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	The town of '''Virajpet''' also spelled as '''Virajapete''' is the second town of the district of [[Kodagu]], in [[Karnataka]]. It is the main town of the ''Virajpet [[taluka]]'', south of the district, in the [[Kerala]]-[[Karnataka]] border. The name is an abbreviation of '''Virarajendrapete''' after the former ruler of Kodagu, Virarajendra.		The town of '''Virajpet''' also spelled as '''Virajapete''' is the second town of the district of [[Kodagu]] '''(Coorg)''', in [[Karnataka]]. It is the main town of the ''Virajpet [[taluka]]'', south of the district, in the [[Kerala]]-[[Karnataka]] border. The name is an abbreviation of '''Virarajendrapete''' after the former ruler of Kodagu, Virarajendra.

	==History==		==History==
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	== Demographics ==		== Demographics ==
	Virajpet ~~town~~ has a population of 17,246 as per the [[2011 Census of India]]. The number of males was 8,724 and females 8,522, thus a gender ration of 977 females to 1,000 males.<ref name="c2011">{{cite web\|title=Virajpet Population Census 2011\|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803190-virajpet-karnataka.html\|publisher=census2011.co.in\|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> Virajpet's [[literacy rate]] is 93.12 per cent<ref name="c2011"/>~~—significantly~~ higher than the national average of 74.04 per cent. The rate among males was 92.75 per cent and 95.46 per cent in females. 1,641 in number, 9.52 per cent of the population fall in the under-6 age group.<ref name="c2011"/>		Virajpet has a population of 17,246 as per the [[2011 Census of India]]. The number of males was 8,724 and females 8,522, thus a gender ration of 977 females to 1,000 males.<ref name="c2011">{{cite web\|title=Virajpet Population Census 2011\|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803190-virajpet-karnataka.html\|publisher=census2011.co.in\|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> Virajpet's [[literacy rate]] is 93.12 per cent,<ref name="c2011"/> significantly higher than the national average of 74.04 per cent. The rate among males was 92.75 per cent and 95.46 per cent in females. 1,641 in number, 9.52 per cent of the population fall in the under-six age group.<ref name="c2011"/>

	===Languages===		===Languages===

	The most widely spoken language in Virajpet taluk are ~~[[Malayalam]],~~ [[Kodava language\|Kodava]], [[Kannada]] ~~and [[Tulu language\|Tulu]] .~~		The most widely spoken language in Virajpet taluk are [[Kodava language\|Kodava]], [[Kannada]], [[Malayalam]], [[Tulu language\|Tulu]] and [[Konkani]].
	~~{{bar box~~
	\| title = Languages in Virajpet taluk<ref name="Language">{{cite web \|title=Census of India - Language \|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html \|website= censusindia.gov.in \|access-date= 17 April 2020}}</ref>
	~~\| titlebar = #FCD116~~
	~~\| left1 = Language~~
	~~\| right1 = Speakers~~
	~~\| float = right~~
	~~\| bars =~~
	~~{{bar percent\|~~[[Malayalam]]~~\|blue\|35.5}}~~
	~~{{bar percent\|~~[[~~Kodava~~ language\|~~Kodava~~]]~~\|purple\|24.4}}~~
	~~{{bar percent\|~~[[~~Kannada~~]]~~\|orange\|21~~.~~4}}~~
	~~{{bar percent\|Others\|grey\|18.7}}~~
	~~\| caption = Distribution of languages<br>~~
	~~{{small\|Source: 2011 Census}}~~
	}}

	==Civic administration==		==Civic administration==

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Virajpet
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Virajendrapete
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka#India3
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.2|N|75.8|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1792
| founder = Dodda Virarajendra
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = [[Virajpet Town Panchayat]]
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = T. R. Sushmitha
| leader_title1 = Vice-President
| leader_name1 = K. B. Harshavardhan
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="area">{{cite web|title=Virajpet Town Panchayat About Us|url=http://www.virajpettown.mrc.gov.in/node/46|publisher=virajpettown.mrc.gov.in|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 8.26
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 909
| population_total = 17,246
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dpal.kar.nic.in/pdf_files/26%20of%201963%20(E).pdf|title=THE KARNATAKA OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACT, 1963|publisher=Government of Karnataka|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Regional
| demographics1_info2 = [[Kodava language|Kodava]], [[Arebhashe dialect|Are Bhashe]], [[Malayalam]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 571 218
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 08274
| registration_plate = KA-12
| website = {{url|www.virajpettown.mrc.gov.in/}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
| footnotes =
| official_name =
}}

The town of '''Virajpet''' also spelled as '''Virajapete''' is the second town of the district of [[Kodagu]], in [[Karnataka]]. It is the main town of the ''Virajpet [[taluka]]'', south of the district, in the [[Kerala]]-[[Karnataka]] border. The name is an abbreviation of '''Virarajendrapete''' after the former ruler of Kodagu, Virarajendra.

