Chettalli is a small village near Siddapura, Kodagu in Karnataka state, India.
Chettalli | |
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 Hibiscus seen at Chettalli | |
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| Coordinates: 12°22′14″N 75°49′54″E / 12.37056°N 75.83164°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Kodagu |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,020 m (3,350 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,128 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 571248 |
Post office
editChettalli has a post office and the pin code is 571248.[1] The telephone code of the village is 08276.
CHES, Chettalli
editIndian 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
editChettalli has one coffee research center concentrating on the cultivation and diseases of coffee.
Administration
editChettalli is administered as part of kushalnagar taluk in Kodagu district.
Tourism
editChettali attracts many visitors because of the undulating nature of the hills.
Cherala Bhagavathy Temple is also very popular.
Demographics
editThe people in Chettalli speak Kannada, Kodava and Tulu,Arebhashe(Gowda People)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pin Code: CHETTALLI, KODAGU, KARNATAKA, India, Pincode.net.in". pincode.net.in.
- ^ "Tourist Places Near Coorg | Sightseeing Nearby Coorg | Coorg Sightseeing". 19 August 2017.