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	'''Kodagu''' (sometimes called '''Coorg''', especially in English) is a ] of ] ], ]. It occupies about 4100 sq. km. in the ] of southwestern Karnataka. It is bordered by ] to the northwest, ] district to the north, ] to the east, ] district of ] state to the southwest and ] district of Kerala to the south. The district town is ].
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			{{Infobox settlement
			\| name = Kodagu district
			\| other_name = Coorg district, Kodava Naad (])
			\| nickname = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. -->
			\| settlement_type = ] of ]
			\| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
			\|size = 250
			\|photo1a = Tadiandamol_Trek_25Aug_Pic_1_View_From_Top.jpg
			\|photo1b = Golden Temple, Kodagu pic 3.jpg
			\|photo2a = Abbey Falls in Madikeri , Coorg.jpg
			\|photo2b = Tadiandamol_Trek_Starting_point_near_resort.jpg
			\|photo3a = Harangi_Elephant_Camp_and_Tree_Park.jpg
			\|photo3b = Coorg_-_The_Scotland_of_India.jpg
			\|photo4a = Mandalpatti_Hills.jpg
			}}
			\| nicknames = ''Land of Kodava Language, The Land of Warriors, Coffee Cup of India''
			\| image_alt =
			\| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: ], ], Resort view from Tadiandamol , ], ] and ], ] hill an 18km roadway from Medikeri
			\| image_map = Karnataka Kodagu locator map.svg
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			\| map_caption = Location in Karnataka
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|12.4208\|N\|75.7397\|E\|display=inline,title}}
			\| subdivision_type = Country
			\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}
			\| subdivision_type1 = State
			\| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image\|Seal of Karnataka.svg\|Emblem of Karnataka}} ]
			\| subdivision_type2 = ]
			\| subdivision_name2 = ]
			\| subdivision_type3 = ]
			\| subdivision_name3 = ]
			\| established_title1 = ]
			\| established_date1 = early 17th century
			\| established_title2 = ]
			\| established_date2 = May 1834
			\| established_title3 = ]
			\| established_date3 = August 15, 1947
			\| established_title4 = Kodagu district
			\| established_date4 = November 1, 1956
			\| founder =
			\| named_for =
			\| seat_type = Headquarters
			\| seat = ]
			\| parts_type = ]s
			\| parts = ], ], ], ], ]
			\| government_type =
			\| governing_body =
			\| leader_title = ]
			\| leader_name = Venkat Raja<br>{{small\|(])}}
			\| leader_title1 = ]
			\| leader_name1 = ]
			\| leader_title2 = ]
			\| leader_name2 = *] (Virajpet)<br />
			*] (Madikeri)
			\| unit_pref = Metric
			\| area_footnotes = <ref name="dsert">{{cite web\|title=Kodagu district Profile\|url=http://dsert.kar.nic.in/dietwebsite/kodagu/DistrictProfile.htm\|publisher=DSERT\|access-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
			\| area_total_km2 = 4102
			\| area_rank = 26th (])
			\| elevation_footnotes = (Avg. of 5 taluks)
			\| elevation_m = 984
			\| population_total = 554,519
			\| population_rank = 31st (31 districts)
			\| population_as_of = 2011
			\| population_footnotes = <ref name="districtcensus"/>
			\| population_density_km2 = auto
			\| population_demonym = Kodava, Kodagaru, Coorgi
			\| demographics_type1 = Languages
			\| demographics1_title1 = Official
			\| timezone1 = ]
			\| utc_offset1 = +5:30
			\| postal_code_type = ]
			\| postal_code = 571201 (Madikeri)
			\| area_code = * + 91 (0) 8272 (Madikeri)
			* +91 (0) 8274 (Virajpet)
			* + 91 (0) 8276 (Somwarpet)
			\| area_code_type = Telephone code
			\| registration_plate = KA-12
			\| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
			\| blank1_info_sec1 = 82.52%
			\| blank1_name_sec2 = ]
			\| blank1_info_sec2 = ] <small>(])</small>
			\| website = {{URL\|kodagu.nic.in}}
			\| footnotes =
			\| demographics1_info1 = ] ]
			<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/259-kodagu.html\|title = Kodagu District Population Census 2011-2021, Karnataka literacy sex ratio and density}}</ref>
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			\| blank4_name_sec2 = Avg. winter temperature
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			}}
			{{Culture of Karnataka}}
			'''Kodagu district''' ({{IPA\|kfa\|koɖɐɡɨ\|lang}}) (also known by its former name '''Coorg''') is an administrative ] in the ] state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate ] at which point it was merged into an enlarged ].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Kushalappa\|first=Mookonda\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=km6EngEACAAJ&q=the+gandhi+of+kodagu\|title=Long ago in Coorg\|publisher=\|year=2013\|isbn=9781494282479\|location=USA\|pages=356–365\|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ponnathpur \|first=Rakshith S. \|date=2020-08-12 \|title=When Kodagu merged with Mysore: A short political history of the region \|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/when-kodagu-merged-mysore-short-political-history-region-130609 \|access-date=2024-12-18 \|website=The News Minute \|language=en}}</ref>
			<!--It occupies an area of {{convert\|4102\|sqkm}} in the ] of southwestern Karnataka. In 2001 its population was 548,561, 13.74% of which resided in the district's urban centre, making it the least populous of the ] in Karnataka.

			The nearest railway stations are ], located around {{cvt\|95\|km}} away, ], and ], the latter two located in ] at a distance of about {{cvt\|79\|km}}. The nearest airports are ] in ] ({{cvt\|90\|km}} from Madikeri) and ] ({{cvt\|144\|km}} from Madikeri).--><!-- Please don't uncomment the above until there are sources -->

			] can be reached using road]]

	==Geography==		==Geography==
			Kodagu is located on the eastern slopes of the ]. It has a geographical area of {{cvt\|4102\|sqkm}}.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Districts of India\|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=KA\|publisher=Government of India\|access-date=11 January 2011}}</ref> The district is bordered by ] to the northwest, ] to the north, ] to the east, ] district of Kerala in west and ] of ] to the southwest, and ] of Kerala to the south. It is a hilly district, the lowest ] being {{convert\|50\|m\|ft}} above sea-level near makutta. The highest peak, ], rises to {{convert\|1750\|m\|ft}}, with ], the second highest, at {{convert\|1715\|m\|ft}}. The main river in Kodagu is the ] (Cauvery), which originates at ], located on the eastern side of the Western Ghats, and with its tributaries, drains the greater part of Kodagu.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://gazetteer.karnataka.gov.in/info-2/District+Gazetteer/Coorg+District+1870+(English)/en\|access-date=21 July 2024\|title=Coorg Gazettee 1870}}</ref>

			===Rivers (mouth)===
	Kodagu lies on the eastern slope of the ]. It is a mountainous district, presenting throughout a series of wooded hills and deep valleys; the lowest elevations are 900 m above sea-level. The highest peak, ], has an altitude of 1,750 m; ], another peak, is 1,715 m high. The principal river is the ], which rises at ] on the eastern side of the Western Ghats, and with its tributaries drains the greater part of Kodagu. In. the rainy season, which lasts during the continuance of the southwest monsoon, or from June to the end of September, the rivers flow with violence and great rapidity. In July and August the rainfall is high, and the month of November is often showery. The yearly rainfall may exceed 4,000 mm; in the dense jungle tract it reaches from 3,000 to 3,800 mm; the bamboo district in the west from 1,500 to 2,500 mm. Kodagu has an average temperature of about 15 °C, the extremes being 11 °C and 28 °C. The hottest season is in April and May.
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			* ] (Arabian Sea)
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			* ] (Kaveri)
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			===Peaks===
	The principal town and district capital is ] or Mercara, with a population of around 30,000. Other significant towns are ] (Viraranjendrapet), and ]. The district is divided into the three administrative ]s of Madikeri, Virajpet, and Somwarpet.
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			==Rainfall==
	Some of the south of the district is part of the ], part of a complex of wildlife sanctuaries that stretch into neighbouring parts of ] and ].
			Kodagu district receives majority of its rainfall from ] winds. It is the 4th highest average annual rainfall receiving district in ]. The amount of rainfall varies significantly due to the effects of El-nino and La-nina.

			In the year 2018, Kodagu received 29% excess rainfall of {{convert\|3737\|mm\|in}},<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2018.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2018.pdf\|access-date=31 July 2024\|title= Annual State Report 2018}}</ref> {{convert\|3040\|mm\|in}} in 2019,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2019.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2019.pdf\|access-date= 31 July 2024\|title= Annual State Report 2019}}</ref> {{convert\|2541\|mm\|in}} in 2020,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2020.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2020.pdf\|access-date=31 July 2024\|title= Annual State Report 2020}}</ref> and {{convert\|2656\|mm\|in}} in 2021.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2021.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2021.pdf\|access-date=31 July 2024\|title= Annual State Report 2021}}</ref>
	==Flora and fauna==
	Much of the district is cultivated. Characteristic scenery has rice fields in valley bases, with plantation crops with tree cover in the surrounding hills. The most common plantations are of coffee; however many other crops are grown, including ], para ], ], and ]. In some regions there is still natural forest, especially toward the forest reserves in the south.

			In the year 2022, Kodagu received 11% Above-Normal rainfall of {{convert\|3036\|mm\|in}}.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2022.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2022.pdf\|access-date=30 July 2024\|title= Annual State Report 2022}}</ref>
	The flora of the jungle includes ''] champaca'' (]), ''Mesua'' (]), '']'' (] and other species), ''] ciliata'' (Indian mahogany), ''] tubularis'' (Redcedar), ''] angustifolium'' (Poon spar), ''] strictum'' (Black Dammar), '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', ], ], '']'' (three species), and a ]. In the undergrowth are found ], '']'', ]s, canes, wild ], ] and other ]s, and ]s. In the forest of the less thickly-wooded ] country in the west of Kodagu the most common trees are the ''] latifolia'' (Black wood), ''] marsupium'' (Kino tree), ''] coriacea'' (Mutti), ''] parvifiora'' (Benteak), ''] latifolius'' (Dindul), ''] latifolia'', ''] frondosa'', ''Nauclea parvifiora'', and several species of '']'', with which, in the eastern part of the district, ] and ] occur. Among the fauna may be mentioned the ], ], ], ], ], ], several species of ], ]s, ]s. ] and various other birds occur, and the cobra di capello, and a few ]s.

