About Madikeri
Madikeri (also known by its former name Mercara) is a hill station town in Madikeri taluk in Kodagu district, Karnataka state, India. It is the headquarters of the district of Kodagu.
Madikeri was known as Muddu Raja Keri, which meant Mudduraja's town, was named after the prominent Haleri king Mudduraja who ruled Kodagu from 1633 to 1687. From 1834, during the British Raj, it was called Mercara. It was later renamed to Madikeri by the Government of Mysore.
As of 2011 India census,[4] Madikeri had a population of 33,381. Males constitute 57.2% of the population and females 42.8%. Madikeri had an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 57.2: male literacy was 83%, and female literacy 80%. 11% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Source: Wikipedia