50-641: The town of Virajpet also spelled as Virajapete is town of the district of Kodagu , in India's southern State of Karnataka . It is the main town of the Virajpet taluka , south of the district, and borders Kerala State. The name of the town is derived from its founder, Dodda Vira Rajendra . The name Virajpet is a shorter version of its previous name Virarajendrapet, named after the Haleri King Dodda Vira Rajendra , who founded
100-565: A councilor is a member of a local council that is the legislative body of the local government unit. They are commonly referred to as "Sanggunian Member" because the official designation of municipal, city and provincial councils is the equivalent term in Filipino (used even when speaking or writing in English): Sanggunian Bayan, Sanggunian Panglunsod and Sanggunian Panlalawigan, respectively. All local authorities in
150-442: A church for them. Languages of Kodagu district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 30.91% of the population spoke Kannada , 20.83% Malayalam , 14.86% Kodava , 8.92% Tulu , 5.81% Are , 4.66% Yerava , 4.23% Tamil , 2.95% Urdu , 1.74% Kurumba , 1.55% Telugu and 1.16% Konkani as their first language. Are Bhashe , a dialect of Kannada , Tulu and Kodava language are native to Kodagu district. Kodava Language uses
200-492: A council where insufficient candidates have stood for election, although in practice this is rare outside parish councils. They are bound by a code of conduct enforced by standards boards. In 2007 the Electoral Administration Act 2006 reduced the age limit for councillors to 18, leading to younger people standing. Youth councillors are also elected in local areas by organisations that are members of
250-702: A distance of 167 kilometres (104 mi) and 282 kilometres (175 mi) respectively from the town. No national highways pass through the town of Virajpet. It can be reached by state highways, SH-90 , SH-27 and SH-91 . Kodagu Vijayanagara : ( Origin . Empire . Musicological nonet . Medieval city . Military . Haridasa . Battle of Raichur . Battle of Talikota ) Sultanate : Dialects: ( Kundagannada . Havigannada . Arebhashe ) Jainism : ( In Karnataka . In North Karnataka . Jain Bunt ) Kodagu district ( Kodava: [koɖɐɡɨ] ) (also known by its former name Coorg )
300-720: A distance of 80 kilometres (50 mi) each. Mysore is the nearest major railway station in Karnataka at 105 kilometres (65 mi). The nearest airports are Kannur International Airport in Kerala and Mangalore International Airport at 59 kilometres (37 mi) and 172 kilometres (107 mi) respectively. Also, the Kozhikode International Airport and the Bangalore Kempegowda International Airport are at
350-512: A language known as Arebhashe a dialect of Kannada . Guddemane Appaiah Gowda along with many other freedom fighters from different communities revolted against the British in an armed struggle which covered entire Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada. This was one of the earliest freedom movements against the British called " Amara Sulliada Swantantrya Sangraama " ( Amara Sulya Dhange formally called
400-402: A population density of 135 inhabitants per square kilometre (350/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 1.13%. Kodagu has a sex ratio of 1019 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 82.52%. 14.61% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.27% and 10.47% of the population respectively. Hindus are
450-493: A regional devolved assembly and its members are referred to as Assembly Members, not councillors. Council member , councilman/councilwoman , councilor , or councillor is a title for a member of a council used in the United States . In particular, the title is used in the following cases: In Australia , The Bahamas , Canada , New Zealand , South Africa , Botswana , Trinidad and Tobago and other parts of
500-665: Is burgemeester . This is expressed in English as "mayor" or " burgomaster ". The municipal executive is referred to collectively as the College van Burgemeester en Wethouders . In Belgium , a member of the municipal council is called a gemeenteraadslid in Dutch, and Conseiller Communal in French. Someone out of this group who is elected to serve on the municipal executive is called a schepen in Dutch or échevin in French. This
550-544: Is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State , at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State . Kodagu is located on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats . It has a geographical area of 4,102 km (1,584 sq mi). The district is bordered by Dakshina Kannada district to the northwest, Hassan district to
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#1732773368480600-664: Is called a kommunestyrerepresentant in Norwegian. The Norwegian word for mayor is ordfører . In Hong Kong , members of district councils are also referred to as councillors. Before 1999 the district councils were known as district boards, upon the abolition of the municipal councils (the UrbCo and the RegCo ) in December that year. In addition, members of the legislative council are also referred to as councillors. From 1996 to 1998
650-648: Is known for its dense forest cover and the exotic flora and fauna found there. It has three wildlife sanctuaries; Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary , Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary and Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary , one National Park; the Nagarahole National Park and the only private sanctuary of India; the SAI Sanctuary . Kodagu is home for species endemic to the Western Ghats. It has large tiger and elephant populations as well. As per
