Bogadi is a neighborhood in

Mysore Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...

city in

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. The town is located the limits of the

Mysore Urban Development Authority The Mysore (Officially Mysuru) Urban Development Authority (MUDA) of Mysore, India, is a governmental organization that oversees planning and development of infrastructure, provision of development-related sites and services, and the housing need ...

, and Mysuru metropolitan area in Mysore district,

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (or Amrita University) is a multi-campus, multi-disciplinary, research-intensive private deemed university in India. It currently has 19 constituent schools spread across nine campuses in Amaravati, Amritapuri (Kolla ...

University's campus is located in this town.

Geography

Bogadi is located on the western edge of Greater Mysuru, 15 kilometers from the foothills of the

Chamundi hills The Chamundi Hill is located 13 km east of Mysore, Karnataka, India. The name comes from the Chamundeshwari Temple at the peak. The average elevation is . Attractions The Chamundeshwari Temple is located atop the Chamundi Hills. Patron ...

, beyond the first ring road surrounding Mysore. Bogadi covers a total area of 32.35 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the combined greater Bogadi area had a total population of 23,410.

Transportation

There are 5 city bus lines which connect Bogadi to

; they are 68, 69G, 69J, 91G and 245, and stop at Christ School, Bogadi town.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Bogadi had a population of 9,041. The surrounding villages of Madagalli consisted of 2,617 people, Hemmanahalli consisted of 1,207 people, Maratikyathanahalli had 5,122 people, Jattihundi had 1,322 people, Kergalli had 4,068 people and Kemmanapura had 37 people bringing the total population to 23,407. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bogadi has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy of 70% and female literacy of 57%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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File:Sharada Public School, Mysore.jpg, Sharada Public School File:Bogadi Hari Vidyalaya.jpg, Hari Vidyalaya File:Bogadi Temple.jpg, Temple in Bogadi File:Bogadi Ringroad Junction.jpg, Ringroad File:Bogadi Park.jpg File:Christ Public School.jpg File:Bhogeshwara Temple.jpg File:Jetty Hundi.jpg

References

Cities and towns in Mysore district {{Mysore-geo-stub

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Transportation

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