Kushalanagar

Kushalanagar
Town
Kushalanagara
Kushalanagar Taluk Map
Kushalanagar Taluk Map
Nickname: 
Gateway of Kodagu
Kushalanagar is located in Karnataka
Kushalanagar
Kushalanagar
Location in Karnataka, India
Kushalanagar is located in India
Kushalanagar
Kushalanagar
Kushalanagar (India)
Coordinates: 12°27′27″N 75°57′37″E / 12.457434°N 75.960332°E / 12.457434; 75.960332
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictKodagu
Government
 • BodyTown Municipal Council
 • AdministratorNarwade Vinayak Karbhari I.A.S
 • Chief OfficerKrishna Prasad
Area
 • Town11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Elevation
844 m (2,769 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Town29,268
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
 • Metro
80,000
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
571 234
Telephone code08276
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA-12
Websitewww.kushalnagartown.mrc.gov.in

Kushalanagar or Kushalanagara is a city located in the Kodagu district of the Indian state of Karnataka. Surrounded by Kaveri river, it is the gateway to Kodagu district. It also serves as the headquarters of Kushalanagar Taluk.[2] By population, Kushalanagar is the second largest town in Kodagu district after Madikeri and the fastest developing town in the district. Kushalnagar is an important commercial centre in Kodagu.[3][4]

  1. ^ "(Population & Area)Gazettee Notification about upgradation of Kushalnagar town from TP to TMC" (PDF). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Kushalnagar Taluk formed; Kodagu now has five taluks". Star of Mysore. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ^ "After Ponnampet, Kushalnagar may soon get taluk status". The Hindu. 30 November 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Upgrading from Town Panchayath to Town Municipal Council". Retrieved 15 July 2023.

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