Coorg Facts

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:

CityDistance ( Km)
Hassan115
Dharmasthala133
Hunsur66
Kannur(Kerala
)
113
Calicut (Kerala)170
Tellicherry (Kerala)110
Ooty (Tamil
Nadu)
260
Distance from Madikeri:

PlaceDistance ( Km)
Bhagamandala40
Talacauvery48
Virajpet32
Irupu Falls80
Nagarahole98
Somwarpet40
Dubare40
Nisargadhama30
Abbey Falls8
Coorg Vital Statistics:

Population
5.48 lakh [ 2001 census ]
Area4,104 sq.km
District headquartersMadikeri
Madikeri
elevation
1,525m
Average
temperature
13 to 26 degree celsius
Ideal time to visit CoorgOctober to May
Average
rainfall
2,718 mm
Rainy seasonJune to September
Main RiversCauvery and Lakshmanathirtha
LanguagesKodava, Thak, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil,
Hindi, English
ClothingRaincoat and umbrellas must during monsoon
Winter (November-January) light woollens.
Main cropsCoffee,
Pepper,Cardamom, Paddy, Orange
Major Peaks:

Mountain Height (meters)
Thadiyandamol1,745
Pushpagiri1,712
  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
  Police Stations:

Madikeri08272-229333
Virajpet08274-257333
Somwarpet08276-282040
Kushalnagar08276-274333
Gonikoppal08274-247333
Kutta08274-244333
  Hospitals in Madikeri:

Govt.Hospital08272-223445
Ashwini
Hospital
08272-225667
Mercara
Nursing Home
08272-225699
Vivus
Hospital
08272-222758
  Temples:

Talacauvery temple office08272-243337
Bhagamandala
temple office
08272-243272
Padi
Iggupthappa temple office
08272-238400
Forest department: Reservation of accommodation at Nagarahole (Rajiv Gandhi National Park)

Name Contact Details
Aranya Bhavan,
Mysore
Telefax: 0821-2480901,
email: [email protected]
(wildlife),
Hunsur
08222-652041,
email:[email protected]
Madikeri08272-228305/439