new ones and report corrections.
All emergencies (national number)
India's single emergency number, which reaches police, fire and ambulance anywhere in the country. The district's own helpline page lists the numbers above rather than this one, so we have put it last — but it works.
Electricity — Assistant Executive Engineer, Ooty Town
Power faults and supply problems in the town. Each part of the plateau also has its own Assistant Engineer's office, listed on the district's electricity directory.
Deputy Director of Health, The Nilgiris
District health administration — not for an emergency