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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hunasuru
| other_name = 
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
| pushpin_map = Karnataka#India
| Type = Municipality
| Body = Hunsur city municipal council
| Wards = 31
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.3105671|N|76.2802055|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mysore district|Mysore]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 792
| population_total = 50865
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| 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 = 571 105
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 08222
| registration_plate = KA-45( Includes nearby places like K R Nagar, Periyaptna and H D Kote)
| website = {{URL|www.hunsurtown.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
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}}
'''Hunsur''' is a city in [[Mysore district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Karnataka]]. It is the headquarters of the Hunsur Taluk administrative division.

==Geography==
Hunsur is located at {{Coord|12.31|N|76.29|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Hunsur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Hunsur]</ref> Hunsur is situated on the western side of [[Mysore]] city on the way to [[Virajpet]] town (SH 90). [[Madikeri]] (NH-275) also lies on the western side of Hunsur on another road. [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]] (SH 86) lies on the northern side of Hunsur and [[Heggadadevana kote|H.D.Kote]] town is on the southern side and Mysore on the Eastern side. Hunsur lies on [[National Highway 275 (India)|NH-275]] and connects [[Bangalore]] to the [[Nagarahole National Park]], [[Madikeri]], [[Kodagu]], [[Mangalore]], and [[Virajpet]].

Hunsur has an average elevation of 792 meters (2598 feet).
Hunsur city is about 11.76 km<sup>2</sup> of the total area. The river Lakshmana Tirtha flows through the town and is crossed by two bridges. The town is the administrative center of Hunsur taluk, which is part of the Mysore District.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<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 2020: Data from the 2020 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Hunsur had a population of 62668(2020). Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. 12% of the population is under six years of age. Hunsur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 63%.

==People==
* [[D. Devaraj Urs]] - Former [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]]
* [[Hunsur Krishnamurthy]] - Director in [[Kannada Film Industry]]
* [[Kemparaj Urs]] - Actor, producer, director

== See also ==
*[[Saligrama, Mysore]]

==References==
{{Commons category|Hunsur}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Mysore district]]

Hunsur - Revision history

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