Shivamogga
Shimoga, officially Shivamogga, is a city, taluka and the district headquarters of Shimoga district in the Karnataka state of India.
Shimoga, officially Shivamogga, is a city, taluka and the district headquarters of Shimoga district in the Karnataka state of India. The city lies on the banks of the Tunga River. Being the gateway for the hilly region of the Western Ghats, the city is popularly nicknamed the "Gateway to Malnad". The population of Shimoga city is 322,650 as per 2011 census. The city has been selected for the Smart Cities Mission standing in the fourth position in the state and 25th in the country as of November 2020.
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Worth seeing in and around Shivamogga
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Kuvempu University
Kuvempu University is a public state university in Shankaraghattta, Bhadravathi taluk, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India. It was established in 1987 by the act of the Karnataka state legislature through amendment No.
1.8 km · state public university in Shivamogga, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 02Roman Catholic Diocese of Shimoga
The Diocese of Shimoga ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in India. Its episcopal see is Shimoga.
1.4 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 03Tyavarekoppa Lion and Tiger Safari
Tiger and Lion Safari, Tyavarekoppa, Shimoga is located the state of Karnataka, India, with an area of 250 hectares, at a distance of about 10.0 km from Shivamogga city, and 275.0 km from Bangalore. Started in 1988, it is Karnataka's second safari park, after Bannerghatta National Park near Bangalore.
9 km · safari park in Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 04Sahyadri Science College
Sahyadri Science College is a government college located in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka. The college is a constituent college of the Kuvempu University, Shivamogga.
3.5 km · government college in Shimoga, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 05Jawaharlal Nehru New College of Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru New College of Engineering or JNNCE is an engineering college established in 1980 by the National Education Society in Shimoga, Karnataka, India. It is affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum and is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation, All India Council for Technical Education.
6.2 km · engineering college in Shimoga, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Shivappa Nayaka Palace. Situated on the banks of the River Tunga in the busy lanes of Shimoga is a 16th-century place built by Shivappa Naik of Keladi. A good architectural piece built with rose wood. The palace has a museum which has several interesting and rare archaeological collections of stone carvings and antiques from the Keladi period.
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Things to do
Nature photography and hiking are the best things to do in this district which houses a plethora of waterfalls, trekking passes, mountains, viewpoints, and hill stations. Also, it is home to a large variety of wild animals, butterflies, moths, snakes, and insects. Those interested in a very different culinary experience can visit one of the local temples for lunch.
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Getting to Shivamogga
- Airports
- Mangaluru (IXE), 131 km · Kannur (CNN), 224 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 245 km
- Stations
- Shimoga Airport, 9.6 km
- Mangaluru → Shivamogga137 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · ₹1,250–1,570
- Kannur → Shivamogga231 km · quickest by road, 6h 8m · ₹2,150–2,690
- Bengaluru → Shivamogga244 km · quickest by road, 4h 58m · ₹1,980–2,480
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Shivamogga
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Shivamogga. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIf you can rush out of the station soon, you'll be lucky to hit the city service bus (auto-rickshaws are also available) which will take you to the main bus terminus from where you can take buses to other places, e.g., Sagar, and Talaguppa.
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