Mudigere | |
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Town | |
 Main library of the College of Horticulture in Mudigere | |
  Mudigere Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates:13°08′13″N75°36′22″E / 13.137°N 75.606°E /13.137; 75.606 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chikmagalur |
| Region | Malenadu |
| Government | |
| • Body | Town Panchayath |
| Area | |
• Town | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 1,117 km2 (431 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 990 m (3,250 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Town | 8,962 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 577132 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA-18 |
| Website | http://www.mudigeretown.mrc.gov.in |
Mudigere is a Town andTaluk inChikmagalur district in theIndian state ofKarnataka.[2] It is 30 km from the district headquarters.
Mudigere is known for itscoffee andblack pepper production.[3][4]
Mudigere town is located at an average elevation of 990 m (3,250 ft) aboveMSL. Thus, it is the 4th highest Administrative Town in Karnataka, after Madikeri,Somwarpet and Chikmagalur.[5]
TheNational Highway 73 and its auxiliary routeNational Highway 173 meet at Mudigere. These highways connect the town toMangaluru,Tumakuru andChitradurga. The nearest airport is atMangalore International Airport which is at a distance of 128 km (80 mi).[6]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[7] Mudigere had a population of 8,962. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Mudigere had an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 85%, and female literacy was 79%. In Mudigere in 2001, 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.[citation needed]
There are twenty-nine Panchayath villages in Mudigere Taluk:[8]
The temples Bettada Byraweshwara near Mekanagadde and Nanyada Byraweshwara near Byrapura (Hosakere), which lies 25 km south of Mudigere, Devaramane near Gutthi are popular tourist destinations in Mudigere.[9] Ballalarayana Durga or Durgada Betta near Sunkasale grama is another trekking and tourist attraction.[10][better source needed] Travelling from Kottigehara to Kalasa gives an enchanting experience of coffee plantations and green hills of Mudigere taluk. Shankara Falls is located near Mudigere.[11]
Mudigere has many private and Government schools and colleges including theCollege of Horticulture.
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