Holenarasipura

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{original research|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Holenarasipura
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Hole Narsipura
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = File:Holenarasipura old railway station.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Old Railway Station
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.783|N|76.243|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hassan district|Hassan]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name = [[H. D. Revanna]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 2.50
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 849
| population_total = 27018
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 10807.2
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[India Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 573 211
| area_code = +91-8175
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
| registration_plate = KA-13
| website = {{URL|karnataka.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
}}
'''Holenarasipura''' is a town and [[taluk]] in [[Hassan district]] of [[Karnataka]]. The town is situated on the banks of the [[Hemavati (river)|Hemavati]], one of the tributaries of the [[Kaveri]].

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} 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 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Holenarasipura had a population of 27,018. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. It has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 68%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Location==
Holenarasipura is on a National highway between [[Mysore]] and [[Hassan, India|Hassan]] and on another State highway between [[Madikeri]] and [[Bangalore]]. It is connected to the rest of [[Karnataka]] and [[India]] by [[broad gauge]] railway. It is 32 km from Hassan, 90 km from Mysore, 175 km from Bangalore and 201 km from [[Mangalore]].

== Notable people ==
* [[Satchidanandendra Saraswati]], philosopher, [[Advaita]] and [[Vedanta]] thinker.
* [[H. D. Deve Gowda]], former Prime Minister.
* [[K. S. Ashwath]], Kannada actor.

==See also==
*[[Saligrama, Mysore]]
*[[Ramanathapura, Hassan|Ramanathapura]]
* [[Arkalgud]]
* [[Mangalore]]
* [[Keralapura]]
* [[Govindanahalli]]
* [[Kikkeri]]
* [[Panchalingeshwara Temple, Govindanahalli]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Holenarasipura}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140305222733/http://www.holenarasipurtown.gov.in/ Town Municipal Council]

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

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