Sathyagala

Sathyagala
village

Dargah at Sathyagala
Coordinates: 12°09′N 77°06′E / 12.15°N 77.10°E / 12.15; 77.10Coordinates: 12°09′N 77°06′E / 12.15°N 77.10°E / 12.15; 77.10
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Talukas Kollegal
Population (2001)
  Total 12,503
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Sathegala is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census, Sathegala had a population of 12503, with 6518 males and 5985 females.[1]

Tourist attractions

Shivanasamudram Waterfalls

This is a segmented waterfall. Segmented waterfalls occur where the water flow is broken into two or more channels before dropping over a cliff, resulting in multiple side by side waterfalls. It has an average width of 305 meters, a height of 98 m, and an average volume of 934 cubic meters / sec. The maximum recorded volume is 18,887 cubic meters / sec. It is a perennial waterfall. The time of best flow are the monsoon season of July to October.[4]

A common misconception about these waterfalls are that the left segment is called Gaganachukki and the right segment is called Bharachukki. In reality the Bharachukki falls are a few kilometers to the south-west of the Gaganachukki falls . This is due to the Kaveri river itself splitting a few kilometers to the south into western and eastern branches . The western branch results in the twin waterfalls of Gaganachukki, whereas the eastern branch results in the Bharachukki falls. The Gaganachukki waterfalls are best viewed from the Shivanasamudra watch tower . Most of the pictures showing the twin waterfalls are taken from that location. There is another approach to the Gaganachukki falls from the Darga Hazrath Mardane Gaib (Imam Ali) . Despite warnings being posted, people climb down the rocks and attempt to view the waterfalls from behind/top, resulting in many fatal accidents. It is 139 km from the city of Bangalore.

Schools

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Village code= 2926900 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-18. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  2. "Yahoomaps India :". Retrieved 2008-12-18. Sathegala, Chamarajanagar, Karnataka
  3. "Shivanasamudra Falls".
  4. "World Waterfall Database". Retrieved 2012-07-07.


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