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About Kollegāl
Kollegala (or Kollegal) is the Major taluk in the Chamarajanagara District of Karnataka State in the south of India. Kollegala is well known for its silk industry which attracts traders from all over the state.
From the Wikipedia article Kollegal (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Healthcare4
(FRU) Kollegal Taluka Government Hospital
Hospital
Sub-District Hospital
History
Until 1956, Kollegala was part of the Coimbatore district of the Madras Presidency. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 moved Kollegala to Karnataka primarily organising it along linguistic lines. Kollegal is the name derived from the names of two hermits namely 'Kauhala' and 'Galava' who were believed to be instrumental in the development of Kollegala. Kollegala, also called "Silk City", is famous for its handloom silk saree industry.
Kollegala serves as a center for pre-university education in the region. Well known schools in Kollegal include Lions High School, Sree Vasavi Vidya Kendra, St. Francis Assisi High School, Nisarga Independent PU college, Seventh Day Adventist High School, and Mudigundam Gurukaar Subappa Veerappa (MGSV), and Mahadeshwara Degree College.
Singanalur, Kollegala is the hometown of Legendary Kannada thespian, the demigod of Karnataka, Dr.Rajkumar. Kollegala was one of the areas which played host to the activities of Veerappan, a notorious bandit who smuggled sandalwood and poached elephants for their tusks.
From the History section of Kollegal on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Kollegāl
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mysore Mandakalli Airport (MYQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 51 km away.
- Yelandūr 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Hanūr 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Tirumakūdal Narsipur 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Bhairāpura 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Malavalli 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- Gargeswari 25 km west, about 25 min by car
- Chamrajnagar 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
- Mandya 47 km northwest, about 47 min by car
- Mysuru 54 km west, about 54 min by car
- Shrīrangapattana 55 km northwest, about 55 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Maradigudda at the heart of Kollegal City, Pnrkumar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Banyan leaf ventral, T. R. Shankar Raman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Banyans near Savandurga 1, T. R. Shankar Raman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- P Srinivas Memorial Jeep, Kumi-da, CC BY-SA 4.0
- P Srinivas Library Display 4, Kumi-da, CC BY-SA 4.0
- P Srinivas Library Display 3, Kumi-da, CC BY-SA 4.0
- P Srinivas Library Display 5, Kumi-da, CC BY-SA 4.0
- P Srinivas Library Display 7, Kumi-da, CC BY-SA 4.0
- P Srinivas Library Display 6, Kumi-da, CC BY-SA 4.0
- P Srinivas Library Display 8, Kumi-da, CC BY-SA 4.0
- P Srinivas Library Display 11, Kumi-da, CC BY-SA 4.0
- P Srinivas Library Display 10, Kumi-da, CC BY-SA 4.0
- P Srinivas Library Display 9, Kumi-da, CC BY-SA 4.0
- P Srinivas Library Display 1, Kumi-da, CC BY-SA 4.0
- P Srinivas Library Display 2, Kumi-da, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Banyan leaf dorsal, T. R. Shankar Raman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Banyans near Savandurga 6, T. R. Shankar Raman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Banyans near Savandurga 4, T. R. Shankar Raman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Banyans near Savandurga 5, T. R. Shankar Raman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kollegal road..Uthampally.agramampally.mterampally, Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0
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