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Birur is a town in Chikkamagaluru district in the state of Karnataka, India. It has an average elevation of 833 metres (2732 feet).It is also called as the Gateway of Malnad region. As of 2001 India census, Birur had a population of 22,601.
Birur is a place famous for its Arecanut/Supari plantations and Coconut. Birur is Railway Juction from where trains run mainly to three directions, 1. Bangalore IT Hub, 2. Hubli,Mumbai lane and 3. To Talaguppa lane which takes to wonderful world of Nature and world famous water fall JogFalls. From this place we can travel to famous hill stations called Kemmanugundi, Mullayanagiri which is the highest peak in the Sahyadri Range.
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