Kodagu District

Karnataka

Kodagu district is one of the districts of Karnataka. Its administrative headquarters is at Madikeri. It covers 4,102 sq km and had a population of 5,54,519 at the 2011 census, a density of 135 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 2 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Madikeri
Area
4,102 sq km
Population
5.55 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
135 /km²
Literacy Rate
82.61%
Sex Ratio
1,022
per 1,000 males
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Kodagu District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Kodagu district.

Total Population
5.55 Lakh
Male Population
2.74 Lakh
Female Population
2.80 Lakh
Rural Population
4.72 Lakh
Urban Population
82,419
Scheduled Caste
72,100
Scheduled Tribe
58,200
Literacy Rate
82.61%
Population Density
135 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,022
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 87.19%Female literacy 78.14%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Kodagu district.

5
Tehsils
5
Blocks
40
Nyay Panchayats
104
Gram Panchayats
298
Villages
Headquarters
Madikeri
Languages
Kodava, Kannada, Arebhashe, Malayalam
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
12.42° N, 75.73° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kodagu

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Mysore

Constituency No. 26 · General
Partial
YW
Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Madikeri
  • Virajpet
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Kodagu

(2)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Your Representatives from Kodagu

(3)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kodagu district.

  • YW
    Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Mysore · No. 26
  • MG
    Mantar Gowda
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Madikeri · No. 208
  • AP
    A.S. Ponnanna
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Virajpet · No. 209

Election History

Lok Sabha

Mysore · No. 26

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPYaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar
    Votes 7,95,503Vote share 55.93%Margin 1,39,262
    1. 1. Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar · BJP7,95,503 (55.93%)
    2. 2. M. Lakshmana · INC6,56,241 (46.14%)
    3. 3. K. B. Somanath · BSP8,210 (0.58%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Karnataka
State
Kodagu
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 26
2 Assembly
No. 208, 209

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Kodagu District at a Glance

State
Karnataka
Headquarters
Madikeri
Area
4,102 sq km
Population
5.55 Lakh
Population density
135 per km²
Sex ratio
1,022 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
82.61%
Languages
Kodava, Kannada, Arebhashe, Malayalam
Tehsils
5
Blocks
5
Gram panchayats
104
Villages
298
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
2
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Karnataka
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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