Area: 7201 square kilometers
Density of population: 158 people per square kilometer
Literacy Rate: 79.24 % - Male: 85.66 %, Female: 72.88 %
Male Female Ratio: 1000:1005
Boundaries of Chikkamagaluru District
North: Shimoga District, Karnataka
North East: Davangere District, Karnataka
South: Hassan District, Karnataka
East: Chitradurga District and Tumkur District, Karnataka
South West: Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka
West: Udupi District, Karnataka
Chikkamagaluru District Average Rainfall: 1925 mm
Chikkamagaluru District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 31 deg C
Chikkamagaluru District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 14 deg C
CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT MAP
Major Rivers: River Tungabhadra, River Vedavathi
Taluks: Chikmagalur, Kadur, Koppa, Mudigere, N. R. Pura, Shringeri, Tarikere
Assembly Constituencies: Belthangady, Karkal, Sringeri, Mudigere, Chikmagalur, Birur, Kadur, Tarikere
Waterfalls and Lakes: Manikyadhara Falls, Kallathigiri Falls, Hebbe Falls, Shanti Falls, Kadambi Falls, Sirimane Falls, Hirekolale Lake, Ayyenkere Lake
Chikkamagaluru District Nearby Attractions
1. Baba Budan Hills Range
2. Dattatreya Peetha
3. Ayynakere
4. Kalaseshwara Temple
5. Devanur
6. Halmuthuru
7. Hariharapura
8. Kemmangudi
9. Kudremukh National Park
10. Mullayanagiri
11. Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
Chikkamagaluru District Facts: This is the place where coffee is cultivated for the first time in India. NH 13 and NH 206 pass through the district. The district was formerly called Kadur District.
Major Sectors: Food and agro based industries, wood based industries, garments, textiles, information technology, biotechnology, engineering, tourism
Major Agricultural Products: Rice, ragi, jowar, maize, red gram, horse, gram, green gram, black gram, Bengal gram, sugarcane, cotton, tobacco
Major Industries: Great Southern Coffees Pvt Ltd, Pavanaganga Power, Geneva Power, Amble Industrial Are and Electric Power Generation Units
Major Educational Institutions: DACG Polytechnic, SJMM Vidyapeeta Polytechnic, Government Industrial Training Institute at Chikkamagaluru and Kadur, SDM Industrial Training Institute, Samse, Mudigere Taluk, SJR Industrial Training Institute, Balehonnur, Narasimharajapura Tal, Maruthi Industrial Training Institute, Kadur, Karanataka Industrial Training Institute, Chikkamagaluru Lakshmisha Industrial Training Institute, Kadur Taluk, SJM Industrial Training Instititute, Birur, Kadur Taluk
What is Chikkamagaluru District Famous For: Coffee
Chikkamagaluru District Pin Codes
Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012