			In the year 2023, it received 38% deficit rainfall of {{convert\|1690\|mm\|in}}.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2023.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2023.pdf\|access-date=30 July 2024\|title= Annual State Report 2023}}</ref>
	==People==
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	The population in 2001 was 545,322, increasing 11.64% from 1991 to 2001, and 5.75% from 1981 to 1991.

			==Forest==
	The people of the district are of a number of distinct ethnic or caste origins. However, political and economic domination is with those who bear the name of the area, the Kodava. Other communities have also been traditionally established in the district, including many recent migrants from neighbouring areas.
			Kodagu is known for its dense forest cover and the exotic flora and fauna found there. It has three wildlife sanctuaries; ], ] and ], one National Park; the ] and the only private sanctuary of India; the ].

			Kodagu is home for species endemic to the Western Ghats. It has large tiger and elephant populations as well. As per the elephant census of 2023, Kodagu with 1,013 elephants, had nearly one-sixth of total elephant population in ], second only to ].
	===The Kodava===
	The Kodava community numbers about 100,000 in the district, out of a total population of over 500,000. They are of unknown origin, and are ethnically somewhat distinct from the other people of the area and surrounding areas. However, they have been long established in the area.

			==Agriculture==
	The names of Kodava people are characteristic and include a clan name. The clan is central to Kodava culture and families trace their lineage through clans. Marriage within a clan is discouraged. They are nominally ], but do not usually accept ] priests, preferring that ceremonies are conducted by their own. There are distinctive dresses, the men wearing wraparound robes (now only seen at ceremonial occasions), and the women with a distinctive style of wearing the ]. They have many distinctive practices such as carrying ceremonial knifes, and martial war dances. The culture also includes communal gatherings where drink, dance and special meat dishes seasoned with ] are central attractions.
			Economy of Kodagu is dependent on agriculture. Major crops grown here are Paddy,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://kodagu.nic.in/en/department-of-agriculture/\|access-date=28 June 2023\|title=Kodagu Land Use data}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mangaluru/paddy-cultivated-on-9837-hectares-in-south-kodagu-1024588.html\|access-date=28 June 2023\|title=Paddy in Kodagu}}</ref> ], Rubber, Pepper, Cardamom, ] and Honey production.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://starofmysore.com/its-honey-calling/\|access-date=28 June 2023\|title=Beekeeping in Kodagu\|date=30 June 2018 }}</ref> Tea, Ginger and Cocoa are also grown in smaller quantities.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.indianspices.com/sites/default/files/Major%20spice%20state%20wise%20area%20production%202022-23.pdf\|access-date=28 June 2023\|title= Spices production in India}}</ref>
	]

			===Coffee and pepper production===
	The most famous son of Kodagu is ] the first Commander-in-Chief (as a general) of the armed forces of free India. He was elevated to the honorary title of Field Marshal at age of 83.
			Kodagu is the largest Coffee and Pepper producing district in ]. Karnataka produces nearly 70% of the total ], out of which 33% is contributed by Kodagu district alone.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiacoffee.org/coffee-statistics.html\|access-date=28 June 2023\|title=Coffee Production in Kodagu}}</ref> Also Kodagu produces nearly a quarter of India's Black Pepper.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://kirehalli.com/karnataka-becomes-leading-pepper-producer-spices-board/\|access-date=28 June 2023\|title=Kodagu of Karnataka becomes leading Pepper producer\|date=16 October 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.adipepper.com/adi-pepper\|access-date=28 June 2023\|title= Indigenous species of Black Pepper native to Kodagu}}</ref>
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			==Administrative divisions==
			===Taluks===
			The district is divided into five administrative ]:
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	===~~Other communities~~===		===Representation===
			Two members of the legislative assembly are elected from Kodagu to the ] Legislative Assembly, one each from the ] and ]. Dr. Mantar Gowda represents the Madikeri constituency while A.S Ponnanna represents the Virajpet constituency; they are from the ]. Kodagu, formerly part of the Kodagu-Dakshina Kannada (Mangalore) constituency, is now part of the ] parliamentary constituency. The current MP for this constituency is ], from the ].

			The Codava National Council and ''Kodava Rashtriya Samiti'' are campaigning for autonomy to Kodagu district which would have made Coorg more prosperous and independent.<ref name=hinduonnet2005021101>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/11/stories/2005021101650300.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103054215/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/11/stories/2005021101650300.htm\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=3 January 2013\|work=The Hindu\|title=Codava National Council sets up global forum}}</ref><ref name=hinduonnet2005020402>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/04/stories/2005020402470300.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103015923/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/04/stories/2005020402470300.htm\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=3 January 2013\|work=The Hindu\|title=Dharna staged for Kodagu State}}</ref>
	The Yerava, or Ravula, live in Kodagu as well as in adjacent ], where they are known as the Adiya. They are primarily ] agricultural workers. Among the other communities of Kodagu are the Heggades, cultivators from Malabar; the Ayiri, who constitute the artisan caste; the Medas, who are basket and mat-makers, and act as drummers at feasts; the Binepatta, originally wandering musicians from Malabar, now agriculturists; and the Kavadi, cultivators from Yedenalknad; all these groups speak Kodava Thak, and conform generally to Kodava customs and dress. Of the ] people, the Gaudas, who live principally along in western Kodagu, are the most important; they speak Tulu and wear the Kodava ethnic dress during ceremonies. Other castes and tribes are the Tiyas and Nayars, immigrants from Kerala; the Vellala, who are ]s; and the ]. Of the Muslims the most numerous are the Moplahs and the Shaikhs, both chiefly traders,whose origins are from Kerala.

	==~~=Languages=~~==		==History==
			{{Main\|History of Kodagu\|Haleri Kingdom\|Captivity of Kodavas at Seringapatam\|Coorg War\|Coorg State}}
	The Kodava people, with some of the other established communities in the district, speak a Dravidian language, ] (Coorg language), which has approximately 200,000 speakers, in 18 groups in and near the district. Most speakers are bilingual in Kannada.
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			The ] were the earliest inhabitants and agriculturists in Kodagu, having lived there for centuries. Kodavas being a warrior community as well, they carried arms during times of war and had their own chieftains.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Kushalappa\|first=Mookonda\|title=The early Coorgs\|publisher=Notion Press\|year=2013\|isbn=9789383808274\|location=Chennai\|language=English}}</ref>
	Kodagu is home to several other languages, including ], ], ], and ]. All are ].

			The earliest mention about Coorg can be seen in the works those date back to ] (300 BCE - 300 CE). The ] dynasty had jurisdiction over two ''Nadu''s - The coastal ''Poozhinadu'' and the hilly eastern ''Karkanadu''.<ref>A Shreedhara Menon, A Survey of Kerala history</ref> According to the works of ], ''Poozhinadu'' consisted much of the coastal belt between ] and ].<ref name="Census_Handbook">{{Cite book\|title=District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (2011)\|publisher=Directorate of Census Operation, Kerala\|location=Thiruvananthapuram\|pages=9\|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3201_PART_B_KASARAGOD.pdf}}</ref> ''Karkanadu'' consisted of ]-] hilly region with parts of Kodagu (Coorg).<ref name="wnd">{{cite book
	==Economy==
			\| author = Government of India \| year=2014–15
			\| title= District Census Handbook – Wayanad (Part-B) 2011 \| publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala
			\| url= https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3203_PART_B_WAYANAD.pdf
			}}</ref>

			The ], an offshoot of the ], ruled Kodagu between 1600 and 1834. Later the British ruled Kodagu from 1834, after the ], until India's independence in 1947. A separate state (called ]) until then, in 1956 Kodagu was merged with the Mysore State (now ]).<ref>{{Cite web\|date=12 August 2020\|title=When Kodagu merged with Mysore: A short political history of the region\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/when-kodagu-merged-mysore-short-political-history-region-130609\|website=The News Minute}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Kushalappa\|first=Mookonda\|title=1785 Coorg\|publisher=]\|year=2018\|isbn=9788192914220\|location=Madikeri, Kodagu\|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Kushalappa\|first=Mookonda\|title=Kodagu principality vs British Empire\|publisher=Codava Makkada Coota\|year=2018\|isbn=9788192914213\|location=Madikeri, Kodagu\|language=English}}</ref>
	As a rural region, most of its economy has been based on ], ]s, and ]. Kodagu is one of the more prosperous parts of Karnataka. This is based primarily on its production of coffee and other plantation products.

			===Coorg in British India===
	] is cultivated in the valleys. A variety of other agricultural crops are also grown.
			In 1834, the East India Company annexed Kodagu into ], after deposing ] of the Kodagu kingdom, as 'Coorg'.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Kushalappa\|first=Mookonda Nitin\|title=Kodagu principality vs British Empire\|publisher=Codava Makkada Coota\|year=2018\|isbn=9788192914213\|location=Madikeri, Kodagu\|pages=64–81\|language=English}}</ref> British rule led to the establishment of educational institutions, introduction of scientific coffee cultivation, better administration and improvement of the economy.<ref name=Belliappa>{{cite news\|last1=Belliappa\|first1=C P\|title=Call for freedom from a tiny village\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/493150/call-freedom-tiny-village.html\|access-date=7 August 2015\|work=Deccan Herald\|issue=Bangalore\|date=4 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Kushalappa\|first=Mookonda Nitin\|title=Kodagu principality vs British Empire\|publisher=Codava Makkada Coota\|year=2018\|isbn=9788192914213\|location=Madikeri, Kodagu\|pages=81–88\|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Kushalappa\|first=Mookonda\|title=Long ago in Coorg\|publisher=Pothi books\|year=2014\|isbn=9788192914206\|location=Chennai\|pages=170–319\|language=English}}</ref> This reference notwithstanding - we should remember that the colonial rule by the British in India was about exploitation of resources and Kodagu provided a lot of scope for economic benefits to a colonising empire.

