Mudigere

Mudigere town is located at 13.15459°N 75.65033°E / 13.15459; 75.65033. It has an average elevation of 990 m (3,250 ft) above MSL. Thus, it is the 4^th highest Administrative Town in Karnataka, after Madikeri, Somwarpet and Chikmagalur.[7]

As of 2001 India census,[8] Mudigere had a population of 8,962. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Mudigere had an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 85%, and female literacy was 79%. In Mudigere in 2001, 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.

There are twenty-nine Panchayath villages in Mudigere Taluk:[9]

The temples Bettada Byraweshwara near Mekanagadde and Nanyada Byraweshwara near Byrapura (Hosakere), which lies 25 km south of Mudigere, Devaramane near Gutthi are popular tourist destinations in Mudigere.[10] Ballalarayana Durga or Durgada Betta near Sunkasale grama is another trekking and tourist attraction.[11] Travelling from Kottigehara to Kalasa gives an enchanting experience of coffee plantations and green hills of Mudigere taluk. Shankara Falls is located near Mudigere.[12]

Mudigere has many private and Government schools and colleges including the College of Horticulture.

• Poornachandra Tejaswi
• Motamma
• V. G. Siddhartha

• Mangalore
• Nellyadi
• Charmadi
• Kudremukh
• Dharmasthala
• Ujire