Jagalur

Town in Karnataka, India

14°32′N 76°21′E / 14.53°N 76.35°E / 14.53; 76.35Country

IndiaStateKarnatakaDistrictDavanagereLegislative Assembly Member(MLA)S.RamachandrapaElevation

668 m (2,192 ft)Population

(2001)

• Total14,741Languages

• OfficialKannadaTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)ISO 3166 codeIN-KAVehicle registrationKA-17Websitewww.jagaluru.com

Jagaluru is a panchayat town in Davanagere district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Geography

Jagaluru is located at 14°32′N 76°21′E / 14.53°N 76.35°E / 14.53; 76.35.^[1] It has an average elevation of 668 metres (2191 feet). Rangayyanadurga forest of this taluk is a house for four horned-antelope an endangered species in India.People say that Jagalur has got its name by a sage named Jagalurajja . Imam Sab, who served as an education minister in the period of Maharaja of Mysore Sri Krisnaraja wodeyer IV, has done memorable services for the development of Jagalur.