Ponnampet

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Ponnampet
Ponnampete
Ponnapett
Village
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Ponnampet town
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Ponnampet
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°12′N75°54′E / 12.2°N 75.9°E / 12.2; 75.9
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Established1821
Government
  Body Grade I Grama Panchayath
Area
  Total10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Elevation
851 m (2,792 ft)
Population
  Total6,473
  Density600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
571 216
Telephone code08274
Vehicle registration KA-12

Ponnampet is a taluk headquarters in the southern part of the district of Kodagu in the state of Karnataka.Ponnampet taluk came into existence on 29 November 2020. [1] [2] [3]

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It was originally named after Diwan Cheppudira Ponnappa as Ponnapett. [4] It was established in the year 1821 in the name of the Late Diwan under the regime of Kodagu Rajas.

The town was called notified area in the period of British and later on it was converted into a Municipality and now it is known as 1st Grade Village Panchayath. Ponnampet was a Taluk Headquarters during Pre-Independence Period and continues up to the re-organisation of states after independence.

Demography

Ponnampet belongs to Halligattu grama panchayath and has a population of 6,473 according to 2011 census. [5] A college of forestry formerly a part of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, now affiliated with the UAHS, Shivamogga is located here. A hill known as Kundah overlooks the town.

Chikkamandur, Ponnampet Chikkamandur. Ponnampet, Gonikoppal, Mysore.jpg
Chikkamandur, Ponnampet

Location

Ponnampet is located 52 km south from its district headquarter, Madikeri on State Highway 89. It is 93 km from Mysuru and 227 km from the state capital, Bengaluru.

The nearest railway station is Mysuru Junction and nearest airport is Kannur International Airport (74 km).

Administration and Government

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Ponnampet Taluk Map

Major Government offices here are:

Landmarks

In addition to this within 5 kilometres the Gonikoppal town in which Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Cauvery degree college, Coffee Board Research Centre, many schools and college, a circle inspector office, KEB - AEE office are also located here.

Education


Notes

  1. "Ponnampet taluk: Victory for decades-old fight". Deccan Herald. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. "After Ponnampet, Kushalnagar may soon get taluk status". The Hindu. 30 November 2020. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "It's official. Ponnampet taluk comes into existence". Star of Mysore. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. Government of Mysore (1864). Report on the Administration of Mysore for 1863-64. p. 141.
  5. "Kodagu Census Handbook 2011;Page 6 & 99" (PDF). Retrieved 31 July 2023.


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