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: 
Land of Kodava Language, The Land of Warriors, 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
State Karnataka
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,[4] at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State.[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. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Coorg" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 91–92.
  5. ^ Kushalappa, Mookonda (2013). Long ago in Coorg. USA. pp. 356–365. ISBN 9781494282479.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)