Kodagu district

Kodagu district
Coorg district, Kodava Naad (Kodava language)
Clockwise from top-left: Tadiandamol, Tibetian Golden Temple, Resort view from Tadiandamol , Kumara Parvatha, Harangi Elephant Camp & Tree Park and Abbey Falls, Mandalpatti hill an 18km roadway from Medikeri
Nicknames: 
The Scotland of India, The Land of Warriors, The Coffee Cup of India
Location in Karnataka
Location in Karnataka
Coordinates: 12°25′15″N 75°44′23″E / 12.4208°N 75.7397°E / 12.4208; 75.7397
Country India
StateKarnataka
DivisionMysuru
RegionMalenadu
Haleri Dynastyearly 17th century
Coorg ProvinceMay 1834
Coorg StateAugust 15, 1947
Kodagu districtNovember 1, 1956
HeadquartersMadikeri
TalukasMadikeri, Virajpet, Somwarpet, Ponnampet, Kushalanagar
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerVenkat Raja
(IAS)
 • MPYaduveer Wadiyar
 • MLA
Area
 • Total
4,102 km2 (1,584 sq mi)
 • Rank26th (31 districts)
Elevation
(Avg. of 5 taluks)
984 m (3,228 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
554,519
 • Rank31st (31 districts)
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Kodava, Kodagaru, Coorgi
Languages
 • OfficialKannada Kodava [3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
571201 (Madikeri)
Telephone code
  • + 91 (0) 8272 (Madikeri)
  • +91 (0) 8274 (Virajpet)
  • + 91 (0) 8276 (Somwarpet)
Vehicle registrationKA-12
Literacy82.52%
Lok SabhaMysore Lok Sabha constituency
Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencyMadikeri, Virajpet
ClimateTropical Wet (Köppen)
Precipitation2,725.5 millimetres (107.30 in)
Avg. summer temperature28.6 °C (83.5 °F)
Avg. winter temperature14.2 °C (57.6 °F)
Websitekodagu.nic.in

Kodagu district (Kodava: [koɖɐɡɨ]) (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State.[4][5]

Mandalpatti Peak near Madikeri can be reached using road
  1. ^ "Kodagu district Profile". DSERT. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference districtcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Kodagu District Population Census 2011-2021, Karnataka literacy sex ratio and density".
  4. ^ Kushalappa, Mookonda (2013). Long ago in Coorg. USA. pp. 356–365. ISBN 9781494282479.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Ponnathpur, Rakshith S. (12 August 2020). "When Kodagu merged with Mysore: A short political history of the region". The News Minute. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

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