Talaguppa

Talaguppa
ತಾಳಗುಪ್ಪಾ
village
Talaguppa
Talaguppa

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 14°12′54″N 74°54′43″E / 14.215°N 74.912°E / 14.215; 74.912Coordinates: 14°12′54″N 74°54′43″E / 14.215°N 74.912°E / 14.215; 74.912
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Subdivision Sagara
Government
  Body Village Panchayat
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 577 430
Telephone code 0818321
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA-15 (Sagara)
Website karnataka.gov.in

Talaguppa (Kannada: ತಾಳಗುಪ್ಪಾ) is a village located in Sagara Taluk in Karnataka State, India. The National Highway No.206 (Bangalore - Honavar) passes through Talaguppa village. The village is 14.37 km from the taluk's center Sagara, 77.68 km from Shimoga, and 323 km from Bangalore. It is located at a distance of 14 km from Jog Falls, the highest waterfall in India and Talaguppa is the linking Railway terminus for Jog falls. Areca nut and paddy are the most grown crops.

Shrines

There are three major temples in this village.

There is a mosque as well as a church near Travellers Bungalow.

Nearby villages are Kanle (5.294 km), Shiravanthe (7.201 km), Syduru (7.446 km), Masuru (11.78 km), Keladi (11.82 km), Sagara city (14.37 km), Malve (15.26 km).

Transport

Talaguppa is connected by Rail from Bangalore and Shimoga[1] and connecting point to Jog Falls. After the broad gauge conversion, Indian railways has introduced a daily train in between Mysore city to Talaguppa, Mysore - Talaguppa Bangalore - Talaguppa Express, Shimoga Town - Talaguppa Passenger. Intercity express.[2]

The metre gauge railway track between the town of Shimoga and Talaguppa was laid by the British in 1938. In 1939, Mirza Ismail took the maiden journey on this line to visit the city of Sagara. This rail link provided access to Jog Falls, which is 12 km from Thalaguppa. Famous personalities like Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, Sir M Visvesvaraya, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Morarji Desai used this line to reach Jog Falls.

There is a proposal to connect Talaguppa with Honavar in Uttara Kannada district by a new railway line, which will be a shorter alternate rail route between Mumbai and southern India.

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and private bus services are available to Talaguppa.

References

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/79450/railcars-last-stop.html

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