| Rudraguppe | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Rudraguppe Location in Karnataka, India  Rudraguppe Rudraguppe (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°08′40″N75°50′03″E / 12.144410°N 75.83422°E Coordinates: 12°08′40″N75°50′03″E / 12.144410°N 75.83422°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Kodagu |
| Talukas | Virajpet |
| Government | |
| • Body | Village Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Nearest city | Kodagu |
| Civic agency | Village Panchayat |
Rudraguppe is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. [1] [2] It is located in the Virajpet taluka of Kodagu district.
Karnataka is a state in the south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. The capital and largest city is Bangalore (Bengaluru).
The town of Virajpet also spelled as Virajapete is the second town of the district of Kodagu, in Karnataka. It is the main town of the Virajpet taluka, south of the district, in the Kerala-Karnataka border. The name is an abbreviation of Virarajendrapete after the former ruler of Kodagu, Virarajendra, and this latter form is still sometimes used.
Kodagu is an administrative district in Karnataka, India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State, at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State. It occupies an area of 4,102 square kilometres (1,584 sq mi) in the Western Ghats of southwestern Karnataka. In 2001 its population was 548,561, 13.74% of which resided in the district's urban centres, making it the least populous of the 30 districts in Karnataka.