			==Demographics==
	Plantations of ] became a characteristic of the district through the 20th century. They are typically planted on hillsides too steep for rice growing, and using the shade of existing forests. It has provided much of the source of local wealth.
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			{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=1,80,607\|13=1911\|14=1,74,976\|15=1921\|16=1,63,838\|17=1931\|18=1,63,327\|19=1941\|20=1,68,726\|21=1951\|22=2,29,405\|23=1961\|24=3,22,829\|25=1971\|26=3,78,291\|27=1981\|28=4,61,888\|29=1991\|30=4,88,455\|31=2001\|32=5,48,561\|33=2011\|34=5,54,519\|percentages=pagr\|footnote=source:<ref></ref>\|align=center}}
	In recent years tourism of various types have started to become more important. In particular, plantation houses have been converted to take visitors, and walking and trekking holidays have become common.

			According to the ], Kodagu has a population of 554,519,<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web \|date=2011 \|title=District Census Handbook: Kodagu \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/618/download/2120/DH_2011_2922_PART_A_DCHB_KODAGU.pdf \|website=censusindia.gov.in \|publisher=]}}</ref> roughly equal to the ]<ref name="cia">{{cite web \| author = US Directorate of Intelligence \| title = Country Comparison:Population \| url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 13 June 2007 \| access-date = 1 October 2011 \| quote = Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of ].<ref>{{cite web
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			\|title=2010 Resident Population Data
			\|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
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			\|archive-date=27 December 2010 }}</ref> This ranks it 539 out of 640 districts in India in terms of population.<ref name="districtcensus" /> The district has a population density of {{convert\|135\|PD/sqkm\|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Its ] over the decade 2001–2011 was 1.13%.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Kodagu has a ] of 1019 ] for every 1000 males,{{citation needed\|date=February 2020}} and a ] of 82.52%. 14.61% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.27% and 10.47% of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus" />
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			===Religion===
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	The most interesting ancient antiquities of Kodagu are the earth redoubts or war trenches (kadangas),which are from 1.5 to 7.5 m high, and provided with a ditch 3 m deep by 2 or 3 m wide. Their linear extent is reckoned at between 500 and 600 m. They are mentioned in inscriptions of the 9th and 10th centuries.
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			Hindus are the vast majority. They include the Kodava people, other Kodava language speakers, Arebhashe Gowdas, Brahmins, most Yeravas and Kurubas.
			A huge minority of Muslims dot the Coorg district, especially the towns of ], ] and ]. A sizeable of them are the ]s who shifted in the eighties from ] and ] in order to pursue coffee & arecanut plantations and textile business. The numerous mosque dotting the landscape is the testimony of Muslim presence in the district.

			A small number of ] are also found in Coorg.{{quantify\|date=May 2019}} They are mostly descended from those ] Catholics who fled the roundup and, later, captivity by ]. These immigrants were welcomed by Raja Veerarajendra (himself a former captive of Tippu Sultan, having escaped six years of captivity in 1788) who realising their usefulness and expertise as agriculturists, gave them lands and tax breaks and built a church for them.<ref name="Machado">''Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians'', Alan Machado Prabhu, I.J.A. Publications, 1999, p. 229</ref>
	]
	The early accounts of Kodagu are purely legendary, and it was not till the 9th and 10th centuries that its history became the subject of authentic record. At this period, according to inscriptions, the country was ruled by the Gangas of Talakgd, under whom the Changalvas, kings of Changa-nad, styled later kings of Nanjarayapatna or Nanjarajapatna, held the east and part of the north of Kodagu, together with the Hunsur talk in ]. After the overthrow, in the ], of the Ganga power by the ]s, the Changalvas became tributary to the latter. When the Cholas in their turn were driven from the Mysore country by the ]s, in the ], the Changalvas held out for independence; but after a severe struggle they were subdued and became vassals of the Hoysala kings. In the 14th century, after the fall of the Hoysala rule, they passed under the supremacy of the ]. During this period, at the beginning of the ], Nanja Raja founded the new Changalva capital Nanjarajapatna. In ] Piriya Raja or Rudragana rebuilt Singapatna and renamed it Piriyapatna (Periapatam). The power of the Vijayanagara empire had, however, been broken in ] by the ] ]; in 1610 the Vijayanagara viceroy of ] was ousted by the raja of Mysore, who in 1644 captured Piriyapatna. Vira Raja, the last of the Changalva kings, fell in the defence of his capital, after putting to death his wives and children.

			===Language===
	Kodagu, however, was not absorbed into Mysore, which was hard pressed by other enemies, and a prince of the Ikkri or Bednur family (perhaps related to the Changalvas) succeeded in bringing the whole country under his sway, his descendants continuing to be Rajas of Coorg till ]. The capital was removed in 1681 by Muddu Raja to ] (Mercara). In ] a disputed succession led to the intervention of ] of Mysore in favor of Linga Raja, who had fled to him for help, and whom he placed on the throne on his consenting to cede certain territories and to pay tribute. On Linga Rajas death in ] Hyder Ali interned his sons, who were minors, in a fort in Mysore, and, under pretence of acting as their guardian, installed a governor at Mercara with a Muslim garrison. In ], however, the Kodavas rose in rebellion and drove out the Mysore troops. Two years later ] reduced the country; but the Kodavas having again rebelled in ], he vowed their destruction. Having secured some 70,000 of them, he drove them to Seringapatam, where he had them circumcised by force. Kodagu was partitioned among Muslim proprietors, and held down by garrisons in four forts. In ], however, Vira Raja (or Vira Rajendra Wodeyar), with his wife and his brothers Linga Raja and Appaji, succeeded in escaping from his captivity, at Periapatam and, placing himself at the head of a Kodava rebellion, succeeded in driving the forces of Tipu out of the country. The British, who were about to enter on the struggle with Tipu, now made a treaty with Vira Raja; and during the war that followed the Kodavas proved invaluable allies. By the treaty of peace Kodagu, though not adjacent to the ]'s territories, was included in the cessions forced upon Tipu. On the spot where he had first met the British commander, General Abercromby, the raja founded the city of Virarajendrapet (this is now usually called ]).
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			At the time of the 2011 census, 30.91% of the population spoke ], 20.83% ], 14.86% ], 8.92% ], 5.81% ], 4.66% ], 4.23% ], 2.95% ], 1.74% ], 1.55% ] and 1.16% ] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web \|title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10208/download/13320/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2900.XLSX \|website=www.censusindia.gov.in \|publisher=]}}</ref><!--- citation needed ]--->
	Vira Raja, who, in consequence of his mind becoming unhinged, was guilty towards the end of his reign of hideous atrocities, died in 1809 without male heirs, leaving his favorite daughter Devammji as rani. His brother Linga Raja, however, after acting as regent for his niece, announced in ], his own assumption of the government. He died in ], and was succeeded by his son Vira Raja, a youth of twenty, and a monster of sensuality and cruelty. Among his victims were all the members of the families of his predecessors, including Devammji. At last, in ], evidence of treasonable designs on the raja's part led to inquiries on the spot by the British resident at Mysore, as the result of which, and of the raja's refusal to amend his ways, a British force marched into Coorg in ], On ] the raja was deposed by Colonel Fraser, the political agent with the force, and on ] the state was formally annexed to the East India Company's territory. In ] the raja, who had been deported to Vellore, obtained leave to visit England with his favorite daughter Gauramma, to whom he wished to give a European education. On the 30th of June she was baptized, ] being one of her sponsors; she afterwards married a British officer who, after her death in ], mysteriously disappeared together with their child. Vira Raja himself died in ], and was buried in ] cemetery.

			], a dialect of ], ] and ] are native to Kodagu district. Kodava Language uses the Official Script Invented by ] in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Arebhashe: Language with rich cultural history \|url=https://newskarnataka.com/special/features/arebhashe-language-with-rich-cultural-history \|access-date=2022-06-08 \|website=News Karnataka \|date=25 August 2021 \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">K S Rajyashree, Kodava speech community : An ethnolinguistic study</ref>
	The so-called Coorg rebellion of ] was really a rising of the Gaudas, due to the grievance felt in having to pay taxes in money instead of in kind. A man named Virappa, who pretended to have escaped from the massacre of ], tried to take advantage of this to assert his claim to be raja, but the Coorgs remained loyal to the British and the attempt failed. In ], after the Mutiny, the loyalty of the Coorgs was rewarded by their being exempted from the Disarmament Act. Coorg was the smallest province in India, its area being only 1582 square miles (4,100 km²). As a province of British India, it was administered by a commissioner, subordinate to the ] through the resident of Mysore, who was also officially chief commissioner of Coorg.

