Mudigere

Mudigere ( Kannada: ಮೂಡಿಗೆರೆ) is a panchayat town and taluka in Chikkamagaluru district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is 35 km from the district headquarters. Several pilgrimage sites are in the taluka including Hornadu (64 km) and Kalasa (52 km). Poorna Chandra Tejaswi, the Kannada writer, photographer, ornithologist, publisher and progressive thinker lived his last years in Mudigere.

Geography and climate

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 annual rainfall is typically very high ranging from 3000 mm to 3500 mm per year.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Mudigere had a population of 8,962. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Mudigere had an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 85%, and female literacy was 79%. In Mudigere in 2001, 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Taluks

There are twenty-nine panchayat villages in Mudigere Taluks: