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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Channarayapatna
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| settlement_type = city
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.902|N|76.364|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hassan district|Hassan]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 6.53
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| elevation_m = 827
| population_total = 40400
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = 5090.35
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| 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 = 573 116
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 08176
| registration_plate = KA-13
| website = {{URL|http://channarayapatna.kar.nic.in/}}
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'''Channarayapatna''' is a town and [[taluka]] headquarters in [[Hassan district]] of [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It lies on the [[Bangalore]]-[[Mangalore]] National Highway 75 in Karnataka, India.It has number of temples like Channakeshava temple, Anjaneya temple, Tejigereyamma temple... etc. Famous Jain pilgrimage Shravanbelogola belongs to this taluk. Channarayapatna has major railway connection from Bengaluru to Mangaluru, Karwar and Mysuru.

==Taluka==
Channarayapatna Taluka is one of the eight talukas in Hassan district of Karnataka state. There are 40 [[panchayat village]]s in Channarayapatna Taluka,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Village Panchayat Names of Channarayapatna, Hassan, Karnataka|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=5850&parenttype=B&ptype=V|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210201035/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=5850&parenttype=B&ptype=V|archivedate=2013-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Map: Gram panchayats in Channarayapatna Taluka|url=http://channarayapatna.kar.nic.in/htmls/maps/CRPATNA_GPS1.jpg}}</ref> for 407 villages.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Channarayapatna Taluk: Hobli-wise, VA Circle-wise Villages|url=http://channarayapatna.kar.nic.in/htmls/rev/villages.pdf}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Channarayapatna is in [[Hassan District]] in [[Karnataka]] state, [[India]] and located at {{Coord|12.90|N|76.39|E|}}.<ref name="fallingrain">{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Channarayapatna.html|website=fallingrain.com|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Channarayapatna, India |accessdate=2017-10-06}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 827 metres (2716 ft).

==Demographics==
As of 2011 India [[census]], Channarayapatna has a population of 279,798. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Channarayapatna 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

== Economy ==
Agriculture is the major economic activity. [[Sugarcane]] & [[Coconut]] are the leading commercial crops, while food crops include [[Eleusine coracana|Ragi]], [[Potato]], [[Sunflower]], and [[Paddy (unmilled rice)|Paddy]].<ref name="gokdic">{{cite web |url=http://www.karnatakaindustry.gov.in/content/HASSAN/Taluks/C.R.%20Patna%20taluk.doc |publisher=Karnataka Department of Industries and Commerce |title=Channarayapatna Taluk Industrial Development Plan |format=DOC |accessdate=2013-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028232915/http://www.karnatakaindustry.gov.in/content/HASSAN/Taluks/C.R.%20Patna%20taluk.doc# |archive-date=28 October 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The taluk also has mineral reserves, such as [[chromite]].<ref name="gokdic"/>

==People from Channarayapatna==
* [[H.C_Srikantaiah | H.C Srikantaiah]], Former Minister and Member of Parliament
* [[S. L. Bhyrappa]], novelist and professor
* [[Nanditha]], playback singer
* [[C. N. Manjunath]], cardiologist
* [[Nagaraj Kote]], actor in Kannada Movies

==See also==
* [[Shravanabelagola]]
* [[Shravaneri]]
* [[Arsikere]]
* [[Gandasi Handpost]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Cite web|author=NRDMS Centre/ZP/Hassan|title=Map: Channarayapatna Taluka|publisher=Hassan district|url=http://channarayapatna.kar.nic.in/htmls/maps/CRPATNA_VILLAGES1.jpg}}

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

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