Haveri

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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Haveri district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
:''For the village in Azerbaijan, see [[Hovari]].''
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Haveri
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Kannada
| nickname = Yalakki Kampina Nadu
(*Heart of Karnataka*)
| settlement_type = CMC
| image_skyline = Cardamom dry.jpg
| image_alt = Haveri
| image_caption = Yalakki
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|14|47|38|N|75|24|14|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Karnataka}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bayaluseeme]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Haveri district]]
| established_title = 
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 26.19
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 571
| population_total = 67,102
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| population_density_km2 = 2134.89
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]] [[ಕನ್ನಡ]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 581 110
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 08375
| registration_plate = KA-27
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'''Haveri''' is a town in [[Karnataka]], [[India]], and it is the administrative headquarters of [[Haveri District]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://gazetteer.kar.nic.in/data/gazetteer/postind/Kar_Handbook_2005_Chapter14.Pdf
|title = Karnataka, The Tourist Paradise
|access-date = 2008-10-17
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304232130/http://www.gazetteer.kar.nic.in/data/gazetteer/postind/Kar_Handbook_2005_Chapter14.Pdf
|archive-date = 2009-03-04
}}</ref> Haveri is famous for its [[cardamom]] garlands and [[Byadagi]] red chillies. Around 25 km away, there is a place called Bada, which is the birthplace of the poet [[Kanakadasa]].

The name '''Haveri''' is derived from the [[Kannada]] words ''haavu'' and ''keri'', which means ''place of snakes''.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
It is said{{where?|dage=February 2021|date=February 2021}} that Haveri had around 1000 mathas (sacred religious places; [[Kannada]] - ಮಠ) in ancient days. One of the famous mathas is ''Hukkeri Math''.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

Haveri is 7 hours away from [[Bengaluru]] by train. By road, it is about 340 km from Bengaluru on [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)|NH-48]] towards [[Mumbai]]. It is located 307 km north of the port city [[Mangalore]].

==Tourist attractions of Haveri==
[[File:Distance from major cities to North Karnataka.jpg|left|thumbnail|Distance from the major cities of Karnataka to Haveri]]
* '''[[Siddheshvara Temple]]'''<ref>{{cite journal
|jstor=3249429
|title=JSTOR: Sculptures from the Later Calukyan Temple at Haveri
| volume=31
|pages=167–178}}</ref>

[[File:Miniature Tower1 at Siddhesvara Temple at Haveri.JPG|219x219px|thumb|right| ''Nagara'' style tower]]
[[File:Miniature Tower at Siddhesvara Temple at Haveri.JPG|150px|thumb|right| ''Dravida'' style tower]]

The centre of [[Western Chalukya architecture|Western Chalukya architectural]] developments was the region including present-day [[Bagalkot]], [[Gadag]], [[Koppal]], Haveri and [[Dharwad]] districts;

''[[Siddhesvara Temple|Siddheshwara temple]]'' at Haveri a staggered square plan with ''dravida'' articulation and superstructure, 11th century CE. Miniature decorative ''dravida'' and ''nagara'' style towers at Siddheshvara Temple in Haveri

* ''Basavanna Temple''
* ''[[Utsav Rock Garden]]'' is situated at Gotagodi on NH-4 Shiggaon Taluk. It is blended with both modern and art where more than 1000 real life size sculptures are present. It has got 8 world records. It is a unique garden in the whole world.

[[File:Mohanrao_Sudi2.jpg#/media/File:Mohanrao_Sudi2.jpg|250px|thumb|right| Mini [[Vidhan Soudha]], officially called Zilla Aadalit Bhavan]]

== Geography ==
Haveri is located at {{coord|14.8|N|75.4|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Haveri.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Haveri]</ref> It has an average elevation of 572 metres (1876 feet).

== Education ==
There are a number of private, aided and government schools and colleges that offer courses in PU, degree and master's degrees.
[[File:Government Engineering College, Devagiri, Haveri.jpg|thumb|Government Engineering college, [[Devagiri, Karnataka|Devagiri]], Haveri|upright|259x259px]]
There is also a new govt medical college started in haveri in 2020.

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<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=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Haveri had a population of 67102. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Haveri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 64%. In Haveri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==See also==

{|
|-valign=top
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* [[Western Chalukya]]
* [[Western Chalukya temples]]
* [[Western Chalukya architecture]]
* [[Bankapura]]
* [[Bagali]]
* [[Balligavi]]
* [[Akki Alur]]
*[[Devagiri, Karnataka]]
|
* [[Chaudayyadanapura]]
* [[Galaganatha]]
* [[Ranebennur]]
* [[Hangal]]
* [[Lakshmeshwar]]
* [[North Karnataka]]
* [[Hirekerur]]
* [[Abalur]]
* [[Tourism in North Karnataka]]
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Chalukya dynasty]]
[[Category:Western Chalukya Empire]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Haveri district]]

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