Denkanikottai also known as Thenkanikottai is a Panchayat Town in Krishnagiri district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

There are a significant number of Kannada, Urdu and Telugu and speakers in the town as it is very near to Karnataka State bordering it.

Until 1654 A.D., Denkanikottai was ruled by Kantheerava Narasaraja Wodeyar of Srirangapattana, Kingdom of Mysore The territory later moved into the hands of Hyder Ali.

Denkanikottai is located at 12°31'11"N 77°46'48"E. It is situated on the south-western extreme of the Deccan Plateau, East of the Western Ghats.

The Denkanikottai Town Panchayat has population of 31868 of which 16,325 are males while 15,543 are females as per report released by Census India 2015.

Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Denkanikottai is around 912 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943.

It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Crops consist of tomatoes, cabbages, onions, mangoes, capsicum, carrot, cucumber, beans, coriander leaves, turnip and radish.

It will deal with flowers cultivated on 3,702 hectares in the district, which are also exported to Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia.