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Kudige is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Somvarpet taluk of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

Kudige
village
Coordinates: 12.494811,75.953062
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Talukas	Somvarpet
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Area
• Total	2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation	826 m (2,710 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	5,529
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA 12
Website	karnataka.gov.in

This is the place where river Harangi, joins Kaveri. "Kudige" literally means "Place of confluence". Kodagu receives much of its milk supply from Kudige Dairy. District Institute of Education and Training and Sainik school are also located here, making it a significant town in the district.

Kudige has grown to become a twin-town of Kushalnagar with industries at its outskirts. The largest coffee curing works in India, with a capacity of 20,000 metric tonnes owned by Tata Coffee is located in Kudige.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kudige had a population of 5529 with 2733 males and 2796 females.[1]

See also

• Kodagu
• Mangalore
• Districts of Karnataka

References

External links

• http://Kodagu.nic.in/

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