700-472: Is particularly advantageous, fitting it in a great measure for being a staple between Mysore and the Western coast". He noted that fair takes place every Friday and was "the largest of the periodical markets held in the country". He added, "... all the produce of the southern parts is brought here for sale, also that of the districts in its vicinity, it being the: principal place from which they are exported,
750-420: Is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council . This is typically an elected representative of an electoral district in a municipal or regional government , or other local authority . The title of a councillor varies geographically, with a name generally being preceded by their title (or the shortened version Cllr when written) in formal or council-related situations in many places. Due to
800-481: Is the Kaveri (Cauvery), which originates at Talakaveri , located on the eastern side of the Western Ghats, and with its tributaries, drains the greater part of Kodagu. Kodagu district receives majority of its rainfall from Southwest Monsoon winds. It is the 4th highest average annual rainfall receiving district in Karnataka . The amount of rainfall varies significantly due to the effects of El-nino and La-nina. In
850-463: Is the municipality in charge of the civic and infrastructural assets of the town. Virajpet has a town area of 8.26 km (3.19 sq mi). The municipal council consists of 18 elected representatives, called councillors , one from each of the 18 wards (localities) of the town. A councillor from the majority party is selected as a President. The council initially met at the Town Hall, which
900-508: Is usually translated as "alderman" or "councillor" in English. The municipal executive is referred to collectively as the College van Burgemeester en Schepenen ou Collège du Bourgmestre et Echevins . In Bangladesh , a member of the city council is called a Councillor . The Councillor of Bangladesh is a city corporation's ward representatives who are elected City Corporations election by popular vote in every five years. Councilors carry out
950-408: The 2011 Census of India . The number of males was 8,724 and females 8,522, thus a gender ration of 977 females to 1,000 males. Virajpet's literacy rate is 93.12 per cent, significantly higher than the national average of 74.04 per cent. The rate among males was 92.75 per cent and 95.46 per cent in females. 1,641 in number, 9.52 per cent of the population fall in the under-six age group. According to
1000-1131: The Ayiri , who constitute the artisan caste; the Medas , who are basket and mat-weavers and act as drummers at feasts; the Binepatta , originally wandering musicians from Malabar, now farmers; and the Kavadi , cultivators settled in Yedenalknad (Virajpet). All these groups speak the Kodava language and conform generally to Kodava customs and dress. Less frequent are Tulu speakers Billavas , Mogaveeras , Bunts , Goud Saraswat Brahmins . The Arebhashe gowdas, or Kodagu Gowdas , and Tulu Gowdas, are an ethnic group of Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu. They live in Sulya (in Dakshina Kannada) and in parts of Somwarpet, Kushalanagar, Bhagamandala and Madikeri. They speak
1050-546: The Commonwealth , as well as Ireland , a councillor or councilor is an elected representative on a local government council. In the Netherlands , a member of the municipal council is called a gemeenteraadslid or raadslid . Someone out of this group who is elected to serve on the municipal executive is called a wethouder , which is usually translated as 'alderman' or 'councillor'. The Dutch word for mayor
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#17327733684801100-627: The Legislative Council were known as "Provisional Legislative Council", upon the abolition of the interim legislature in July 1998. Two types of councillor are elected in local elections held every five years in Turkey . These include 1,251 provincial councillors and 20,500 municipal councillors. Municipal councillors serve on the council of the 1,351 district and 30 metropolitan municipalities of Turkey, while provincial councillors serve on
1150-531: The Local Government Act 2000 , be paid for their services. In Scotland, since 2007, councillors have received a salary of £15,000, as opposed to a series of allowances. This rises annually and as of 1 April 2023 councillor pay in Scotland stands at £20,099 per annum. These are often topped up by special responsibility allowances. The London Assembly is regarded not as a local authority but as
1200-631: The State Legislative Assembly , the town falls under the constituency that, apart from the town, includes the surrounding villages, and sends one member to the assembly. Both Karnataka and Kerala operate government-run buses to Virajpet towards Kannur , Bangalore , Ernakulam , Hassan and Madikeri . Intra-district connectivity is maintained by private -run buses. Virajpet does not have railway connectivity. The nearest railway stations are Thalassery and Kannur in Kerala , at
1250-656: The 'Coorg Rebellion' by the British) started in 1837. Kodagu is rated as one of the top hill station destinations in India. Some of the most popular tourist attractions in Kodagu include Talakaveri, Bhagamandala, Nisargadhama, Abbey Falls , Dubare , Nagarahole National Park , Iruppu Falls , and the Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple. Councillor A councillor , alternatively councilman , councilwoman , councilperson , or council member ,