			====Kodava people and other Kodava language speakers====
	After India's independence in ], Coorg became a province, and in ] a state, of India. In ], when India's state boundaries were reorganized along linguistic lines, Coorg became part of ], which in ] changed its name to ].
			{{Main\|Kodava people}}
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			According to ''Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy'' (Karnataka's Kodava Literary Academy), apart from Kodavas, and their related groups, the ''Amma Kodavas'', the Kodava ''Peggade'' (Kodagu Heggade) and the Kodava ''Maaple'' (]), 18 other smaller-numbered ethnic groups speak Kodava Takk in and outside the district including the ''Iri'' (''Airi'', or the carpenters and the village smiths), the ''Koyava'', the ''Banna'', the Kodagu ''Madivala'' (washermen), the Kodagu ''Hajama'' (barber, also called Nainda), the ''Kembatti'' ] (household servants and labourers) and the ''Meda'' (basket and mat weavers and drummers).<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/08/29/stories/2002082906010300.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103165116/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/08/29/stories/2002082906010300.htm\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=3 January 2013\|work=The Hindu\|title=Will Kodava find a place in Eighth Schedule}}</ref>

			Among other Kodava speaking communities are: the ''Heggades'', cultivators from shimogga; the ''Kodava Nair'', cultivators from Kerala State; the ''Ayiri'', who constitute the artisan caste; the ''Medas'', who are basket and mat-weavers and act as drummers at feasts; the ''Binepatta'', originally wandering musicians from Malabar, now farmers; and the ''Kavadi'', cultivators settled in Yedenalknad (Virajpet). All these groups speak the ] and conform generally to Kodava customs and dress.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
	==The name==
	The name is '''Koḍagu''' in standard transliteration.

			====Kodagu Aarebashe Gowda====
	The name has alternative derivations. In one, it is said to be derived from the ] ''kudu'', meaning steep or hilly. In the ], Kodagu may be the land called ''Krodha desa'', meaing 'Land of Anger' - the Kodavas here are described as '']'', meaning foreingers or barbarians. It is also said that Kodagu is derived from the word Kodava, Kod means 'give' and avva means 'mother', i.e mother ], the river Kaveri.
			{{Main\|Kodagu Gowda}}

			Less frequent are Tulu speakers ]s, ], ], ].<ref name="The Hindu" />
	The form often used by Europeans, '''Coorg''' is derived from this, by a transformation of the retroflex 'ḍ' to 'r' (cf. Maḍikeri to Mercara).

			The Arebhashe gowdas,<ref>{{Cite journal\|title=The Mechanism of Adjustment of International Trade Balances\|author=Herbert Feis\|journal=The American Economic Review\|volume= 16\|number=4\|date=Dec 1926\|pages= 593–609\|publisher =American Economic Association\|jstor=1}}</ref> or ''Kodagu Gowdas'', and Tulu Gowdas, are an ethnic group of ] and Kodagu. They live in Sulya (in Dakshina Kannada) and in parts of Somwarpet, Kushalanagar, Bhagamandala and Madikeri. They speak a language known as ] a dialect of ]. Guddemane Appaiah Gowda along with many other freedom fighters from different communities revolted against the ] in an armed struggle which covered entire Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada. This was one of the earliest freedom movements against the British<ref name="usiofindia.org"> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217040800/http://www.usiofindia.org/article_Jan_Mar06_14.htm\|date=17 December 2007}}</ref> called "]"<ref>South Kanara, 1799–1860 By N. Shyam Bhatt</ref> (''Amara Sulya Dhange''<ref name="usiofindia.org"/> formally called the 'Coorg Rebellion' by the British) started in 1837.<ref name=deccanherald316455>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/10/31/stories/2004103102280300.htm \|title=The Hindu : Karnataka / Madikeri News : Appaiah Gowda's feats to be remembered \|website=www.thehindu.com \|access-date=2 February 2022 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812013941/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/10/31/stories/2004103102280300.htm \|archive-date=12 August 2014 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/19/stories/2005051901540300.htm \|title=The Hindu : Karnataka / Madikeri News : Appaiah Gowda memorial to honour freedom fighter \|website=www.hindu.com \|access-date=11 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604105616/http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/19/stories/2005051901540300.htm \|archive-date=4 June 2011 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/316458/account-uprising.html\|title=Account of an uprising\|date=4 March 2013\|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/316455/fate-insurgents.html\|title=Fate of the insurgents\|date=4 March 2013\|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>
	The people are called Kodava (sometimes pluralized as Kodavas in English). The people may also be called Coorgs or Coorgi in English. The name of the language is Kodava Thak.

			==Tourism==
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			Kodagu is rated as one of the top hill station destinations in India. Some of the most popular tourist attractions in Kodagu include Talakaveri, Bhagamandala, Nisargadhama, ], ], ], ], and the Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mangaluru/tourists-throng-favourite-destinations-to-welcome-2020-790328.html\|title=Tourists throng favourite destinations to welcome 2020\|date=31 December 2019\|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>

			*] is the place where the ] originates.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://des.kar.nic.in/sites/ANNUAL%20RAINFALL%202014.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=27 January 2020 \|archive-date=11 March 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311130816/http://des.kar.nic.in/sites/ANNUAL%20RAINFALL%202014.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The temple on the riverbanks here is dedicated to Lord Brahma, and is one of only two temples dedicated to Brahma in India and Southeast Asia. ] is situated at the Sangama (confluence) of two rivers, the Kaveri and the Kannika. A third river, the Sujyothi, is said to join from underground, and hence this spot is called the Triveni Sangama. ] is a sacred Kodagu Hindu spot in South Kodagu in the Brahmagiri hill range. The ], with the waterfalls, flows nearby and has a Rameshwara temple on its banks. It is said that this sacred river was created when Laxmana, prince of Ayodhya and younger brother of Lord Rama, shot an arrow into nearby hill, the ]. Chelavara falls and Thadiandamol peak are also in South Kodagu. ] is a national park and wildlife resort.
			*] is the capital of the district and ] park is popular with tourists.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Madikeri.html\|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Madikeri, India\|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> Kootu Poley dam is also popular among tourists. Omkareshwara Temple is a beautiful temple built in the Indo-Sarcenic style in Coorg. A legend is associated with the temple, built by Lingarajendra II in 1820 CE. The king put to death a pious Brahmin who dared to protest against his misdeeds. The spirit of the dead man began to plague the king day and night. On the advice of wise men, the king built this temple and installed a Shivalinga procured from Kashi, North India. ] is located within the ] and was raised in 1859, by the officers and men of the ]. The building was funded by the Government of ],<ref name=PennyIII>{{cite book\|last1=Penny\|first1=Frank\|title=The Church in Madras: being the History of the Ecclesiastical and Missionary Action of the East India Company in the Presidency of Madras From 1835 to 1861: Volume III\|date=1922\|publisher=John Murray\|location=London\|page=98\|url=https://archive.org/details/churchinmadrasbe03penn\|access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref> and placed under the ] in India, Diocese of Madras.<ref name=Lords>{{cite journal\|title=Churches Vested in The Crown: Diocese of Madras\|journal=Lords Sitting of 31 May 1927\|volume=67\|issue=5\|page=cc650-1\|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1927/may/31/diocese-of-chota-nagpur\|date=31 May 1927\|access-date=20 August 2015}}</ref> The Church was closed after ], and taken over by the ] in 1971.<ref name=KSAD>{{cite web\|title=Museums in Karnataka\|url=http://www.karnatakaarchaeology.gov.in/History_Museums.html\|website=Government of Karnataka: Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage\|access-date=21 August 2015\|year=2015\|archive-date=18 October 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018012007/http://www.karnatakaarchaeology.gov.in/History_Museums.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The building now houses the Madikeri Fort Museum, managed by the Karnataka State Archaeological Department.<ref name=Madur>{{cite web\|last1=Madur\|title=Madikeri Fort, Coorg\|url=http://www.karnataka.com/coorg/madikeri-fort/\|website=Karnataka\|access-date=20 August 2015\|date=13 October 2014}}</ref>
			*] is mainly an elephant-capturing and training camp of the Forest Department at the edge of Dubare forest; on the bank of the river ] along the ] – Siddapura road.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.junglelodges.com/index.php/resorts/dubare.html \|title=[Jungle Lodges and Resorts Ltd]-[Wildlife and Adventure Ecotourism Destination] \|access-date=27 January 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604032718/http://www.junglelodges.com/index.php/resorts/dubare.html \|archive-date=4 June 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ] is a man-made island and picnic spot near ], formed by the river ]. ] is at Bylakuppe near Kushalnagara (Mysore district), in the Tibetan refugee settlement.
			*] is a scenic waterfall 5 km from ]. ] is 25 km from Somawarapet, downhill of the Pushpagiri hills.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.newskarnataka.com/nature/abbey-falls-a-tourists-delight \|title=Abbey falls: A tourist's delight \|access-date=27 January 2020 \|archive-date=4 October 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004053913/https://www.newskarnataka.com/nature/abbey-falls-a-tourists-delight \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Mandalapatti is 28 km from Madikeri. On the way to Abbey Falls, before 3 km from Abbey Falls take right, from there 25 km. Kote Betta temple, Kote Abbey falls are also in North Kodagu. Abbi waterfall and other ]s are best during ] season, typically some days after it starts raining in June up to the end of ], while there is more water gushing in the streams and rivers.<ref name=20160729trayaan>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.trayaan.com/2016/07/a-trip-to-coorg-kodagu-karnataka-in-monsoon-rains.html\|title=A trip to Coorg during Monsoon\|date=29 July 2016\|website=Trayaan\|access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref>

			==Notable people==
			{{main\|List of Kodavas}}
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			===Armed Forces===
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			* ] ]
			* Field Marshal ], first Indian ], fourth Indian High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand
			* ], martyred in Indo-Pak war of 1965 as a fighter pilot after shooting down enemy aircraft and crashing into Pakistan; only Indian Air Force personnel to earn the Mahavir Chakra posthumously
			* ] ] Army Martyr<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dinesh \|first1=B C \|title=Dedicated to nation's defence \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2010/dec/20/dedicated-to-nations-defence-212491.html \|access-date=13 July 2019 \|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
			* ] ], GOC-in-C Northern Command, Karnataka Rajyothsava Awardee
			* ] ], Adjutant General of the Indian Army.
			* General ], head of Indian Army, chairman of ], head of UN Peacekeeping force
			* ] ], former ] in the Indian Army

