Sargur
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Sargur Saraguru |
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 Sargur
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| Coordinates: 11°59′49″N 76°23′49″E / 11.997°N 76.397°ECoordinates: 11°59′49″N 76°23′49″E / 11.997°N 76.397°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mysore district |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 686 m (2,251 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 11,201 |
| • Density | 2,591.5/km2 (6,712/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 571121 |
| Telephone code | 08228 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-45 |
Sargur (also known as Saragur pronounced Saraguru in the Kannada language, as Kannada words end in vowels, which are lost in their Anglicization), is a small town located about 80 km from the town of Chamarajanagar in the H D Kote Taluk of Mysore district of Karnataka, India. H D Kote (Heggadadevanakote) is about 12 km north of Sargur. It is 55 km from the city of Mysore. Bangalore International Airport is 200 km away. To be more elaborate, Sargur is 33.8 km from Nanjangud town (Karnataka), 35.1 km from Gundlupet town (Karnataka), 137.8 km from Udagamandalam town (Ooty) Valley (Tamil Nadu) and 38.8 km from Hunsur town (Karnataka).
Sargur is located at latitude 11° 58' 60'N and longitude 76° 25' 0 E. It has an average elevation of 686 metres (2253 ft). Suvarnavathy River, tributary of the Kabini river flows through this hamlet which provides for the irrigation needs of the villagers through the Kabini – Nugu River irrigation system. Kabini reservoir and Nugu reservoir and the Bandipur Tiger Reserve are the tourist attractions for people visiting Sargur
One of the oldest rock types of the state of Karnataka is named after Sargur. In geological terms it is called "Sargur supracrustals" or "Sargur schist" (about 3,300 to 3,000 million years old), an older formation of the two Precambrian craton formations, the other younger formation is the Dharwar supracrustals (about 3,000 to 2,600 million year old).
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