Ponnampet or Ponnampēte () is a taluk headquarters in the southern part of the district of

Kodagu Kodagu district () (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative List of districts of Karnataka, district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State at which point it was merged ...

in the state of

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.Ponnampet taluk came into existence on 29 November 2020. It was originally named after Diwan Cheppudira Ponnappa as Ponnapett. It was established in the year 1821 in the name of the Late Diwan under the regime of Kodagu Rajas. The town was called notified area in the period of British and later on it was converted into a Municipality and now it is known as 1st Grade Village Panchayath. Ponnampet was a Taluk Headquarters during Pre-Independence Period and continues up to the re-organisation of states after independence.

Demography

Ponnampet belongs to

Halligattu Halligattu is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.Village code= 2752300 Halligattu, Kodagu, Karnataka It is located in the Ponnampet taluk of Kodagu district. As per census survey of 2011, its Location code number is 618054. ...

grama panchayath and has a population of 6,473 according to 2011 census. A college of forestry formerly a part of the

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, now affiliated with the UAHS, Shivamogga is located here. A hill known as Kundah overlooks the town.

Location

Ponnampet is located 52 km south from its district headquarter,

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on State Highway 89. It is 93 km from

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and 227 km from the state capital,

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. The nearest railway station is Mysuru Junction and nearest airport is

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(74 km).

Administration and government

Major Government offices here are: * Ponnampet Taluk Panchayath Office (Executive Officer) * Civil Court * Sub Treasury * Sub Registrars Office * Horticulture Office * Women and Child Welfare Office * Village Panchayath Office * Nad Office (Deputy Thasildhar Office) * Range Forest Office * PWD Office * CESCOM office * Post Office

Landmarks

* Various Banks like DCC Bank, SBI, Canara Bank, Igguthappa Souhardha Bank, Town Cop Bank, APCMS, Corporation Bank, Primary Agriculture and Credit Co-op bank, APCMS. * Sports Facilities like Astro Turf Ground, Sports School * Inspection Bungalow * Kodava Samaj * Veterinary Hospital * Ramakrishna Sharada Seva Ashram Hospital * Agriculture Research Centre * BSNL Office - Telephone Exchange * Mahila Co-op Society * Police Station * Swami Vivekananda Ashram Hospital In addition to this within 5 kilometres the Gonikoppal town in which Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Cauvery degree college, Coffee Board Research Centre, many schools and college, a circle inspector office, KEB - AEE office are also located here.

Education

* Appachakavi Vidyalaya * St. Antonys school * Sai Shankar Institutions * Govt Junior College * Industrial Training Institute (ITI) * PU and Degree Colleges * B.Ed College * Social Welfare Office - Hostels (Boys and Girls) * Coorg Institute of Technology * College of Forestry

Notes

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