1300-495: The 2011 Census, 63.43 per cent of the town's population identified themselves as Hindus , 28.80 per cent as Muslims and 7.23 per cent as Christians . Sikhs , Buddhists , Jains formed a small percentage of the population, while 0.14 per cent claimed no religious affiliation . The most widely spoken languages in Virajpet taluk are Malayalam , Kodava , Kannada and Tulu in descending order. The Virajpet Nagar Panchayat
1350-682: The British Youth Council, such as Salford Youth Council. Most councillors are not full-time professionals. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland most larger borough, unitary authority or county councils do pay them basic allowances and out-of-pocket expenses . In addition, special responsibility allowances are paid to councillors who carry out more senior duties. The basic allowances and special responsibility allowances are theoretically paid to compensate councillors for time spent on council duties and are classed as salaries for tax purposes. Parish, town or community councillors may, since
1400-726: The Official Script Invented by Dr IM Muthanna in 1970. According to Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy (Karnataka's Kodava Literary Academy), apart from Kodavas, and their related groups, the Amma Kodavas , the Kodava Peggade (Kodagu Heggade) and the Kodava Maaple ( Kodava Muslims ), 18 other smaller-numbered ethnic groups speak Kodava Takk in and outside the district including the Iri ( Airi , or
1450-829: The Russian Rule. Some examples of different councillors in Finland are as follows: As per the Seventy-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India , municipal governance in India is looked after by elected councillors who are members of either a municipal corporation (for cities) or a municipality (for towns). Under the Philippine Republic Act No. 7160 (otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991),
1500-520: The United Kingdom are overseen by elected councillors. These include: According to Debrett's Correct Form the English title "Councillor" (often shortened to 'Cllr') applies only to elected members of city, borough or district councils. However, there is no legal basis for this restriction and in practice the title is applied to all councillors at all levels of local government. Where necessary, parish and county councillors are differentiated by
1550-853: The Virajpet constituency; they are from the Indian National Congress . Kodagu, formerly part of the Kodagu-Dakshina Kannada (Mangalore) constituency, is now part of the Mysore-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency parliamentary constituency. The current MP for this constituency is Shri Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar , from the Bharatiya Janata Party . The Codava National Council and Kodava Rashtriya Samiti are campaigning for autonomy to Kodagu district which would have made Coorg more prosperous and independent. The Kodavas were
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1600-864: The carpenters and the village smiths), the Koyava , the Banna , the Kodagu Madivala (washermen), the Kodagu Hajama (barber, also called Nainda), the Kembatti Poleya (household servants and labourers) and the Meda (basket and mat weavers and drummers). Among other Kodava speaking communities are: the Heggades , cultivators from shimogga; the Kodava Nair , cultivators from Kerala State;
1650-511: The colonial rule by the British in India was about exploitation of resources and Kodagu provided a lot of scope for economic benefits to a colonising empire. According to the 2011 census of India , Kodagu has a population of 554,519, roughly equal to the Solomon Islands or the US state of Wyoming . This ranks it 539 out of 640 districts in India in terms of population. The district has
1700-537: The control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unlike most provincial elections, municipal elections are usually held on a fixed date of 4 years. This is about honorary rank, not elected officials. In Finland councillor ( neuvos ) is the highest possible title of honour which can be granted by the President of Finland . There are several ranks of councillors and they have existed since
1750-537: The developmental works of their elected wards and perform the functions of local government act and assist the City Mayor in all works under the City Corporation and carry out his orders. In Luxembourg , an échevin ( Luxembourgish : Schäffe , German : Schöffe ) is a member of the administration of a Luxembourgian commune . In Norway , a member of the municipal council, kommunestyret ,
1800-403: The earliest inhabitants and agriculturists in Kodagu, having lived there for centuries. Kodavas being a warrior community as well, they carried arms during times of war and had their own chieftains. The earliest mention about Coorg can be seen in the works those date back to Sangam period (300 BCE - 300 CE). The Ezhimala dynasty had jurisdiction over two Nadu s - The coastal Poozhinadu and
1850-534: The elephant census of 2023, Kodagu with 1,013 elephants, had nearly one-sixth of total elephant population in Karnataka , second only to Chamarajanagar . Economy of Kodagu is dependent on agriculture. Major crops grown here are Paddy, Coffee , Rubber, Pepper, Cardamom, Coorg Oranges and Honey production. Tea, Ginger and Cocoa are also grown in smaller quantities. Kodagu is the largest Coffee and Pepper producing district in India . Karnataka produces nearly 70% of
1900-637: The hilly eastern Karkanadu . According to the works of Sangam literature , Poozhinadu consisted much of the coastal belt between Mangalore and Kozhikode . Karkanadu consisted of Wayanad - Gudalur hilly region with parts of Kodagu (Coorg). The Haleri dynasty , an offshoot of the Keladi Nayakas , ruled Kodagu between 1600 and 1834. Later the British ruled Kodagu from 1834, after the Coorg War , until India's independence in 1947. A separate state (called Coorg State ) until then, in 1956 Kodagu
