| Getting to Coorg | |
| ¤ | Air: The nearest airports are Mangalore (136 km) and Bangalore (260 km) | |
| ¤ | Train: The nearest railheads are at Mysore (120 km) and Mangalore (136 km) | |
| ¤ | Road Route: | |
| | ¤ | Bangalore – Mysore – Hunsur – Madikeri (Mercara) . | |
| | ¤ | By road, 7 hours from Bangalore to Madikeri. | |
| | ¤ | Route State Highway 17 to Srirangapatna via Maddur; bypass via Ranganathittu (bird sanctuary) to Hunsur; | |
| | ¤ | State Highway 88 to Madikeri via Kushalnagar and Suntikoppa. | |
| Distance from neighbouring cities: City | Distance ( Km) | Hassan | 115 | Dharmasthala | 133 | Hunsur | 66 | Kannur(Kerala ) | 113 | Calicut (Kerala) | 170 | Tellicherry (Kerala) | 110 | Ooty (Tamil Nadu) | 260 |
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| Distance from Madikeri: 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 | 5.48 lakh [ 2001 census ] | 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: Mountain | Height (meters) | Thadiyandamol | 1,745 | Pushpagiri | 1,712 |
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| Important telephone numbers: 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: 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: Govt.Hospital | 08272-223445 | Ashwini Hospital | 08272-225667 | Mercara Nursing Home | 08272-225699 | Vivus Hospital | 08272-222758 |
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| Temples: 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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