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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Balehonnur
| other_name = 
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Badra river.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Bhadra River
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13.35|N|75.46|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Seal of Karnataka.svg|Emblem of Karnataka}} [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chikkamagaluru district|Chikkamagaluru]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Region]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Malenadu]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Village Panchayath
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 20.2823
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 735
| population_total = 11137
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 577 112
| area_code = 08266
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = KA-18
| website =
| footnotes = |
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| official_name =
}}
'''Balehonnur''' is a village in [[Narasimharajapura|Narasimharajapura taluk]], of [[Chikkamagaluru district]] in the [[States of India|Indian state]] of [[Karnataka]]. It comes under the jurisdiction of [[B.Kanbur]] [[Gram panchayat|Grama Panchayath]]. As per census survey 2011, its location code number is 609097.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/601/download/2052/DH_2011_2916_PART_B_DCHB_CHIKMAGALUR.pdf|access-date= 30 July 2023|title= Census Data Handbook 2011;Page 97}}</ref>

It is famous for being the oldest [[Dharma]] Peetha among the five Panchapeethas-Rambhapuri Peetha of [[Veerashaiva]] sect of the [[Hinduism|Hindu religion]]. Balehonnur is located around 50 km northwest of [[Chikmagalur]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=BALEHONNUR KARNATAKA INDIA Geography Population Map cities coordinates location - Tageo.com|url=http://www.tageo.com/index-e-in-v-19-d-m2902108.htm|access-date=2020-07-29|website=www.tageo.com}}</ref>.

== History ==
According to Hindu mythology, it is said that Shiva himself came out of the [[Lingam|linga]] in human form as Paramacharya Renukacharya.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shree Jagadguru Rambhapuri Veerasimhasan Mahasamsthan Peetha|url=http://www.rambhapuripeetha.info/rich-lineage.htm|access-date=2020-08-09|website=www.rambhapuripeetha.info}}</ref>

Baba Bandesha dargah is located in the main road of the city and yearly traditional "Urs" is celebrated every year.

== Geography ==
Its geographical map coordinates are 13° 21' 0" North, 75° 28' 0" east. It is located 286 kilometers west of [[Bengaluru]], 226 kilometers north-west of [[Mysuru]] and 142 kilometers north-east of [[Mangaluru]]. It is located on the bank of [[Bhadra River]].

==Balehonnur Bridge==
Balehonnur Bridge (a masonry bridge), constructed across the river Bhadra by the [[Madras Presidency|Madras Presidency/Madras Govt.]], was the first project undertaken by Mysore Construction Co.(MCC) in 1946.

== Transport ==

===Road===
Balehonnur is well-connected by road, [[State Highway 27 (Karnataka)|State Highway 27]] passes through Balehonnur, which connects it to the [[National Highway 169 (India)|National Highway 169]] at [[Sringeri]] due northwest and [[National Highway 173 (India)|National Highway 173]] due southeast.

===Rail===
The closest railway stations are in [[Chikkamagaluru railway station|Chikmagalur]] (53 km), [[Shivamogga Town Railway Station|Shivamogga]] (87 km) and [[Kadur Junction railway station|Kadur]] (90 km). But considering the connectivity constraints of [[Shivamogga]] and limited trains from Chikkamagaluru, [[Kadur]] is the most appropriate boarding Udupi railway station is another option for railway.

===Air===
The closest Airports are [[Shivamogga Airport|Kuvempu Airport, Shivamogga]] (78 km) and International Airport is [[Mangalore International Airport|Mangalore Airport]] (132 km).

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Balehonnur (1991–2020, extremes 1933–2020)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 36.0
| Feb record high C = 35.6
| Mar record high C = 38.0
| Apr record high C = 39.2
| May record high C = 38.6
| Jun record high C = 37.0
| Jul record high C = 31.4
| Aug record high C = 30.4
| Sep record high C = 31.4
| Oct record high C = 34.0
| Nov record high C = 34.0
| Dec record high C = 35.8
| year record high C = 39.2
| Jan record low C = 6.7
| Feb record low C = 8.0
| Mar record low C = 10.5
| Apr record low C = 11.1
| May record low C = 12.0
| Jun record low C = 9.6
| Jul record low C = 11.1
| Aug record low C = 11.2
| Sep record low C = 10.6
| Oct record low C = 9.1
| Nov record low C = 8.9
| Dec record low C = 7.3
| year record low C = 6.7
|Jan high C = 28.5
|Feb high C = 30.5
|Mar high C = 32.4
|Apr high C = 32.1
|May high C = 30.4
|Jun high C = 26.5
|Jul high C = 24.3
|Aug high C = 24.3
|Sep high C = 26.0
|Oct high C = 26.9
|Nov high C = 26.9
|Dec high C = 27.2
| year high C = 28.0
|Jan low C = 14.0
|Feb low C = 14.9
|Mar low C = 17.3
|Apr low C = 18.8
|May low C = 19.4
|Jun low C = 19.2
|Jul low C = 18.9
|Aug low C = 18.9
|Sep low C = 18.5
|Oct low C = 18.3
|Nov low C = 16.7
|Dec low C = 14.5
| year low C = 17.5
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 2.2
| Feb rain mm = 5.0
| Mar rain mm = 19.9
| Apr rain mm = 105.7
| May rain mm = 119.7
| Jun rain mm = 448.8
| Jul rain mm = 816.2
| Aug rain mm = 612.3
| Sep rain mm = 242.4
| Oct rain mm = 180.0
| Nov rain mm = 73.4
| Dec rain mm = 7.9
| year rain mm = 2633.4
| Jan rain days = 0.3
| Feb rain days = 0.4
| Mar rain days = 2.1
| Apr rain days = 6.3
| May rain days = 7.4
| Jun rain days = 19.4
| Jul rain days = 26.7
| Aug rain days = 24.5
| Sep rain days = 14.6
| Oct rain days = 10.4
| Nov rain days = 4.2
| Dec rain days = 0.9
| year rain days = 117.2
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 79
| Feb humidity = 78
| Mar humidity = 77
| Apr humidity = 83
| May humidity = 84
| Jun humidity = 89
| Jul humidity = 92
| Aug humidity = 92
| Sep humidity = 89
| Oct humidity = 87
| Nov humidity = 83
| Dec humidity = 78
|year humidity = 84
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240408025145/https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| archive-date = 8 April 2024
| url = https://www.imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Station: Balehonnur Climatological Table 1991–2020
| work = Climatological Normals 1991–2020
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| access-date = 17 July 2024}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archivedate = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M88
| accessdate = 18 April 2020}}</ref>
}}

===Rainfall===
As per KSNDMC, in 2022, Balehonnur [[hobli]] received an annual rainfall of {{convert|2592|mm|in}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2022.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2022.pdf|access-date=5 July 2023|title=Annual State Report 2022}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Rainfall recorded in Balehonnur in recent years given in the below table.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Rainfall
In mm

|-
| 2023
| 1655

|-
| 2022
| 2857
|-
|2021
|2113
|-
|2020
|1863
|-
|2019
|2387
|-
|2018
|2738
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Chikmagalur district]]
[[Category:Hill stations in Karnataka]]

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