Talaguppa
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| subdivision_name2 = Shivamogga
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| subdivision_name3 = Sagara
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| subdivision_name4 = Malenadu
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| postal_code = 577 430
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| area_code = 0818321
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Talaguppa or Taalaguppa is a village located in Sagara Taluk in Karnataka State, India. The National Highway No.206 (Bengaluru - Honnavara) passes through Talaguppa village. The village is 14.37 km from the taluk's center Sagara, 77.68 km from
Shivamogga, and 373 km from Bengaluru. It is located at a distance of
14 km from Jog Falls, the highest waterfall in India and Talaguppa is the linking Railway terminus for Jog falls. Areca nut and paddy are the most grown crops.Main reserve station of electricity generated from jog falls and linganamakki dam located here.
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 ShivamoggaRailway Gazette International Supplement December 2007 p7 and connecting point to Jog Falls.
After the broad gauge conversion, Indian railways has introduced a daily
train in betweenMysuru Talaguppa, and Mysuru - Talaguppa
Bengaluru - Talaguppa Express, Shivamogga Town - Talaguppa Passenger.
The metre gauge 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 Jog Falls, 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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http://www.deccanherald.com/content/79450/railcars-last-stop.html
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