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Population10,847
GeoNames
RegionKarnataka
Elevation555 m
1,821 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportShivamogga Airport (RQY)
94 km
Why visit Kargal
Townapedia lists 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Jog Falls.
Weather in Kargal
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Things to do1
Jog Falls
Waterfall · 4.6 km
Second largest plunge falls located in Karnataka
Churches and places of worship1
Map of Kargal
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Getting there and nearby towns
Shivamogga Airport (RQY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 94 km away.
- Siddāpur 19 km northeast, about 19 min by car
- Sāgar 23 km east, about 23 min by car
- Bhatkal 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
- Venkatapura 35 km southwest, about 35 min by car
- Murudeshwara 37 km west, about 37 min by car
- Sorab 37 km northeast, about 37 min by car
- Jāli 38 km southwest, about 38 min by car
- Byndoor 41 km southwest, about 41 min by car
- Honnavar 41 km west, about 41 min by car
- Shivamogga 86 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Jog Falls at Shimoga, Arkadeep Meta, CC BY-SA 4.0
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