Chamarajanagar

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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Chamarajnagar district}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chamarajanagar
| other_name = CH Nagar
| nickname = The City of Chamraja Wodeyar IX
| settlement_type = City
| image_alt = Tirupati_Passenger_train_in_Chamarajanagar_Railway_Station.jpg
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| coordinates = {{coord|11.9260|N|76.9402|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mysore division|Mysuru]]
| image_skyline = Tirupati_Passenger_train_in_Chamarajanagar_Railway_Station.jpg
| image_caption = Chamarajanagar Railway Station
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = [[Chamaraja Wodeyar IX]]
| government_type = City
| governing_body = Municipal Council of Chamarajanagar
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 18.75
| elevation_footnotes =
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| population_total = 69875
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 571 313
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 08226
| registration_plate = KA-10
| website = www.chamarajanagaracity.gov.in
| footnotes =
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| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Chamarajanagar District|Chamarajanagar]]
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'''Chamarajanagar''' or '''Chamarajanagara''' is a town in the southern part of [[Karnataka]], India. Named after [[Chamaraja Wodeyar IX]], the erstwhile [[Kingdom of Mysore|king of Mysore]], previously known as 'Arikottara'. Chamarajanagara town is the headquarters of [[Chamarajanagar district]]. It is located on the interstate highway linking the neighboring states of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].

== History ==
'''Chamarajanagar''' was earlier known as '''Sri Arikottara'''. [[Chamaraja Wodeyar I|Chamaraja Wodeyar]], the Wodeyar of Mysuru was born here and hence this place was renamed after him. The Vijaya Parsvanath Basadi, a holy jain shrine was constructed by Punisadandanayaka, the commander of the Hoysala king Gangaraja in the year 1117 AD.

== Geography ==
Chamarajnagar is located at {{coord|11.92|N|76.95|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Chamarajnagar.html|title=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chamarajnagar|access-date=1 November 2008}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|662|m}}.

==Demographics==
As of the 2011 [[census]], Chamrajanagar had a population of 69875.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title=Census of India 2011|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref> Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Chamrajanagar has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 65% and female literacy of 54%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Transport==
[[Chamarajanagar railway station]] is the southernmost rail point in Karnataka. There is a direct train to Tirupati which starts at three in the afternoon and a direct train to Bengaluru in the morning. The nearest airport is [[Mysore airport]] and the nearest international airports are in [[Coimbatore International Airport]] and [[Kempegowda International Airport]]

==Religious Scenario==
Maaravva or Maaramma is the most widely worshiped deity in the town, more than ten temples of Maaravva can be found in the town. Chamarajeshwara Temple and Haralu Kote Anjaneya Temple are the biggest and the oldest temples respectively. Apart from these, the town has many temples. As far as other religious beliefs are concerned, the town has more than 15 mosques, 5 churches, 2 Jain Basadis, and 2 Buddha Viharas.

==Bandit Veerappan==

Since a lot of the southern area of the district is dense forest, it provides good refuge to the notorious bandit [[Veerappan]], responsible for the death of over a hundred policemen. He was shot dead in an encounter with the specially formed Special Task Force (STF) on 18 October 2004 in [[Dharmapuri]] district, Tamil Nadu. He had been on the run for over two decades. The presence of illegal quarrying for black stone imposes a great threat to the forests in the region.

==Image gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ayyappa Temple, Chamarajanagara.jpg|Ayyappa Temple
File:Masjidh-e-Fathima, Chamarajanagara.jpg|Fathima Mosque
File:Muslim Cemetry, Chamarajanagar.jpg|Muslim Cemetery
File:Railway Station at Chamarajanagara.jpg|Chamarajanagar Railway Station
</gallery>

==See also==
*Chamarajanagar
*[[Kollegal]]
*[[Yelandur]]
*[[Gundlupet]]
*[[Male Mahadeshwara Hills]]
*[[Biligiriranga Hills]]
*[[Bandipur National Park]],
*[[Chinnadagudihundi|Chinnada Gudi Hundi]]
*[[Badanaguppe|Badana Guppe]]
*[[Mariyala]]-Gangavadi Halt
*[[Mukkadahalli]]
*[[Mysore–Chamarajanagar branch line]]
*[[Kellamballi]]
*[[Rechamballi]]
*[[Kagalvadi]]
*[[Irasavadi]]
*[[Badanaguppe]]
*[[Mariyala]]
*[[Bandalli]]

== References ==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Chamarajanagar}}
{{Wikivoyage|Chamarajnagar}}
* [http://chamrajnagar.nic.in http://chamrajnagar.nic.in]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110903082210/http://www.chamarajanagaracity.gov.in/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110903082210/http://www.chamarajanagaracity.gov.in/]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Chamarajanagar district]]

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