Kanagal, Mysore

Kanagal
village
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Government
  Body Gram panchayat
Elevation 900 m (3,000 ft)
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA
Nearest city Mysore, Madikeri, Hassan
Website karnataka.gov.in

Kanagal is a village in Mysore district, Karnataka. Located in Periyapatna Taluk, the town lies close to Coorg and Hassan districts. It is located on the bank of the Cauvery River. It is also birthplace of legendary Kannada film director Puttanna Kanagal, and his brother, lyricist Kanagal Prabhakara Shasthry. Villagers are mainly farmers though many members of the younger generation are working in other fields such as medical, engineering, teaching, police, army, and industries.

Kanagal is governed locally by it's gram panchayat (ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯಿತಿ). This village has a government primary and secondary school ,and a govt. PU (pre-university) college. There also is a private school, DVSK. The town is also host to a govt. hospital, A Bank ( Branch of Kaveri Grameena Bank) and a veterinary hospital.

This village is also famous for it's tobacco plantations and paddy fields.

An UFO was reportedly sighted near Kanagal on October 2015 [1].

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