==History==
The name "Virajpet" is a shorter version of previous name "Virarajendrapet", named after the [[Kodagu Kingdom|Haleri King]] Dodda Virarajendra who founded the town in 1792.<ref>{{cite web|title=A melting pot of cultures|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/212863/a-melting-pot-cultures.html|publisher=Deccan Herald|access-date=24 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224150529/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/212863/a-melting-pot-cultures.html|archive-date=24 February 2017|date=19 December 2011}}</ref> He founded the town to commemorate his meeting with [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] [[Robert Abercromby of Airthrey|Robert Abercromby]], his ally against [[Tipu Sultan]], the ruler of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]], in 1791. It was the headquarters of Yedenalknad [[taluk]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rice|first=Lewis|author-link=Lewis Rice|chapter=History of Coorg|title=Mysore and Coorg, A Gazetteer compiled for the Government, Volume 3, Coorg|page=423|publisher=Bangalore: Mysore Government Press|year=1878|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZwIAAAAQAAJ}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
Virajpet town has a population of 17,246 as per the [[2011 Census of India]]. The number of males was 8,724 and females 8,522, thus a gender ration of 977 females to 1,000 males.<ref name="c2011">{{cite web|title=Virajpet Population Census 2011|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803190-virajpet-karnataka.html|publisher=census2011.co.in|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> Virajpet's [[literacy rate]] is 93.12 per cent<ref name="c2011"/>—significantly higher than the national average of 74.04 per cent. The rate among males was 92.75 per cent and 95.46 per cent in females. 1,641 in number, 9.52 per cent of the population fall in the under-6 age group.<ref name="c2011"/>

===Languages===

The most widely spoken language in Virajpet taluk are [[Malayalam]], [[Kodava language|Kodava]], [[Kannada]] and [[Tulu language|Tulu]] .
{{bar box
| title = Languages in Virajpet taluk<ref name="Language">{{cite web |title=Census of India - Language |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |website= censusindia.gov.in |access-date= 17 April 2020}}</ref>
| titlebar = #FCD116
| left1 = Language
| right1 = Speakers
| float = right
| bars =
{{bar percent|[[Malayalam]]|blue|35.5}}
{{bar percent|[[Kodava language|Kodava]]|purple|24.4}}
{{bar percent|[[Kannada]]|orange|21.4}}
{{bar percent|Others|grey|18.7}}
| caption = Distribution of languages<br>
{{small|Source: 2011 Census}}
}}

==Civic administration==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin: 0 1em 0 0;"
|-
!colspan=2|Virajpet Town officials<ref>{{cite web|title=Council Members|url=http://www.virajpettown.mrc.gov.in/CouncilMembers|work=Virajpet Town Panchayat|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref>
|-
| President
| T. R. Sushmitha
|-
| Vice-President
| K. B. Harshavardhan
|}
The [[Virajpet Town Panchayat]] is the [[municipality]] in charge of the civic and infrastructural assets of the town. Virajpet has a town area of {{convert|8.26|km2|sqmi|2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="area"/> The [[municipal council]] consists of 18 elected representatives, called [[councillor]]s, one from each of the 18 wards (localities) of the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delimitation of Wards|url=http://www.virajpettown.mrc.gov.in/sites/virajpettown.mrc.gov.in/files/delimitation_of_wards_-21-02-2017.pdf|publisher=virajpettown.mrc.gov.in|access-date=23 February 2017|date=21 February 2017}}</ref> A councillor from the majority party is selected as a President.

For elections to the [[Lok Sabha]], Virajpet falls under the [[Mysore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mysore constituency]]. Prior to revision of the constituencies by the [[Delimitation commission of India|Delimitation commission]] in 2008, the town came under [[Mangalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mangalore constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kodagu voters end up in Mysore|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/kodagu-voters-end-up-in-mysore-109042200067_1.html|publisher=Business Standard|access-date=23 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223121810/http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/kodagu-voters-end-up-in-mysore-109042200067_1.html|archive-date=23 February 2017|date=22 April 2009}}</ref> For elections to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|State Legislative Assembly]], the town falls under the [[Virajpet (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|constituency]] that, apart from the town, includes the surrounding villages, and sends one member to the assembly.

==Transportation==
The nearest railway stations are [[Thalassery]] and [[Kannur]] in [[Kerala]], at a distance of 80 km each. [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]] and [[Mysore]] are other nearest Railway stations in [[Karnataka]], at a distance of 138 km and 105 km respectively.

The nearest airports are [[Kannur International Airport]] in Kerala and [[Mangalore International Airport]]. [[Kannur International Airport]] is at a distance of 59 km from Virajpet and Mangalore International Airport is at a distance of 172 km from Virajpet. [[Iritty]] in Kerala is the nearest town and it is about 41 km away from here. There are frequent bus services operated by Kerala RTC as well as Karnataka RTC.

== See also ==
* [[Aimangala, Virajpet|Aimangala]]
* [[Madikeri]]
* [[Mangalore]]
* [[Virajpet (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Kushalanagar]]
* [[Somwarpet]]
* [[Iritty]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage}}
* [http://www.virajpettown.mrc.gov.in Virajpet Town Panchayat Website]

{{Kodagu (Coorg) topics}}

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

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