Talaguppa is a village located in Sagara Taluk in Karnataka State, India. The National Highway No.206 (

Bengaluru Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

- Honnavara) passes through Talaguppa village. The village is 14.37 km from the taluk's center Sagara, 77.68 km from

Shivamogga Shimoga, officially known as Shivamogga, is a city and the district headquarters of Shimoga district in the central part of the state of Karnataka, India. The city lies on the banks of the Tunga River. Being the gateway for the hilly region o ...

, and 373 km from

. It is located at a distance of 14 km from

Jog Falls Jog Falls is a waterfall on the Sharavati river located in the Western Ghats running between Uttara Kannada and Shimoga districts of Karnataka, India. It is the third highest plunge waterfall in India. It is a segmented waterfall which depen ...

, the highest waterfall in India and Talaguppa is the linking Railway terminus for Jog falls. Areca nut and paddy are the most grown crops.

Shrines

There are three major temples in this village. * Shree Kadambeshwar temple * Shree Veerabhadreshwar temple * Shree Ranganath temple * Shree Chaudeshwari Temple Yadavakeri There is a mosque as well as a church near Travellers Bungalow. Nearby villages are Kanle (5.294 km), Shiravanthe (7.201 km), Syduru (7.446 km), Masuru (11.78 km), Keladi (11.82 km), Sagara city (14.37 km), Malve (15.26 km).

Transport

Talaguppa is connected by Rail from Bengaluru and Shivamogga and connecting point to Jog Falls. After the broad gauge conversion, Indian railways has introduced a daily train in between

Mysuru Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

Talaguppa, and Mysuru - Talaguppa Bengaluru - Talaguppa Express, Shivamogga Town - Talaguppa Passenger. Intercity express. The

metre gauge Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre. The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, la ...

railway track between the town of Shivamogga and Talaguppa was laid by the British in 1938. In 1939, Mirza Ismail took the maiden journey on this line to visit the city of Sagara. This rail link provided access to

, which is 12 km from Talaguppa. Famous personalities like Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, Sir M Visvesvaraya, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Morarji Desai used this line to reach Jog Falls. There is a proposal to connect Talaguppa with Honnavara in Uttara Kannada district by a new railway line, which will be a shorter alternate rail route between Mumbai and southern India. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and private bus services are available to Talaguppa.

References

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