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Mudigere
ಮೂಡಿಗೆರೆ
town
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictChikkamagaluru
Elevation
915 m (3,002 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total8,962
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
 • Spoken Languageskannada, Tulu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKA-18

Mudigere ( Kannada: ಮೂಡಿಗೆರೆ) is a panchayat town and taluka in Chikkamagaluru district in the Indian state of Karnataka.[1] It is 35 km from the district headquarters. Several pilgrimage sites are in the taluka including Hornadu (64 km) and Kalasa (52 km). Poorna Chandra Tejaswi, the Kannada writer, photographer, ornithologist, publisher and progressive thinker lived his last years in Mudigere.

Geography and climate

Mudigere is located at 13°08′N 75°38′E / 13.13°N 75.63°E / 13.13; 75.63. It has an average elevation of 915 metres (3001 feet). The annual rainfall is typically very high ranging from 3000 mm to 3500 mm per year.[citation needed]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] 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]

Taluks

There are twenty-nine panchayat villages in Mudigere Taluks:[3]

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Culture and education

The temples Bettada Byraweshwara near Mekanagadde and Nanyada Byraweshwara near Byrapura (Hosakere), which is 25 km from Mudigere, are popular tourist destinations in Chickmagaluru, and the College of Horticulture, which offers professional degree in Horticulture and Master's degree in Horticultural sciences (a sub-campus of the [1]) is also situated in Mudigere. Apart from this Zonal Horticultural Research Station, Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Krishi Vigyan Kendra[who?] are involved in conducting research and extension activities in the Hill zone of Karnataka.

Schools and colleges

  • College of Horticulture(under University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shimoga)
  • St Martha's High School/College
  • Vokkaligara Sangha
  • Mudigere Education Society (MES)(cbse)
  • DSBG Degree College
  • Govt Junior College (Higher/PU)
  • Govt Girls High School
  • Nalanda High School
  • EMRS college kottigehara
  • Ashraya PU College Mudigere
  • Malnad ITI College Mudigere
  • Govt Urdu Higher Primary School, Mudigere
  • J S English School, Mudigere

References

  1. ^ Mudigere (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ^ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Mudigere, Chikmagalur, Karnataka". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.