Mudigere

This article is about the town in Chikmagalur district. For the village in Tumkur district, see Mudigere, Tumkur.

Mudigere
—  city  —
Mudigere Location of Mudigere in Karnataka and India
Coordinates	13°08′N 75°38′E / 13.13°N 75.63°E / 13.13; 75.63Coordinates: 13°08′N 75°38′E / 13.13°N 75.63°E / 13.13; 75.63
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District(s)	Chikmagalur
Population	8,962 (2001[update])
Spoken Languages	kannada, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 915 metres (3,002 ft)

Mudigere is a panchayat town in Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is 35 km from the district headquarters. Several pilgrimage sites such as Dharmasthala (64 km), Horanadu(64 km), Kalasa(52 km), Sringeri(90 km) are near to the town. Poorna Chandra Tejaswi, the Kannada writer, had settled in this town till his death in 2007.

Schools and colleges

• St Martha's High School/College
• Vokkaligara Sangha
• Malnad Education Society (MES)
• DSBG Degree Dollege
• Govt Junior College (Higher/PU)
• Govt Girts High School
• Nalanda School

Geography

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 temples Bettada Byraweshwara near Mekanagadde & Nanyada Byraweshwara near Byrapura(Hosakere) which is 25 km from Mudigere are popular tourist destinations in Chickmagaluru, and the College of Horticulure, which offers professional degree in Horticuture and Master's degree in Horticultural sciences (a sub-campus of the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot) is also situated in Mudigere. Apart from this Zonal Horticultural Research Station, Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Krishi Vigyan Kendra^[who?] are involving in conducting research and extension activities in the Hill zone of Karnataka. The annual rainfall is typically very high ranging from 3000–3500 mm./year.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Mudigere had a population of 8962. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mudigere has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%. In Mudigere, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ "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. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

External links

• MSN Map