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Sampaje
Sampaje
Village
	Sampaje Church
	Sampaje Location in Karnataka, India
	Coordinates: 12°29′38″N 75°33′57″E / 12.493762°N 75.565822°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Taluka	Madikeri
Government
• Body	Grama Panchayath
Area
• Total	21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi)
Elevation	156 m (512 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,956
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
• Regional	Tulu, Kodava, Arebhashe
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	574234
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA-12
Nearest city	Madikeri
Website	karnataka.gov.in

Sampaje is a district border village of Kodagu in the southern state of Karnataka, India.^[2]^[3] It is located in the Madikeri taluk. It lies on National Highway - 275 which connects Mangalore city in Dakshina Kannada district with Madikeri, Mysuru and Bengaluru.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Sampaje had a population of 5304 with 2639 males and 2665 females.^[2]

Education

G M P School Sampaje serves the primary education to the pupils. The 'Sampaje Padavi Poorva College' is serving as the major institution providing education up to PUC in Arts. The Administrative Officer Mr. Deviprasad founded the Sampaje High School on 13/6/1966 which later became a college.^{[citation needed]}

Agriculture

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people. Plantations of rubber, betelnut, coconut, cashew are major source of production. Bee-keeping is also carried out.

Bio-diversity

Sampaje lies in the Western Ghat region of India. Sampaje is a beautiful place full of different species of animals and birds. Monkeys, Peacocks, Woodpecker and wide variety of trees form the bio-diversity of the region.^{[citation needed]}