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Bogadi, Mysore

Census town in Mysore district in the state of Karnataka, India.

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ796531 ↗
Source-derived summary

Bogadi is a neighborhood in Mysore city in India. The town is located the limits of the Mysore Urban Development Authority, and Mysuru metropolitan area in Mysore district, Karnataka. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University's campus is located in this town.

Geography

Bogadi is located on the western edge of Greater Mysuru, 8 kilometers from the foothills of the Chamundi hills, beyond the first ring road surrounding Mysore. Bogadi covers a total area of 32.35 square kilometers. According to the 2011 census, the combined greater Bogadi area had a total population of 23,410.

Transportation

There are 5 city bus lines which connect Bogadi to Mysore; they are 68, 69G, 69J, 91G and 245, and stop at Christ School, Bogadi town.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian census, Bogadi had a population of 9,041. The surrounding villages of Madagalli consisted of 2,617 people, Hemmanahalli consisted of 1,207 people, Maratikyathanahalli had 5,122 people, Jattihundi had 1,322 people, Kergalli had 4,068 people and Kemmanapura had 37 people bringing the total population to 23,407. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Bogadi, Mysore” as census town in Mysore district in the state of Karnataka, India. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2011—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Bogadi, Mysore and Census can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as census town in Mysore district in the state of Karnataka, India. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q796531. Authority coordinates are 12.300, 76.600. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Bogadi, Mysore”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Bogadi, Mysore primary sources, Bogadi, Mysore archive and Bogadi research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Bogadi, Mysore”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Bogadi, Mysore” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.