			===Sports===
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			* ] - Indian field hockey player.<ref>{{cite news \|title= Hockey: Len gives up on India \|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/top-stories/Hockey-Len-gives-up-on-India/articleshow/1406937.cms \|work= ] \|date= 2006-02-09 \|accessdate= 2013-01-17}}</ref>
			* ] - Cricketer
			* ] - Cricketer
			* ], Indian tennis player
			* ], professional cricketer
			* ] - Indian ] player <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://psaworldtour.com/players/view/7884/joshna-chinappa\|title=Joshna Chinappa - Professional Squash Association\|website=psaworldtour.com\|language=en\|access-date=2018-04-30}}</ref>
			* ] (Mollera Poovaiah Ganesh), Indian hockey captain, player and coach
			* ] (Billimoga Puttaswamy Govinda), Indian hockey player
			* ], Indian hockey captain and player
			* ], Indian athlete, Arjuna awardee
			* ] - motor racers<ref>{{cite news \|title=Racing duo on full throttle - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/racing-duo-on-full-throttle/articleshow/549127404.cms \|website=The Times of India \|date=21 January 2002 \|accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=K - 1000 anyone? \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/mp/2004/08/05/stories/2004080501470400.htm \|website=] \|date=2004-08-05 \|accessdate=13 July 2019}}{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref>
			* ], Indian badminton player
			* ] (Vokkaligara Ramachandra Raghunath), Indian hockey player
			* ] (Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya) - Indian field hockey player.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/holnus/007200906241782.htm\|title=Olympians join forces to wrest control of MHA\|date=24 June 2009\|work=]\|accessdate=4 December 2009\|archive-date=7 November 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107155235/http://www.hindu.com/holnus/007200906241782.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
			* ] (Anjaparavanda Bopaiah Subbaiah) - Indian field hockey goalkeeper and coach.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Aiyappa \|first1=Manu \|title=Why Kodavas, who once blazed through the hockey pitch and Army battles, are abandoning both - Times of India ► \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-kodavas-who-once-blazed-through-the-hockey-pitch-and-army-battles-are-abandoning-both/articleshow/69482855.cms \|accessdate=10 July 2019 \|work=The Times of India \|agency=TNN \|date=24 May 2019}}</ref>
			* ] (Somwarpet Vittalacharya Sunil), Indian hockey player
			* ], Indian Cricketer

			===Politics===
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			* ] (Kombarana Ganapathy Bopaiah), 18th ]
			* ], first woman Mayor of Bangalore, Rajya Sabha MP
			* ]
			* ], freedom fighter and politician
			* ], ] MLA
			* ] (Cheppudira Muthanna Poonacha) Gandhian, Freedom fighter, politician.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Singh \|first1=Trilochan \|title=Personalities: A Comprehensive and Authentic Biographical Dictionary of Men who Matter in India. \|date=1952 \|publisher=Arunam & Sheel \|page=109 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y40MAAAAYAAJ&q=C+M+Poonacha&pg=PA109 \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Shashidhar \|first1=Dr Melkunde \|title=A HISTORY OF FREEDOM AND UNIFICATION MOVEMENT IN KARNATAKA \|date=12 January 2016 \|publisher=Lulu.com \|isbn=9781329825017 \|page=191 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vG1mCwAAQBAJ&q=C+M+Poonacha&pg=PA191 \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>
			* ], politician
			* ], Chief Minister of Karnataka
			* ] (Nidyamale Somanna), lawyer and politician

			===Cinema===
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			* ], actress
			* ], actress
			* ]
			* ], actress
			* ], actress
			* ], actress
			* ], actress

			===Civil Services===
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			* ], Judge of Supreme court
			*Diwan Bahadur ], administrator (Chief Commissioner of Coorg province)<ref>{{cite web \|title=Provinces of British India \|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm \|website=www.worldstatesmen.org \|accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Provinces of British India \|url=http://rulers.org/indprov.html \|website=rulers.org \|accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref>
			* ], Retd. ] of Bengaluru
			* ], first ] of ] following ]
			* ], first woman officer ]
			* ] was the first IAS Officer from ] to rise to be the Home Secretary, Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and Comptroller and Auditor General.<ref name="confident">{{cite news\|last=Bhattacharya\|first=A K\|title=The confidential bureaucrat\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/the-confidential-bureaucrat-110090900070_1.html\|accessdate=3 January 2014\|newspaper=Business Standard\|date=9 September 2010}}</ref>

			=== Religion ===
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			* ]<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Narayanananda \|first1=swami \|title=Autobiography of Swami Narayanananda \|date=2002 \|publisher=N.U. Yoga Trust \|isbn=9788779112193 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NiorQwAACAAJ&q=Swami+Narayanananda \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Swami Narayanananda \|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/488598.Swami_Narayanananda \|website=www.goodreads.com \|accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref>
			* ] (c.1600) was a religious leader and warrior who is now worshipped as a demi-god
			* ]<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Muthanna \|first1=I. M. \|title=The Coorg Memoirs (the Story of the Kodavas): Muthanna Speaks Out \|date=1971 \|publisher=Copies available at Usha Press \|page=211 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLEcAAAAMAAJ&q=Swami+Shambhavananda+coorg \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Beckerlegge \|first1=Gwilym \|title=Colonialism, Modernity, and Religious Identities: Religious Reform Movements in South Asia \|date=2008 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=9780195692143 \|pages=136, 137, 139 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z4XXAAAAMAAJ&q=Swami+Shambhavananda \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>
			* ] (1885–1956), (born of Kodava parents) founder of Kaveri Ashram, a Hindu monastery in Virajpet, born as Palanganda Appaiah, ordained into Sannyas (monkhood) by Guru Ramgiri.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Kamath\|title=Karnataka State gazetteer, Volume 20\|date=1993\|publisher=Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press\|location=Bangalore\|page=659\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nCELAQAAIAAJ&q=thimmayya+kodava\|accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref>

			=== Literature ===
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			* ], folklore compiler<ref name="hindu story time" /><ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Venkatesha \|first1=M N \|title=Pattole Palame: Kodava Culture – Folksongs and Traditions \|journal=Indian Folklore Research \|pages=124–129 \|url=http://indianfolklore.org/journals/index.php/IFRJ/article/download/182/189 \|accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref>
			* ]<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Congress \|first1=The Library of \|title=LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress) \|url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81114543.html \|website=id.loc.gov \|accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=B D Ganapathi \|url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81-114543/ \|website=Worldcat \|accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref>
			* ] (also called Appachu Kavi), playwright<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Sinha \|first1=Biswajit \|title=South Indian theatre \|date=2007 \|publisher=Raj Publications \|isbn=9788186208540 \|page=381 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kloqAQAAIAAJ&q=appachu+kavi \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>
			* ] author and translator<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bhat \|first1=Anil \|title=Coorgis' peaceful agitation now to extend to French embassy \|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/011118/coorgis-peaceful-agitation-now-to-extend-to-french-embassy.html \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|work=The Asian Age \|date=1 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Will Kodagu, heaven on earth, cease to exist ? \|url=https://starofmysore.com/will-kodagu-heaven-on-earth-cease-to-exist/ \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|work=Star of Mysore \|date=23 June 2018}}</ref>
			* ], translators, authors <ref name="hindu story time">{{cite news \|title=It's story time, folks \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/mp/2003/10/16/stories/2003101600630300.htm \|work=] \|date=2003-10-16 \|accessdate=13 July 2019 }}{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref>

			===Others===
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			* ] (also called Pandianda Belliappa or P I Belliappa) Gandhian, Freedom fighter, politician, journalist.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Nehru \|first1=Jawaharlal \|title=Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru: 16 July 1952 – 18 October 1952 \|date=1996 \|publisher=Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund \|isbn=9780195641936 \|page=528 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_zQIAAAAIAAJ&q=P+I+Belliappa \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=Press in India \|date=1958 \|publisher=Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D9EfAQAAIAAJ&q=P+I+Belliappa&pg=PA299 \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=Congress \|first1=Indian History \|title=Proceedings - Indian History Congress \|date=1992 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQZDAAAAYAAJ&q=P+I+Belliappa \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>
			* ] is a Kodava (Coorgi) by birth. He is a British Indian musician and winner of Grammy award.
			* ], tribal rights activist
			* ], 19th century freedom fighter
			* ], noted writer
			* ], Firepro founder<ref>{{cite news \|title=N.S. Narendra: The Fire Fighter \|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/zen-garden/ns-narendra-the-fire-fighter/23912/1 \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|work=Forbes India \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Mukherjee \|first1=Writankar \|title=Panasonic acquires 76% stake in Firepro Systems \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/electronics/panasonic-acquires-76-stake-in-firepro-systems/articleshow/13094230.cms \|accessdate=13 July 2019 \|work=The Economic Times \|date=11 May 2012}}</ref>
			* ], museum curator, art historian and writer<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Belliappa \|first1=CP \|title=C.P. Belliappa interviews Dr Nima-Poovaya Smith, founder of Alchemy, involved in promoting art in UK \|url=http://www.coorgtourisminfo.com/c-p-belliappas-column/c-p-belliappa-interviews-dr-nima-poovaya-smith-founder-alchemy-involved-promoting-art-uk \|publisher=Coorg Tourism \|access-date=25 November 2022 \|date=13 February 2014}}</ref>
			{{Div col end}}

			==See also==
			* ]

	==References==		==References==
	*{{~~1911~~}}		{{Reflist}}

			==Further reading==
			* {{Citation
			\| author = Government of Coorg \| year=1953
			\| title= Handbook of Coorg Census-1951 \| publisher=Assistant Commissioner and District Census Officer, Coorg
			\| url= http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6036/1/42086_1951_COO.pdf
			}}

			* Belliappa, C. P. ''Tale of a Tiger's Tail & Others Yarns from Coorg''. English.
			* Belliappa, C. P. ''Victoria Gowramma''. English.
			* Bopanna, P. T. ''Kodagu: Mungaru Maleya Vismayada Nadu''/ ''Discover Coorg''. Kannada/ English.
			* Bopanna, P. T. ''Coorg State: Udaya-Pathana'' / ''Coorg State''. Kannada/ English.
			* Ganapathy, B. D. ''Kodagu mattu Kodavaru''. Kannada. 1962.
			* Ganapathy, B. D. ''Nanga Kodava''. Kodava. 1973.
			* Kushalappa, Mookonda. “The early Coorgs”. Chennai: Notion Press. 2013.
			* Kushalappa, Mookonda. “Long ago in Coorg”. Chennai: Pothi books. 2014.
			* ]. '']''.
			* Puttur Anantharaja Gowda (2015). ''IN PURSUIT OF OUR ROOTS'' Bengaluru: Tenkila Publications
			* ]. ''Kutaku kurippukal (Coorg Notes)''. Kannur: Kairali Books.

