Chilkunda

12°20′22″N 76°11′15″E / 12.339474°N 76.187482°E / 12.339474; 76.187482

Chilkunda is a village in Mysore district of Karnataka state

Location

Chilkunda is located between Hunsur and Kushalanagar towns on Mysore to Madikeri highway.

Demographics

Chilkunda village has 2,500 inhabitants.

Economy

The economy of the village is mostly agrarian. The major crop is ragi. Tobacco, arecanut, coconut and beetle leaf grow here.

Educational organisations

Icon International School, Chilkunda
Government Primary School, Chilkunda

Villages and suburbs

Hosakoppalu, 1 km
Habbanakuppe, 3 km
Makodee, 7 km
Makode, 7 km
Thattekere, 8 km
Abbur, 10 km
Hitnehebbagilu, 12 km

Festivals

The main festival is ramanavami, Ramzan celebrated for 30 days during the holy month. Ramotsava is celebrated for about 10 days in March and April on behalf of the birthday of Sri Rama. Other festivals celebrated are Ganesh Chaturthi, Deepavali, Sankranti, Ugadi, Shivaratri, and Navaratri.

Temples

Jamia Masjid Chilkunda
Masjid e Farukia
Srivanii village temple
Srivani amma village temple
Ishwara temple
Hanuman temple
Basaveshwara temple
Sri Rama mandira

Post office

There is a post office in the village and the postal code is 571105.

References

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