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Kanagal
village
Country  India
State Karnataka
DistrictMysore
Government
 • Body Gram panchayat
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 ( IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA
Nearest cityMysore, Madikeri, Hassan
Website karnataka.gov.in

Kanagal is a village in Mysore district, Karnataka. Located in Periyapatna Taluk, the town lies close to Coorg and Hassan districts. It is located on the bank of the Cauvery River. It is also birthplace of legendary Kannada film director Puttanna Kanagal, and his brother, lyricist Kanagal Prabhakara Shasthry. Villagers are mainly farmers though many members of the younger generation are working in other fields such as medical, engineering, teaching, police, army, and industries.

Kanagal is governed locally by its gram panchayat (ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯಿತಿ). This village has a government primary and secondary school, and a govt. PU (pre-university) college. There also is a private school, DVSK. The town is also host to a government hospital, A Bank (branch of Karnataka Gramin Bank) and a veterinary hospital.

This village is also famous for its tobacco plantations and paddy fields.

A UFO was reportedly sighted near Kanagal in October 2015. [1]

References

  1. ^ "Villagers in India see UFO and aliens". 5 October 2015.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kanagal
village
Country  India
State Karnataka
DistrictMysore
Government
 • Body Gram panchayat
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 ( IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA
Nearest cityMysore, Madikeri, Hassan
Website karnataka.gov.in

Kanagal is a village in Mysore district, Karnataka. Located in Periyapatna Taluk, the town lies close to Coorg and Hassan districts. It is located on the bank of the Cauvery River. It is also birthplace of legendary Kannada film director Puttanna Kanagal, and his brother, lyricist Kanagal Prabhakara Shasthry. Villagers are mainly farmers though many members of the younger generation are working in other fields such as medical, engineering, teaching, police, army, and industries.

Kanagal is governed locally by its gram panchayat (ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯಿತಿ). This village has a government primary and secondary school, and a govt. PU (pre-university) college. There also is a private school, DVSK. The town is also host to a government hospital, A Bank (branch of Karnataka Gramin Bank) and a veterinary hospital.

This village is also famous for its tobacco plantations and paddy fields.

A UFO was reportedly sighted near Kanagal in October 2015. [1]

References

  1. ^ "Villagers in India see UFO and aliens". 5 October 2015.



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