Chamarajanagar

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Chamarajanagar
ಚಾಮರಾಜನಗರ
Chamarajanagara
City
Chamarajanagar Railway Station
Chamarajanagar Railway Station
Chamarajanagar is located in Karnataka
Chamarajanagar
Chamarajanagar
Location in Karnataka, India
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Country  India
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagara
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 571 313
Telephone code 08226
Vehicle registration KA-10
Website www.chamarajanagaracity.gov.in

Chamarajanagar is a district and town in the southern end of Karnataka, a state in India. Named after Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, the king of Mysore, it is one of the less developed towns in Karnataka despite its proximity to the interstate highway linking Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Geography

Chamarajnagar is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 662 metres (2171 feet).

Demographics

As of the 2008 India census,[2] Chamrajanagar had a population of 77,811. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Chamrajanagar has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 65% and female literacy of 54%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Railway Station

Chamarajanagar Railway Station is the 'Southern Most' rail point of Karnataka. Its station code is CMNR.

Air

The nearest regional airport is Mandakalli Airport in Mysore. The nearest international airports are in Bangalore and Coimbatore.

Nearby Tourist Attractions

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Gundalept town on the Mysore road from Chamarajangar
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Vegetarian lunch in the Chamarajanagar style

Notable Personalities of the District

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chamarajnagar
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External links