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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:

Distance from Madikeri:

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

Major Peaks:

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:

Hospitals in Madikeri:

Temples:

Talacauvery temple office	08272-243337
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]
Madikeri	08272-228305/439