Chettalli
Hibiscus seen at Chettalli
Hibiscus seen at Chettalli
Coordinates: 12°22′14″N 75°49′54″E / 12.37056°N 75.83164°E / 12.37056; 75.83164
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictKodagu
Area
  Total7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Elevation
1,020 m (3,350 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,128
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
571248

Chettalli is a small village near Siddapura, Kodagu in Karnataka state, India.

Post office

Chettalli has a post office and the pin code is 571248.[1] The telephone code of the village is 08276.

CHES, Chettalli

Indian Institute of Horticultural Research maintains a Central Horticultural Experiment Station (CHES) at Chettalli. It is the largest facility of its kind in Asia and a lot of research work is being done here.[2] The station works on the madate crop of mandarin out of an area of 92 hectares in Coorg. The other crops of interest are papaya and passion fruit as well as minor fruits like rambutan, pummelo, avocado, mangosteen, karonda, Malayan apple and Garcinia. The station is also involved in the floricultural of rose, asters, gladiolus and orchids.

Coffee Research Station

Chettalli has one coffee research center concentrating on the cultivation and diseases of coffee.

Administration

Chettalli is administered as part of kushalnagar taluk in Kodagu district.

Tourism

Chettali attracts many visitors because of the undulating nature of the hills.

Cherala Bhagavathy Temple is also very popular.

Demographics

The people in Chettalli speak Kannada, Kodava and Tulu.

See also

References

  1. "Pin Code: CHETTALLI, KODAGU, KARNATAKA, India, Pincode.net.in". pincode.net.in.
  2. "Tourist Places Near Coorg | Sightseeing Nearby Coorg | Coorg Sightseeing". 19 August 2017.
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