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Kadagu , also known as coorg is a rural districts in the southwest Indian state of Karnataka. in the areas north Madikeri fort has 2 life size elephant statue at its entrance plus a Gothic style church with a museum on its grounds.nearby the Hindu Omkareshwar temple dates back to the 19th century farther north are the demoed Raja’s tomb a burial place of kodava King and cascading Abbi Falls Coorg also known as kodagu is a beautiful hill station in the indian state of Karnataka it is famous for it’s coffee plantation steep hills , countless streams , rich in flora and fauna lush forest and breathtaking views.some of the must visit tourist attractions of Coorg include nagarhole national park abbi falls iruppu falls the Raja’s seat Madikeri fort and Tibetan Buddhist golden temple being an important leisure destination coorg is well connected to other major cities of the country by air road and rail. How to reach coorg by air

Mangalore airport located about 160 km away is the nearest airport to coorg the airport has scheduled flights to major Indian cities like Mumbai banglore chennai delhi and hyderabad unwind in the lap of nature in coorg where aromatic coffee and spices plantation lush green hills cascading waterfalls and a distinct old world charm sooth the senses Kodagu district is an administrative districts in the karanataka state of india before 1956 it was an administratively separate coorg state at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore state it occupies an area of 4102 square kilometre in the western ghats of southwestrn karnataka in 2001 its population was 548561,13.74% of which resided in the district urban centres making it the least populous of the 31 district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station are mysore junctions located around 95 km away thalassery and kannur the latter two located in kerala at a distance of about 79 km the nearest airports are kannur international airport in kerala and manglore international airport the district is bordered by dakshina Kannada district to the northwest hassan district to the north Mysore district to the east Kasaragod district of Kerala in west and kannur district of Kerala to the southwest and wayanad district of Kerala to the south.it is a hilly district the lowest elevation being 50 meters above sea level near makutta .the highest peak tadiandamol rises to 1,750 metres with pushpagiri the second highest at 1,715 metres the main rivers in kodagu is the kaveri which originated at talakaveri located on the eastern side of the western ghats and with its tributaries drains the greater part kf kodagu.

two member of the legislative assembly are elected from Kodagu to the Karnataka legislative assembly one each from the Madikeri and virajpet dr mantar gowda represents the Madikeri constituency while A .S ponnanna represents the virajpet constituency they are from the indian national congress. Kodagu formerly part of the Kodagu dakshina Kannada constituency is now part of the mysore lok sabha parliamentary constituency.the current MP for this constituency is shri pratap simha from the bharatiya janata party. Hindus are the vast majority. they include the kodava tribe other kodava language speakers Arebhashe Gowdas Brahmins most Yeravas and Kurubas .

A huge minority of muslims dot the coorg district especially the town of Kushalnagar virajpet and mercara. A sizeable of them are the Nawayaths who shifted in the eighties from bhatkal and murudeshwar in order to pursue coffee and areca nut plantation and textile business. the numerous mosque dotting the landscape is the testimony of muslims presence in the district. the cadova national council and kodava rastriya samiti are campaigning for autonomy to Kodagu district.

A small number of mangalore catholic are also found in coorg. they are mostly descended from those konkani catholic who fled the roundup and later captivity by tippu sultan. these immigrant were welcomed by raja Veera Rajendra who realising their usefulness and expertise as agriculturists gave them lands and tax breaks and built a church for them .

According to karanataka kodava sahitya academy alart from kodavas and their related groups , the amma kodavas,the kodava pegadde ,and the kodava maaple ,18 other smaller numbered ethnic groups speak kodava takk in and outside the district including the iri the koyava , the banna ,the kodagu madivala,the kodagu hajama ,the kembatti poleya , and the meda.among other kodava speaking communities.