About Kodagu

Kodagu is a district of Karnataka state in southern India. It is often called by the anglicised name of Coorg.It is also known as the Scotland of India . It occupies about 4,100 km² in the Western Ghats of southwestern Karnataka. It has a population of 548,561 as of 2001, 13.74% of which is urbanised.

It is bordered by Dakshina Kannada to the northwest, Hassan District to the north, Mysore District to the east, Kannur District of Kerala state to the southwest and Wayanad district of Kerala to the south. The district headquarters is located at Madikeri.