	==External links==		==External links==
			{{Commons category\|Kodagu district}}
	*http://www.kodava.org
			{{wikivoyage\|Kodagu}}
	*http://www.kodavamatrimony.com
	*http://~~members~~.~~aol~~.~~com~~/~~coorg77/coorgs.html~~		*
	*http://members.aol.com/coorg07/state1.html
	*http://www.coorgtourisminfo.com
	*http://www.coorgs.com
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District of Karnataka in India

Kodagu district Coorg district, Kodava Naad (Kodava language)
District of Karnataka
Clockwise from top-left: Tadiandamol, Tibetian Golden Temple, Resort view from Tadiandamol , Kumara Parvatha, Harangi Elephant Camp & Tree Park and Abbey Falls, Mandalpatti hill an 18km roadway from Medikeri
Nicknames: Land of Kodava Language, The Land of Warriors, Coffee Cup of India
Location in Karnataka
Coordinates: 12°25′15″N 75°44′23″E / 12.4208°N 75.7397°E / 12.4208; 75.7397
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Division	Mysuru
Region	Malenadu
Haleri Dynasty	early 17th century
Coorg Province	May 1834
Coorg State	August 15, 1947
Kodagu district	November 1, 1956
Headquarters	Madikeri
Talukas	Madikeri, Virajpet, Somwarpet, Ponnampet, Kushalanagar
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Venkat Raja (IAS)
• MP	Yaduveer Wadiyar
• MLA	A.S.Ponnanna (Virajpet) Dr. Mantar Gowda (Madikeri)
Area
• Total	4,102 km (1,584 sq mi)
• Rank	26th (31 districts)
Elevation	984 m (3,228 ft)
Population
• Total	554,519
• Rank	31st (31 districts)
• Density	140/km (350/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Kodava, Kodagaru, Coorgi
Languages
• Official	Kannada Kodava
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	571201 (Madikeri)
Telephone code	+ 91 (0) 8272 (Madikeri) +91 (0) 8274 (Virajpet) + 91 (0) 8276 (Somwarpet)
Vehicle registration	KA-12
Literacy	82.52%
Lok Sabha	Mysore Lok Sabha constituency
Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituency	Madikeri, Virajpet
Climate	Tropical Wet (Köppen)
Precipitation	2,725.5 millimetres (107.30 in)
Avg. summer temperature	28.6 °C (83.5 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	14.2 °C (57.6 °F)
Website	kodagu.nic.in

Part of a series on the
Culture of Karnataka
Emblem of Karnataka
History Political history of medieval Karnataka Unification of Karnataka Etymology Historical sites of North Karnataka Alupa dynasty. Kadamba dynasty. Chalukya dynasty. Rashtrakuta dynasty. Hoysala Empire. Western Ganga dynasty Vijayanagara: (Origin. Empire. Musicological nonet. Medieval city. Military. Haridasa. Battle of Raichur. Battle of Talikota) Sultanate: (Ahmadnagar. Berar. Bidar. Bijapur. Deccan. Golconda) Kodagu: (History. Kodavas captivity. Kingdom of Coorg. Coorg State. Coorg War)
People Kannadigas Tuluvas Kodavas Konkani Veerashaiva Kota Brahmins Komarpant Vokkaliga/Gowda Kodagu Gowda Tulu Gowda Kunchitiga Ethnic groups Lists: (Kannadigas. Tuluvas. Kodavas. Bangaloreans) Tulu Nadu state movement Belgaum border dispute Gokak agitation
Languages Kannada: (Language. Grammar. Prosody. Old Kannada) Byari Kodava Konkani Kurumba Sholaga Tulu Urdu Urali Dialects: (Kundagannada. Havigannada. Arebhashe) In cities: (Bangalore Kannada. Bangalori Urdu. Mangalore Kannada)
Mythology Kannada epic poetry Vedic mythology Buddhist mythology
Cuisine Common cuisine North Karnataka South Karnataka Udupi Malenadu Kodagu Coastal/Malenadu Mangalorean Navayath Mavalli Tiffin Room (MTR)
Festivals State: (Kannada Rajyotsava. Nada habba)
Religion Hinduism Buddhism in North Karnataka Jainism: (In Karnataka. In North Karnataka. Jain Bunt) Lingayatism
Art Architecture: (State. Kadamba. Dravidian. Badami Chalukya. Western Chalukya. Hoysala. Vijayanagara. Islamic) Inscriptions: (Kannada. Halmidi. Shravanabelagola. Atakur. Doddahundi nishidhi. Kannada inscription people) Tourism: (State. Bangalore. Mangalore. Mysore) Culture: (Bangalore. Mysore)
Literature Poetry Literature: (Kannada. Mysore literature in Kannada. Milestones. Modern Kannada. Dasa sahitya. Vachana sahitya. Hoysala. Rashtrakuta. Western Chalukya. Vijayanagara. Vijayanagara literature in Kannada. Western Ganga) Extinct Kannada literature Kadamba script Telugu-Kannada script Tigalari- Tulu script Conference: (Kannada Sahitya Sammelana)
Music and performing arts Jaanapada Art and culture Haridasas and Carnatic music Vasanta Habba Folk arts: (Kamsale) Yakshagana: (Playlist. Raga. Tala. Poetry. Bayalaata. Artists. Instruments: Bells. Maddale. Chande) Dances: (Aati kalenja. Buta Kola. Veeragase) Puppet shows: (Togalu Gombeyaata. Gaarudi Gombe) Tala-Maddale
Media Cinema Newspapers Magazines Television Radio
Sport Cricket: (Governing body (KSCA). Men's cricket team. Women cricket team. List of Karnataka cricketers. KPL. CCL) Tennis: (Bangalore Open) Badminton: (CBL) Hockey: (Kodava hockey players. Kodava Hockey Festival)
Monuments National interest monuments: (Main list. Bangalore circle. Belgaum. Bidar. Bijapur. Dharwad. Gulbarga. North Kanara. Raichur) State protected monuments list List of forts List of temples: (Vijayanagara era. Hindu temples. Chola temples in Bangalore. Tulu Nadu. Mahakuta group. Badami cave temples. Western Chalukya. North Karnataka) Mahakuta Pillar Tyagada Brahmadeva Pillar Gol Gumbaz Gumbaz
Symbols Flag Coat of arms
Organisations Legislative: (Assembly. Council. Vidhana Soudha) Karnataka Public Works Department Museums: (List. Janapada Loka) Cultural: (Kannada Sahitya Parishat. Bangalore Gayana Samaja. Ranga Shankara. Rangayana. Chowdiah Memorial Hall. Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. Nrityagram. Ravindra Kalakshetra. Gubbi Veeranna Rangamandira. Rangayana. Ninasam. Prabhat Kalavidaru. Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha. Karnataka Rakshana Vedike)
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Part of a series on the

Culture of Karnataka

Emblem of Karnataka

History

Vijayanagara:
(Origin. Empire. Musicological nonet. Medieval city. Military. Haridasa. Battle of Raichur. Battle of Talikota)

Sultanate:

(Ahmadnagar. Berar. Bidar. Bijapur. Deccan. Golconda)

Kodagu:
(History. Kodavas captivity. Kingdom of Coorg. Coorg State. Coorg War)

People

Lists:
(Kannadigas. Tuluvas. Kodavas. Bangaloreans)

Languages

Kannada:
(Language. Grammar. Prosody. Old Kannada)

Dialects:
(Kundagannada. Havigannada. Arebhashe)

In cities:
(Bangalore Kannada. Bangalori Urdu. Mangalore Kannada)

Mythology

Cuisine

Festivals

State:
(Kannada Rajyotsava. Nada habba)

Religion

Jainism:
(In Karnataka. In North Karnataka. Jain Bunt)

Lingayatism

Art

Architecture:
(State. Kadamba. Dravidian. Badami Chalukya. Western Chalukya. Hoysala. Vijayanagara. Islamic)

Inscriptions:
(Kannada. Halmidi. Shravanabelagola. Atakur. Doddahundi nishidhi. Kannada inscription people)

Tourism:
(State. Bangalore. Mangalore. Mysore)

Culture:
(Bangalore. Mysore)

Literature

Poetry

Literature:
(Kannada. Mysore literature in Kannada. Milestones. Modern Kannada. Dasa sahitya. Vachana sahitya. Hoysala. Rashtrakuta. Western Chalukya. Vijayanagara. Vijayanagara literature in Kannada. Western Ganga)

Conference:
(Kannada Sahitya Sammelana)

Music and performing arts

Folk arts:
(Kamsale)

Yakshagana:
(Playlist. Raga. Tala. Poetry. Bayalaata. Artists. Instruments: Bells. Maddale. Chande)

Dances:
(Aati kalenja. Buta Kola. Veeragase)

Puppet shows:
(Togalu Gombeyaata. Gaarudi Gombe)

Tala-Maddale

Media

Sport

Cricket:
(Governing body (KSCA). Men's cricket team. Women cricket team. List of Karnataka cricketers. KPL. CCL)

Tennis:
(Bangalore Open)

Badminton:
(CBL)

Hockey:
(Kodava hockey players. Kodava Hockey Festival)

Monuments

National interest monuments:
(Main list. Bangalore circle. Belgaum. Bidar. Bijapur. Dharwad. Gulbarga. North Kanara. Raichur)

List of temples:
(Vijayanagara era. Hindu temples. Chola temples in Bangalore. Tulu Nadu. Mahakuta group. Badami cave temples. Western Chalukya. North Karnataka)

Symbols

Organisations

Legislative:
(Assembly. Council. Vidhana Soudha)

Karnataka Public Works Department

Museums:
(List. Janapada Loka)

Cultural:
(Kannada Sahitya Parishat. Bangalore Gayana Samaja. Ranga Shankara. Rangayana. Chowdiah Memorial Hall. Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. Nrityagram. Ravindra Kalakshetra. Gubbi Veeranna Rangamandira. Rangayana. Ninasam. Prabhat Kalavidaru. Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha. Karnataka Rakshana Vedike)

Kodagu district (Kodava: [koɖɐɡɨ]) (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State.

