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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 Bengal
Jog Falls during the monsoon. Jog Falls is situated Near Siddapura And Sagara city. Nearest railway stations (distance to the location): Talaguppa (13 km [8.1 mi]) Sagara (30 km [19 mi]) (68 km [42 mi]) on the Mangalore - Bombay Konkan Railway route; Bhatkal (90 km [56 mi]) also on the Mangalore - Bombay Konkan Railway route; Nearest bus station:
Mysore State Railway started laying the Shivamogga–Talaguppa 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) line in the year 1930 to provide access to Jog Falls. [3] [4] Another purpose was to transport wooden logs from the forests of the Malnad region to make wooden sleepers and also to be used as a fuel in the furnaces of the Mysore Iron Works at ...
Jog Falls is created by the Sharavathi River. The water plummets down from a great height of 289 ft, the highest in India. It is located in Sagara Taluk. Dabbe Falls, Sagara is located 30 km from Jog Falls, Dabbe is another waterfall in Sagara.
Jog Falls is in Sagar taluk and is created by the Sharavathi River. It is approximately 30 km by National Highway 69 (NH-206 as per old NH numbering system). Jog falls is located 30 km from Sagara and 100 km from Shivamogga. It is also known as Gerusoppa Falls or Jogada Gundi in Kannada. It is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India. [7]
Jog falls lies in Sagar taluk and is 30 km. from the city of Sagar. Kunchikal Falls is the 11th highest waterfall in India and 313th highest in the world [ 124 ] with a height of 455 meters and ranks 116 in the list of highest waterfalls in the world. [ 124 ]
Jog Falls is the highest waterfall in India if the single drop water fall and the volume of water are considered for height. Otherwise, it is the third highest waterfall in India (after Kunchikal Falls and Barkana Falls ); all three are located in Shivamogga district. [ 5 ]
As of 2001 India census, [2] Jog Falls had a population of 12,570. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jog Falls has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 68%. In Jog Falls, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.