Kollegal

Coordinates: 12°09′14″N 77°06′03″E / 12.1539301°N 77.1009671°E / 12.1539301; 77.1009671
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Kollegala
City
Kollegala
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
571440
Area code08224
Vehicle registrationKA-10
Websitewww.kollegalacity.mrc.gov.in
BSNL office, Kollegal

Kollegala is the Major

Chamarajanagara District of Karnataka State in the south of India. Kollegala is well known for its silk
industry which attracts traders from all over the state.

History

Until 1956, Kollegala was part of the

States Reorganisation Act of 1956 moved Kollegala to Karnataka primarily organising it along linguistic lines. Kollegal is the name derived from the names of two hermits namely 'Kauhala' and 'Galava' who were believed to be instrumental in the development of Kollegala. Kollegala, also called "Silk City", is famous for its handloom silk saree
industry.

Kollegala serves as a center for pre-university education in the region. Well known schools in Kollegal include Lions High School, Sree Vasavi Vidya Kendra, St. Francis Assisi High School, Nisarga Independent PU college, Seventh Day Adventist High School, and Mudigundam Gurukaar Subappa Veerappa (MGSV), and Mahadeshwara Degree College.

Singanalur, Kollegala is the hometown of Legendary Kannada thespian, the demigod of Karnataka,

Dr.Rajkumar. Kollegala was one of the areas which played host to the activities of Veerappan, a notorious bandit who smuggled sandalwood
and poached elephants for their tusks.

Nanjundeswara Temple

Many tourists visit the Kollegala area. The

Barachukki at Shivanasamudra (also known as Bluff) are popular destinations. In Kollegala, there is a small hill called "Maradi Gudda" which is located in the heart of the city. Gundal dam is just 15 km (9.3 mi) away from Kollegala. It also includes BRT Tiger Reserve (2011) Biligiriranga Hills
which is approximately 25–30 km from the town, which is a home to many fauna and flora including mammals like Tigers, Leopards, Indian Elephant, Indian Guar and the Sloth Bear.

Transportation

Kollegala is connected by two national highways:

  1. NH 948 (Bengaluru-Coimbatore Highway)

The nearest railway stations are Chamarajanagara 38 km (24 mi) and

Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), 150 km (93 mi), Mysore airport (MYQ), 60 km (37 mi)and Coimbatore International Airport
(CJB), 165 km (103 mi) away. Kollegala

is the main junction where you can enter Salem, Coimbatore, Ooty, Kozhikode from Mysuru & Bengaluru. The Biligiri Rangana Betta (known as BR hills) is just 30 km (19 mi) away from the town. The K.Gudi (Kyathadevara Gudi) Wilderness camp run by the jungle lodges and resorts (a government of Karnataka undertaking) is near the B.R hills.

There are two bus routes from Bengaluru to Kollegala:

  • Bengaluru > Maddur > Malavalli > Kollegala (Via NH 275) Bengaluru Mysuru highway, take left diversion at Maddur after 80 km from Bengaluru
  • Bengaluru > Kanakapura > Halaguru > Malavalli > Kollegala (Via NH 209)

Karnataka government buses from Bengaluru ply from MCTC which is popularly known as Satellite bus terminal in Mysuru Road and also from Kalasipalyam. Since the town was in Coimbatore district in the past, buses run between Coimbatore and Kollegala.

Geography

Kollegala is located at 12°09′N 77°07′E / 12.15°N 77.12°E / 12.15; 77.12.[1] It has an average elevation of 588 m (1,929 ft). Since the town is on the foothills of the Western Ghats, it is home to a mixed topography. Temperature is moderate.[citation needed]

Until 2018, Kollegala taluk was the largest taluk in Karnataka,in terms of area;2,800 square kilometres (1,100 sq mi). Then the Government of Karnataka carved out Hanur taluk from Kollegala, significantly reducing its size.[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census[3] Kollegala had a population of 57,149. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kollegala has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kollegala, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

People in Kollegala speak a variation of

Kannada distinct from that spoken in Mysuru and Bengaluru. There are 2500 Tamil native in Kollegal Taluk. There was a trust for Tamil peoples welfare activity named Kollegal Tamil Sangam
.

College and schools

MGSV Junior College, Kollegala

MCKC High School, Lions School and PU college, Seventh Day Adventist English school, St. Francis Assisi School and PU college, RC mission, Sree Vasavi Vidya Kendra, Mahadeshwara College, JSS Women's College And College For Nursing are the oldest educational institutions in Kollegal offering best education. Manasa degree college and school and its PU college is a decade old private institution. Wisdom school is a recently opened private institution.

Image gallery

  • Uttamballi Junction which connects NH 209 and NH 212
    Uttamballi Junction which connects NH 209 and NH 212
  • Paddy fields-Ripe for harvest
    Paddy fields-Ripe for harvest
  • Maradi Gudda Hill Steps
    Maradi Gudda Hill Steps
  • Sri Mahadeshwara Swamy First Foot Prints
    Sri Mahadeshwara Swamy First Foot Prints
  • Maradi Gudda Hills
    Maradi Gudda Hills

See also

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Kollegal
  2. ^ "New taluk declaration". Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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