Geography

Kodagu is located on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. It has a geographical area of 4,102 km (1,584 sq mi). The district is bordered by Dakshina Kannada district to the northwest, Hassan district to the north, Mysore district to the east, Kasaragod district of Kerala in west and Kannur district of Kerala to the southwest, and Wayanad district of Kerala to the south. It is a hilly district, the lowest elevation being 50 metres (160 ft) above sea-level near makutta. The highest peak, Tadiandamol, rises to 1,750 metres (5,740 ft), with Pushpagiri, the second highest, at 1,715 metres (5,627 ft). The main river in Kodagu is the Kaveri (Cauvery), which originates at Talakaveri, located on the eastern side of the Western Ghats, and with its tributaries, drains the greater part of Kodagu.

Rivers (mouth)

Peaks

Rainfall

Kodagu district receives majority of its rainfall from Southwest Monsoon winds. It is the 4th highest average annual rainfall receiving district in Karnataka. The amount of rainfall varies significantly due to the effects of El-nino and La-nina.

In the year 2018, Kodagu received 29% excess rainfall of 3,737 millimetres (147.1 in), 3,040 millimetres (120 in) in 2019, 2,541 millimetres (100.0 in) in 2020, and 2,656 millimetres (104.6 in) in 2021.

In the year 2022, Kodagu received 11% Above-Normal rainfall of 3,036 millimetres (119.5 in).

In the year 2023, it received 38% deficit rainfall of 1,690 millimetres (67 in).

Forest

Kodagu is known for its dense forest cover and the exotic flora and fauna found there. It has three wildlife sanctuaries; Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary and Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, one National Park; the Nagarahole National Park and the only private sanctuary of India; the SAI Sanctuary.

Kodagu is home for species endemic to the Western Ghats. It has large tiger and elephant populations as well. As per the elephant census of 2023, Kodagu with 1,013 elephants, had nearly one-sixth of total elephant population in Karnataka, second only to Chamarajanagar.

Agriculture

Economy of Kodagu is dependent on agriculture. Major crops grown here are Paddy, Coffee, Rubber, Pepper, Cardamom, Coorg Oranges and Honey production. Tea, Ginger and Cocoa are also grown in smaller quantities.

Coffee and pepper production

Kodagu is the largest Coffee and Pepper producing district in India. Karnataka produces nearly 70% of the total Coffee production in India, out of which 33% is contributed by Kodagu district alone. Also Kodagu produces nearly a quarter of India's Black Pepper.

Representation

Two members of the legislative assembly are elected from Kodagu to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, one each from the Madikeri and Virajpet. Dr. Mantar Gowda represents the Madikeri constituency while A.S Ponnanna represents the Virajpet constituency; they are from the Indian National Congress. Kodagu, formerly part of the Kodagu-Dakshina Kannada (Mangalore) constituency, is now part of the Mysore-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency parliamentary constituency. The current MP for this constituency is Shri Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, from the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The Codava National Council and Kodava Rashtriya Samiti are campaigning for autonomy to Kodagu district which would have made Coorg more prosperous and independent.

History

Main articles: History of Kodagu, Haleri Kingdom, Captivity of Kodavas at Seringapatam, Coorg War, and Coorg State

The Kodavas were the earliest inhabitants and agriculturists in Kodagu, having lived there for centuries. Kodavas being a warrior community as well, they carried arms during times of war and had their own chieftains.

The earliest mention about Coorg can be seen in the works those date back to Sangam period (300 BCE - 300 CE). The Ezhimala dynasty had jurisdiction over two Nadus - The coastal Poozhinadu and the hilly eastern Karkanadu. According to the works of Sangam literature, Poozhinadu consisted much of the coastal belt between Mangalore and Kozhikode. Karkanadu consisted of Wayanad-Gudalur hilly region with parts of Kodagu (Coorg).

The Haleri dynasty, an offshoot of the Keladi Nayakas, ruled Kodagu between 1600 and 1834. Later the British ruled Kodagu from 1834, after the Coorg War, until India's independence in 1947. A separate state (called Coorg State) until then, in 1956 Kodagu was merged with the Mysore State (now Karnataka).

Coorg in British India

In 1834, the East India Company annexed Kodagu into British India, after deposing Chikka Virarajendra of the Kodagu kingdom, as 'Coorg'. British rule led to the establishment of educational institutions, introduction of scientific coffee cultivation, better administration and improvement of the economy. This reference notwithstanding - we should remember that the colonial rule by the British in India was about exploitation of resources and Kodagu provided a lot of scope for economic benefits to a colonising empire.

Demographics

Kodavas, 1875, from: "The people of India: A series of photographic illustrations..." (New York Public Library).

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	180,607	—
1911	174,976	−0.32%
1921	163,838	−0.66%
1931	163,327	−0.03%
1941	168,726	+0.33%
1951	229,405	+3.12%
1961	322,829	+3.48%
1971	378,291	+1.60%
1981	461,888	+2.02%
1991	488,455	+0.56%
2001	548,561	+1.17%
2011	554,519	+0.11%
source:

According to the 2011 census of India, Kodagu has a population of 554,519, roughly equal to the Solomon Islands or the US state of Wyoming. This ranks it 539 out of 640 districts in India in terms of population. The district has a population density of 135 inhabitants per square kilometre (350/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 1.13%. Kodagu has a sex ratio of 1019 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 82.52%. 14.61% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.27% and 10.47% of the population respectively.

Religion

Religions in Kodagu district (2011)
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			80.97%
Islam			15.74%
Christianity			3.09%
Other or not stated			0.20%

Hindus are the vast majority. They include the Kodava people, other Kodava language speakers, Arebhashe Gowdas, Brahmins, most Yeravas and Kurubas. A huge minority of Muslims dot the Coorg district, especially the towns of Kushalnagar, Virajpet and Mercara. A sizeable of them are the Nawayaths who shifted in the eighties from Bhatkal and Murdeshwar in order to pursue coffee & arecanut plantations and textile business. The numerous mosque dotting the landscape is the testimony of Muslim presence in the district.

A small number of Mangalorean Catholics are also found in Coorg. They are mostly descended from those Konkani Catholics who fled the roundup and, later, captivity by Tippu Sultan. These immigrants were welcomed by Raja Veerarajendra (himself a former captive of Tippu Sultan, having escaped six years of captivity in 1788) who realising their usefulness and expertise as agriculturists, gave them lands and tax breaks and built a church for them.

Language

Languages of Kodagu district (2011)

Kannada (30.91%) Malayalam (20.83%) Kodava (14.86%) Tulu (8.92%) Are (5.81%) Yerava (4.66%) Tamil (4.23%) Urdu (2.95%) Kurumba (1.74%) Telugu (1.55%) Konkani (1.16%) Others (2.38%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 30.91% of the population spoke Kannada, 20.83% Malayalam, 14.86% Kodava, 8.92% Tulu, 5.81% Are, 4.66% Yerava, 4.23% Tamil, 2.95% Urdu, 1.74% Kurumba, 1.55% Telugu and 1.16% Konkani as their first language.

Are Bhashe, a dialect of Kannada, Tulu and Kodava language are native to Kodagu district. Kodava Language uses the Official Script Invented by Dr IM Muthanna in 1970.

Kodava people and other Kodava language speakers

Main article: Kodava people

According to Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy (Karnataka's Kodava Literary Academy), apart from Kodavas, and their related groups, the Amma Kodavas, the Kodava Peggade (Kodagu Heggade) and the Kodava Maaple (Kodava Muslims), 18 other smaller-numbered ethnic groups speak Kodava Takk in and outside the district including the Iri (Airi, or the carpenters and the village smiths), the Koyava, the Banna, the Kodagu Madivala (washermen), the Kodagu Hajama (barber, also called Nainda), the Kembatti Poleya (household servants and labourers) and the Meda (basket and mat weavers and drummers).

Among other Kodava speaking communities are: the Heggades, cultivators from shimogga; the Kodava Nair, cultivators from Kerala State; the Ayiri, who constitute the artisan caste; the Medas, who are basket and mat-weavers and act as drummers at feasts; the Binepatta, originally wandering musicians from Malabar, now farmers; and the Kavadi, cultivators settled in Yedenalknad (Virajpet). All these groups speak the Kodava language and conform generally to Kodava customs and dress.

Kodagu Aarebashe Gowda

Main article: Kodagu Gowda

Less frequent are Tulu speakers Billavas, Mogaveeras, Bunts, Goud Saraswat Brahmins.

The Arebhashe gowdas, or Kodagu Gowdas, and Tulu Gowdas, are an ethnic group of Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu. They live in Sulya (in Dakshina Kannada) and in parts of Somwarpet, Kushalanagar, Bhagamandala and Madikeri. They speak a language known as Arebhashe a dialect of Kannada. Guddemane Appaiah Gowda along with many other freedom fighters from different communities revolted against the British in an armed struggle which covered entire Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada. This was one of the earliest freedom movements against the British called "Amara Sulliada Swantantrya Sangraama" (Amara Sulya Dhange formally called the 'Coorg Rebellion' by the British) started in 1837.

