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Getting to Coorg |
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Air: The nearest airports are Mangalore (136 km) and
Bangalore (260 km) |
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Train: The nearest railheads are at Mysore (120 km) and
Mangalore
(136 km) |
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Road Route: |
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Bangalore – Mysore – Hunsur - Madikeri (Mercara) . |
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By road, 7 hours from Bangalore to Madikeri. |
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Route State
Highway 17 to Srirangapatna via Maddur; bypass via Ranganathittu (bird sanctuary) to Hunsur; |
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State Highway 88 to Madikeri via Kushalnagar and
Suntikoppa. |
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Distance from neighbouring cities:
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City |
Distance ( Km) |
| Hassan |
115 |
| Dharmasthala |
133 |
| Hunsur |
66 |
| Kannur(Kerala
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113 |
| Calicut (Kerala) |
170 |
| Tellicherry (Kerala) |
110 |
| Ooty (Tamil
Nadu) |
260 |
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Distance from Madikeri:
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Place |
Distance ( Km) |
| Bhagamandala |
40 |
| Talacauvery |
48 |
| Virajpet |
32 |
| Irupu Falls |
80 |
| Nagarahole |
98 |
| Somwarpet |
40 |
| Dubare |
40 |
| Nisargadhama |
30 |
| Abbey Falls |
8 |
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Coorg Vital Statistics:
| Population
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5.48 lakh [ 2001 census ]
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| Area |
4,104 sq.km |
| District headquarters |
Madikeri |
| Madikeri
elevation |
1,525m |
| Average
temperature |
13 to 26 degree celsius |
| Ideal time to visit Coorg |
October to May |
| Average
rainfall |
2,718 mm |
| Rainy season |
June to September |
| Main Rivers |
Cauvery and Lakshmanathirtha |
| Languages |
Kodava, Thak, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil,
Hindi, English |
| Clothing |
Raincoat and umbrellas must during monsoon
Winter (November-January) light woollens. |
| Main crops |
Coffee,
Pepper,Cardamom, Paddy, Orange |
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Major Peaks:
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Mountain |
Height (meters) |
| Thadiyandamol |
1,745 |
| Pushpagiri |
1,712 |
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 Important telephone numbers:
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Railway reservation counter ,Private bus-stand,
Madikeri |
08272-225002 |
| KSRTC Bus
stand |
08272- 229134 |
| Coorg
Adventure Club, Gonikoppal (water sports,
parasailing, treks) |
0827-247722 |
| Coorg Golf
Links, Bittangala |
08274-256252 |
| Mercara Downs
Golf Club |
08272-223516 |
| Tata Coffee
golf course, Polibetta |
08274-251435 |
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 Police Stations:
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Madikeri |
08272-229333 |
| Virajpet |
08274-257333 |
| Somwarpet |
08276-282040 |
| Kushalnagar |
08276-274333 |
| Gonikoppal |
08274-247333 |
| Kutta |
08274-244333 |
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 Hospitals in Madikeri:
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Govt.Hospital |
08272-223445 |
| Ashwini
Hospital |
08272-225667 |
| Mercara
Nursing Home |
08272-225699 |
| Vivus
Hospital |
08272-222758 |
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 Temples:
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Talacauvery temple office |
08272-243337 |
| Bhagamandala
temple office |
08272-243272 |
| Padi
Iggupthappa temple office |
08272-238400 |
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Forest department: Reservation of accommodation at
Nagarahole (Rajiv Gandhi National Park)
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Contact Details |
| Aranya Bhavan,
Mysore |
Telefax:
0821-2480901,
email: fdptrm@sancharnet.in |
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Hunsur |
08222-652041,
email:
dcfwlhun@rediffmail.com |
| Madikeri |
08272-228305/439 |
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