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Ponnampet

Ponnampet
Ponnampete
Ponnapett
town
Ponnampet is located in Karnataka
Ponnampet
Ponnampet
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°12′N 75°54′E / 12.2°N 75.9°E / 12.2; 75.9Coordinates: 12°12′N 75°54′E / 12.2°N 75.9°E / 12.2; 75.9
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Elevation 851 m (2,792 ft)
Population
 • Total 6,117
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 571 216
Telephone code 08274
Vehicle registration KA-12

Ponnampet is a town in the southern part of the district of Kodagu in the state of Karnataka. It was originally named after Diwan Cheuppudira Ponnappa as Ponnapett. It had a population of approximately 26,313 in the year ????. A college of forestry formerly a part of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, now with the University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shimoga is located here. Coorg Institute of Technology is located in ponnampet. A hill known as Kundah overlooks the town. Others schools and colleges located here are 1.Appachakavi Vidyalaya 2.St. Antonys school 3.Sai Sankar Institutions



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