Kodagu is a hilly district of Karnataka popularly called as Coorg. This hilly region is a part of Western Ghat and it covers an area of 4103 sq. km. located about 257 km away from state capital, Bangalore. Madikeri is the main town of Coorg and it also serve as the district headquarters. Other major cities of the Kodagu are Virajpet, Kushalanagara and Somwarpet. Coorg District is divided into the three talukas namely Madikeri, Virajpet and Somwarpet.
Coorg is a lovely hill station for the travelers where you will find several beautiful waterfalls, tea & coffee estates and lovely site scenes including lots of religious places.
You also search out lots of famous peeks here like Tadiandamol, Kote Betta, Pushpagiri, Nishani Motte, Tumbe Male, etc. Larger amounts of population in Coorg are considered as Kodava regional community and they usually utilize Kodagu Takk or Coorgi Language as their prime dialect. Some other major communities of the state are Gowdas, Tamilians, Malayalees, Muslims, Kurubas, Kudiyas, Yeravas, etc.
As per 2011 census report of India about 554764 people reside in Coorg. Maximum of population follows Hinduism (warrior class or Kshatriya’s) as their religions. We know the Coorgi language is main dialect of the district but Kannada Language is accepted as official language of Coorg. English-written widely uses for educational purpose in this hilly region.
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