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	'''Kushalanagar''' is a city located in the [[Kodagu]] district of [[Karnataka]] state of [[India]]. Surrounded by Kaveri river, it is the gateway ~~of the Coorg~~ district. It also serves as the headquarters of Kushalanagar Taluk. By population, Kushalanagar is the third largest town in the district after [[Madikeri]] and [[Virajpet]]. Kushalnagar is an important commercial centre in Kodagu.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=2020-11-30\|title=After Ponnampet, Kushalnagar may soon get taluk status\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/after-ponnampet-kushalnagar-may-soon-get-taluk-status/article33214264.ece\|access-date=2020-12-30\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		'''Kushalanagar''' is a city located in the [[Kodagu]] district of [[Karnataka]] state of [[India]]. Surrounded by Kaveri river, it is the gateway to [[Kodagu district]]. It also serves as the headquarters of Kushalanagar Taluk. By population, Kushalanagar is the third largest town in the district after [[Madikeri]] and [[Virajpet]]. Kushalnagar is an important commercial centre in Kodagu.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=2020-11-30\|title=After Ponnampet, Kushalnagar may soon get taluk status\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/after-ponnampet-kushalnagar-may-soon-get-taluk-status/article33214264.ece\|access-date=2020-12-30\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==

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'''Kushalanagar''' is a city located in the [[Kodagu]] district of [[Karnataka]] state of [[India]]. Surrounded by Kaveri river, it is the gateway of the Coorg district. It also serves as the headquarters of Kushalanagar Taluk. By population, Kushalanagar is the third largest town in the district after [[Madikeri]] and [[Virajpet]]. Kushalnagar is an important commercial centre in Kodagu.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-11-30|title=After Ponnampet, Kushalnagar may soon get taluk status|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/after-ponnampet-kushalnagar-may-soon-get-taluk-status/article33214264.ece|access-date=2020-12-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Etymology==

According to popular myth, the name was given by [[Hyder Ali]] who was camped there when he received news of the birth of his son [[Tipu Sultan|Tipu]] and called it as ''Kushyal nagar'' (="town of gladness")<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/agazetteersouth01walkgoog#page/n612/mode/2up|page=580|title=A gazetteer of Southern India|year=1855|publisher=Pharoah and Co.|place=Madras|author=Anonymous}}</ref> But in reality, Tipu was born around 1750 while Hyder Ali entered Kodagu for the first time in the 1760s. After the British conquest of Coorg it was known as '''Fraserpet''' after Colonel [[James Stuart Fraser]] who was the Political Agent in [[Coorg]] around 1834.<ref>Anon. 1908 The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. 11. Oxford. [https://archive.org/stream/imperialgazettee11greauoft#page/12/mode/2up page 12]</ref>

==Geography==
Kushalanagar is located at {{coord|12.47|N|75.97|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Kushalnagar.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Kushalnagar, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 844 metres (2726 feet).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title=Elevation of Kushalnagar |access-date=15 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=21 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Kushalanagar is situated in the eastern part of [[Kodagu]] district. The city is generally flat, although a few areas are hilly. [[Kaveri]] river surrounds the city in all directions except the west. It is roughly 85 kilometres west of [[Mysuru]], 220 kilometres west of [[Bengaluru]] and 170 kilometres east of [[Mangaluru]].

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kushalanagara had a population of 15,326.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Census 2011 Kodagu|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2922_PART_B_DCHB_KODAGU.pdf}}</ref> Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kushalanagar has an average literacy rate of 89.53%, higher than the state average of 75.36% male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 73%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kushalnagar along with its cluster of nearby villages including Mullusoge, Kudamangalore and Kudige form one of the most densely populated areas in the district with combined population of 39,393.<ref name=":1" />

There are natively 2 category of people present who are still dominating in population in these areas, Kodagu Gowdas (aka Are Bashe Gowdas) and Kodavas (aka Coorgees).

== Economy ==
Kushalnagar is an important commercial centre in Kodagu.<ref name=":0" /> KIADB Industrial Area is located in Kudloor of Kushalnagar where multiple coffee processing industries are located.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-11-19|title=Kushalnagar to get new industries|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kushalnagar-to-get-new-industries/article33134395.ece|access-date=2020-12-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Education ==
Kushalanagara has an average literacy rate of 89%. The city has six private Schools, one government school (from kindergarten to degree), one polytechnic school, and an engineering college. A [[Sainik School]] is located in the outrange of the city, where students receive military training.

== Tourism ==

Tourist sites include:

# Kaveri
# [[Harangi Backwaters]]
# [[Harangi Reservoir]]
# Dubare
# Chiklihole
# Aiyappa Swamy Temple
# [[Kanive, Kodagu|Kanive]]

==Transport==
Kushalnagar has one government bus station that serves all intrastate and interstate regions. The city is also accessible via from Bengaluru and Mysore via transportation services or self-driving cars, which made it a gateway for tourists to enter Kodagu.

There is no railway service in Kodagu. A railway line from Mysuru to Kushalnagar has been planned but has been opposed by environmental activists.<ref name="railway">{{cite news |last1=Bhardwaj |first1=Meena |title=Environmentalists oppose proposed Mysuru-Kushalnagar rail line |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/mar/06/green-activists-oppose-proposed-mysuru-kushalnagar-rail-line-1947305.html |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=New Indian Express |date=6 March 2019}}</ref> The nearest airport is at Mysore, and the nearest international airport is Kannur International Airport. The [[Airports Authority of India]] has proposed a construction of a new mini airport named [[Kushalnagar airport]] in the city to boost tourism from other parts of the state.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-03-02|title=Funds sought for airport expansion, Kushalnagar railway line|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/funds-sought-for-airport-expansion-kushalnagar-railway-line/article30965553.ece|access-date=2020-12-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==See also==
* Om Kareshwara Temple
* [[Madikeri]]
* Malvalli Falls
* [[Kaveri Nisargadhama]]
* Raja Seat
* [[Mangalore]]
* Nalku Nadu Palace
* Irpu Falls
*Tala Kaveri
*Tadiyanda Mol Hill
*Iguthappa Temple
*Abbe Falls
*Gadhige
*Honammana Kere (Lake)
*Bagandeshwara Temple in Bhagamandala

==References==
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{{commons category|Kushalanagar}}

{{Kaveri River}}
{{Kodagu (Coorg) topics}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Kodagu district]]

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