1950-616: The inhabitants of Periyapatna , who were looking for protection when their town was destroyed by Tipu Sultan , to prevent its falling into the hands of the British. Lieutenant Connor in his 1870 memoir titled Memoir of the Codugu Survey noted that Virajpet was "a large straggling town containing about 500 houses... and although the whole permanent trade of the country is centered here, there are but few symptoms of either affluence, or growing prosperity; having no manufactures, its chief support must be in traffic, for this, its situation
2000-555: The landscape is the testimony of Muslim presence in the district. A small number of Mangalorean Catholics are also found in Coorg. They are mostly descended from those Konkani Catholics who fled the roundup and, later, captivity by Tippu Sultan . These immigrants were welcomed by Raja Veerarajendra (himself a former captive of Tippu Sultan, having escaped six years of captivity in 1788) who realising their usefulness and expertise as agriculturists, gave them lands and tax breaks and built
2050-499: The neighbouring inhabitants of Mysore resort here in great number. Rice is the chief article which they take away with them." During the independence movement , Mahatma Gandhi visited the town in 1934 and addressed a public gathering. Virajpet has a hot and wet type of climate. The town receives moderately high rainfall. Summer in April and May are hot, with daily maximum temperature reaching over 34 °C. Temperature reduces with
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2100-457: The north, Mysore district to the east, Kasaragod district of Kerala in west and Kannur district of Kerala to the southwest, and Wayanad district of Kerala to the south. It is a hilly district, the lowest elevation being 50 metres (160 ft) above sea-level near makutta . The highest peak, Tadiandamol , rises to 1,750 metres (5,740 ft), with Pushpagiri , the second highest, at 1,715 metres (5,627 ft). The main river in Kodagu
2150-412: The onset of monsoon in the month of June. Winters are cold with daily minimum temperature hovering around 10 °C to 15 °C. In 2022, Virajpet hobli received annual rainfall of 2,587 millimetres (101.9 in). It falls under the drainage basin of west flowing rivers as its terrain is inclined towards the west and contribute less to Kaveri river basin . Virajpet has a population of 17,246 as per
2200-595: The total Coffee production in India , out of which 33% is contributed by Kodagu district alone. Also Kodagu produces nearly a quarter of India's Black Pepper. Two members of the legislative assembly are elected from Kodagu to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, one each from the Madikeri and Virajpet . Dr. Mantar Gowda represents the Madikeri constituency while A.S Ponnanna represents
2250-454: The town in 1792. He founded the town to commemorate his meeting with General Robert Abercromby , his ally against Tipu Sultan , the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore , in 1791. Virajpet was the headquarters of Yedenalknad taluk . The first population comprised people who Vira Rajendra had in his predatory excursions swept away from Mysore. But, the people that fled to Virajpet were principally
2300-578: The use of a fuller title such as "town councillor" or "county councillor". The title precedes the holder's rank or other title, as in Cllr Dr Jenny Smith or Cllr Sir Ricky Taing, and for women it precedes their title of marital status, as in Cllr Mrs Joan Smith. Councillors are typically elected as members of political parties or alternatively as independents. Councils may also co-opt unelected councillors to fill vacancies on
2350-563: The vast majority. They include the Kodava people, other Kodava language speakers, Arebhashe Gowdas, Brahmins, most Yeravas and Kurubas. A huge minority of Muslims dot the Coorg district, especially the towns of Kushalnagar , Virajpet and Mercara . A sizeable of them are the Nawayaths who shifted in the eighties from Bhatkal and Murdeshwar in order to pursue coffee & arecanut plantations and textile business. The numerous mosque dotting
2400-434: The year 2018, Kodagu received 29% excess rainfall of 3,737 millimetres (147.1 in) , 3,040 millimetres (120 in) in 2019, 2,541 millimetres (100.0 in) in 2020, and 2,656 millimetres (104.6 in) in 2021. In the year 2022, Kodagu received 11% Above-Normal rainfall of 3,036 millimetres (119.5 in) . In the year 2023, it received 38% deficit rainfall of 1,690 millimetres (67 in) . Kodagu
2450-603: Was built in 1932, before it was expanded in 1956. However, the council then met in another building constructed for the purpose, which also housed the administrative staff associated with the municipality. For elections to the Lok Sabha , Virajpet falls under the Mysore constituency . Prior to revision of the constituencies by the Delimitation commission in 2008, the town came under Mangalore constituency . For elections to
2500-556: Was merged with the Mysore State (now Karnataka ). In 1834, the East India Company annexed Kodagu into British India , after deposing Chikka Virarajendra of the Kodagu kingdom, as 'Coorg'. British rule led to the establishment of educational institutions, introduction of scientific coffee cultivation, better administration and improvement of the economy. This reference notwithstanding - we should remember that
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