General Profile
| Number of Taluk Panchayats | 03 |
| Grama Panchayats | 98 |
| Habitation villages | 291 |
| Total forest area in hectares | 134597 |
Geography: Kodagu is on the eastern slopes of the
Western Ghats. It is a hilly district with the lowest elevation in the
district at 900 meters (2,900 ft) above sea-level. The highest peak,
Tadiandamol, rises to 1,750 meters (5,700 ft),
with Pushpagiri, the
second highest, at 1,715 meters (5,600 ft).
Rivers:The main river in Kodagu is the Kaveri (Cauvery).
The Kaveri starts at Talakaveri, located on the eastern side of the
Western Ghats, and, with its tributaries, drains the greater part of
Kodagu.
Religion ,Castes : Kodagu is a land of many communities.
Although Kodavas are the main ethnic group, Gowdas, Brahmins, Christians
and Jains are other communities who live in Kodagu. Besides these
communities, tribes such as Yeravas, Kurubas, Airies and Kudiyas,
who are believed to be the original settlers of the area, also live
in Kodagu. Muslims from the Malabar coast, the Mapilles, to have been
here for several years as traders and businessmen
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Tourism
Madikeri,Abbi Falls,Bhagamandala,Talacauveri and The Nagarahole game sanctuary
Madikeri:The town is picturesquely situated on an elevated plateau on the Western Ghats.
The main edifice at Madikeri is the fortress built on a flat topped hill providing spacious enclosures for the palace
and its subsidiary buildings.Omkareshwara Temple,Fort and the Palace,Raja's Seat,Gandhi Mantapa are the main tourist's attractions here.
Abbi Falls: is 6 Kms from Madikeri, where the Madikeri or Muttaramutta stream naturally falls from a precipice at a height of
70 feet in between huge boulders to a rocky valley. 'Abbi' in Kodava language means a waterfall. Bhagamandala: is on the banks of the confluence of three rivers, Cauvery, Kannike and the sub terranian Sujyoti,
popularly known as "Triveni Sangama".
Talacauveri: is the birthplace of the sacred river Cauvery.
It is situated on the slopes of the Brahmagiri Hills, and can be reached by a motorable road from Bhagamandala, which is at a distance of 8 kms.
The Nagarahole game sanctuary :affords an excellent oppurtunity to the visitors to see wild animals of all kinds,
from the magestic elephant and the gracefull deer to the wily Jackal moving about in their natural surroundings unmindful
of intruders.
Tibetian refugee Centre: Bylukuppa, a nearby village of Kushalnagar (belongs to Mysore district) houses refugees from Tibet.
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