Udumalpet is called as Poor man’s Ooty. It is one of the summer resorts, which is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The reason for the name is in olden days it was called as Udumalai and in rural sides it is called as Pettai. So it is called as Udumalpettai. The population of Udumalpettai is 1 lakh, and the water for drinking purposes were taken from the Reservoir called Thirumurthi. The Thirumurthy and the Amaravathy dams are situated south of the Udumalpet. These are also tourist places in Udumalpet which adds charm to the city. The tourist place called Thirumurthi hills, which is located 21 kms from Udumalpet. There are many temples in this city and also the nearby places. The other tourist places are Swimming Pool, a Boat house and Crocodile farm are situated near Sainik School of South. There are large numbers of Industries in Udumalpet so called as industrial town. The Industries like paper, textile industries are flourishing. Agricultural fields are also developing faster here and especially cotton. So, there is an name for Udumalpet called as Cotton town.