Country India District Mysore Vehicle registration KA Elevation 900 m ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | State Karnataka Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Nearest city Mysore Government body Gram panchayat | |
Kanagal is a village in Mysore district, Karnataka. It is in periyapatna taluk 30 km from Taluk place. It is very close to Coorg and Hassan district. It is located on the bank of the Cauvery River. It is also birthplace of legendary Kannada film director Puttanna Kanagal, and his brother, lyricist Kanagal Prabhakara Shasthry. Villagers are mainly farmers though many of the younger generation are working in other fields such as medical, engineering, teaching, police, army, and industries.
Map of Kanagal, Karnataka 571105
Kanagal village has grama panchayath and it has good track record of administration.. This village has a government primary and secondary school , govt PU college. One private school DVSK. It has a govt hospital and a veterinary hospital.
This village is also famous for tobacco plantation and paddy fields.