Tourism

Kodagu is rated as one of the top hill station destinations in India. Some of the most popular tourist attractions in Kodagu include Talakaveri, Bhagamandala, Nisargadhama, Abbey Falls, Dubare, Nagarahole National Park, Iruppu Falls, and the Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple.

Talakaveri is the place where the River Kaveri originates. The temple on the riverbanks here is dedicated to Lord Brahma, and is one of only two temples dedicated to Brahma in India and Southeast Asia. Bhagamandala is situated at the Sangama (confluence) of two rivers, the Kaveri and the Kannika. A third river, the Sujyothi, is said to join from underground, and hence this spot is called the Triveni Sangama. Iruppu Falls is a sacred Kodagu Hindu spot in South Kodagu in the Brahmagiri hill range. The Lakshmana Tirtha River, with the waterfalls, flows nearby and has a Rameshwara temple on its banks. It is said that this sacred river was created when Laxmana, prince of Ayodhya and younger brother of Lord Rama, shot an arrow into nearby hill, the Brahmagiri hill. Chelavara falls and Thadiandamol peak are also in South Kodagu. Nagarahole is a national park and wildlife resort.
Madikeri is the capital of the district and Raja's Seat park is popular with tourists. Kootu Poley dam is also popular among tourists. Omkareshwara Temple is a beautiful temple built in the Indo-Sarcenic style in Coorg. A legend is associated with the temple, built by Lingarajendra II in 1820 CE. The king put to death a pious Brahmin who dared to protest against his misdeeds. The spirit of the dead man began to plague the king day and night. On the advice of wise men, the king built this temple and installed a Shivalinga procured from Kashi, North India. St. Mark's Church is located within the Mercara Fort and was raised in 1859, by the officers and men of the East India Company. The building was funded by the Government of Madras, and placed under the Church of England in India, Diocese of Madras. The Church was closed after Indian independence, and taken over by the Government of Karnataka in 1971. The building now houses the Madikeri Fort Museum, managed by the Karnataka State Archaeological Department.
Dubare is mainly an elephant-capturing and training camp of the Forest Department at the edge of Dubare forest; on the bank of the river Kaveri along the Kushalanagara – Siddapura road. Nisargadhama is a man-made island and picnic spot near Kushalanagara, formed by the river Kaveri. The Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple is at Bylakuppe near Kushalnagara (Mysore district), in the Tibetan refugee settlement.
Abbey Falls is a scenic waterfall 5 km from Madikeri. Mallalli falls is 25 km from Somawarapet, downhill of the Pushpagiri hills. Mandalapatti is 28 km from Madikeri. On the way to Abbey Falls, before 3 km from Abbey Falls take right, from there 25 km. Kote Betta temple, Kote Abbey falls are also in North Kodagu. Abbi waterfall and other waterfalls are best during monsoon season, typically some days after it starts raining in June up to the end of rainy season, while there is more water gushing in the streams and rivers.

Notable people

Main article: List of Kodavas

Armed Forces

Air Marshal K. C. Cariappa
Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa, first Indian C-in-C, fourth Indian High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand
Squadron Leader Ajjamada Boppayya Devayya, martyred in Indo-Pak war of 1965 as a fighter pilot after shooting down enemy aircraft and crashing into Pakistan; only Indian Air Force personnel to earn the Mahavir Chakra posthumously
Major Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna Army Martyr
Lieutenant General Biddanda Chengappa Nanda, GOC-in-C Northern Command, Karnataka Rajyothsava Awardee
Lieutenant General C.B. Ponnappa, Adjutant General of the Indian Army.
General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya, head of Indian Army, chairman of Korean Repatriation Commission, head of UN Peacekeeping force
Lieutenant General Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya, former General Officer in the Indian Army

Sports

Len Aiyappa - Indian field hockey player.
Neravanda Aiyappa - Cricketer
K. P. Appanna - Cricketer
Rohan Bopanna, Indian tennis player
K. C. Cariappa, professional cricketer
Joshna Chinappa - Indian squash player
M. P. Ganesh (Mollera Poovaiah Ganesh), Indian hockey captain, player and coach
B. P. Govinda (Billimoga Puttaswamy Govinda), Indian hockey player
Arjun Halappa, Indian hockey captain and player
Ashwini Nachappa, Indian athlete, Arjuna awardee
Jagat and Anita Nanjappa - motor racers
Ashwini Ponnappa, Indian badminton player
V. R. Raghunath (Vokkaligara Ramachandra Raghunath), Indian hockey player
M. M. Somaya (Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya) - Indian field hockey player.
A. B. Subbaiah (Anjaparavanda Bopaiah Subbaiah) - Indian field hockey goalkeeper and coach.
S. V. Sunil (Somwarpet Vittalacharya Sunil), Indian hockey player
Robin Uthappa, Indian Cricketer

Politics

K. G. Bopaiah (Kombarana Ganapathy Bopaiah), 18th Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Prema Cariappa, first woman Mayor of Bangalore, Rajya Sabha MP
Mantar Gowda
Gundugutti Manjanathaya, freedom fighter and politician
A. S. Ponnanna, Virajpet MLA
C M Poonacha (Cheppudira Muthanna Poonacha) Gandhian, Freedom fighter, politician.
Appachu Ranjan, politician
R. Gundu Rao, Chief Minister of Karnataka
N. Somanna (Nidyamale Somanna), lawyer and politician

Cinema

Daisy Bopanna, actress
Shwetha Chengappa, actress
Gulshan Devaiah
Rashmika Mandanna, actress
Harshika Poonacha, actress
Prema, actress
Nidhi Subbaiah, actress

Civil Services

A. S. Bopanna, Judge of Supreme court
Diwan Bahadur Ketoli Chengappa, administrator (Chief Commissioner of Coorg province)
B. B. Ashok Kumar, Retd. Assistant Commissioner of Police of Bengaluru
P. K. Monnappa, first Inspector General of Police of Hyderabad State following Operation Polo
C. B. Muthamma, first woman officer Indian Foreign Service
C. G. Somiah was the first IAS Officer from Coorg to rise to be the Home Secretary, Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and Comptroller and Auditor General.

Religion

Swami Narayanananda
Kalyatanda Ponnappa (c.1600) was a religious leader and warrior who is now worshipped as a demi-god
Swami Shambhavananda
Appayya Swamigalu (1885–1956), (born of Kodava parents) founder of Kaveri Ashram, a Hindu monastery in Virajpet, born as Palanganda Appaiah, ordained into Sannyas (monkhood) by Guru Ramgiri.

Literature

Nadikerianda Chinnappa, folklore compiler
B D Ganapathy
Appachcha Kavi (also called Appachu Kavi), playwright
I. M. Muthanna author and translator
Boverianda Nanjamma and Chinnappa, translators, authors

Others

Pandyanda Belliappa (also called Pandianda Belliappa or P I Belliappa) Gandhian, Freedom fighter, politician, journalist.
Biddu is a Kodava (Coorgi) by birth. He is a British Indian musician and winner of Grammy award.
Saleem Farook, tribal rights activist
Guddemane Appaiah Gowda, 19th century freedom fighter
Kodagina Gowramma, noted writer
N. S. Narendra, Firepro founder
Nima Poovaya-Smith, museum curator, art historian and writer

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External links

Kodagu district website

v t e Kodagu district topics
Geography	Taluks Villages Bayaluseeme Malenadu Western Ghats
Society	Beary Bunt Kannada people Kodava Amma Kodava Kodava Muslim Konkani Kudiya Kuruba Lingayatism Malayali Tulu people Vokkaliga Yerava
Towns	Madikeri Virajpet Somwarpet Kushalanagar Ponnampet Gonikoppal Shanivarsanthe Suntikoppa Bhagamandala Kutta Napoklu
Tourism	Abbey Falls Bhagamandala Dubare Honnamana Kere Irupu Falls Mallalli Falls Nagarhole National Park Nisargadhama Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Talakaveri Harangi Reservoir
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Madikeri Virajpet

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Capital: Bengaluru

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Bangalore division	Bangalore Urban Bangalore Rural Chitradurga Davanagere Kolar Shimoga Tumakuru Ramanagara Chikkaballapura
Belagavi division	Bagalkot Belagavi Bijapur Dharwad Haveri Gadag Uttara Kannada
Kalaburagi division	Ballari Bidar Kalaburagi Koppal Raichur Vijayanagara Yadgir
Mysore division	Chamarajanagar Chikmagalur Dakshina Kannada Hassan Kodagu Mandya Mysore Udupi

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Central India	Baghelkhand (Madhya Pradesh/Uttar Pradesh) Bundelkhand (Madhya Pradesh/Uttar Pradesh) Gondwana (Chhattisgarh/Madhya Pradesh/Odisha) Mahakoshal (Madhya Pradesh) Malwa (Madhya Pradesh) Vindhya Pradesh (Madhya Pradesh)
East India	Bhojpur (Bihar/Uttar Pradesh) Gorkhaland (West Bengal) Kamtapur (West Bengal) Kosal (Odisha) Mithila (Bihar) Rarhbhumi (Odisha)
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Northeast India	Bodoland (Assam) Dimaraji (Assam/Nagaland) Garoland (Meghalaya) Karbi Anglong (Assam) Tipraland (Tripura)
South India	Karu Nadu (Karnataka) Kalyana-Karnataka (Karnataka) Kodagu (Karnataka) Kongu Nadu (Tamil Nadu) Karaikal (Puducherry) Malabar (Kerala) Rayalaseema (Andhra Pradesh) Tulu Nadu (Karnataka/Kerala)
West India	Khandesh (Maharashtra) Konkan (Goa/Karnataka/Maharashtra) Kutch (Gujarat) Marathwada (Maharashtra) Maru Pradesh (Rajasthan) Saurashtra (Gujarat) Vidarbha (Maharashtra)
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