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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kanakapura
| official_name =
| other_name = Kankanahalli
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = File:Kanakapura Bus Station.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Temple inside Kanakapura Bus Station
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.55|N|77.417|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ramanagara District|Bengaluru South]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = City Municipal Council
| leader_title = MLA
| leader_name = [[D. K. Shivakumar]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 7.80
| area_rural_km2 = 1600
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 637
| population_total = 54014 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/631/download/2172/DH_2011_2930_PART_B_DCHB_RAMANAGARA.pdf|access-date= 17 April 2024|title=Census 2011 Handbook}}</ref>
| population_rural = 296863
| 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 = 562 117
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 08117
| registration_plate = KA 42
| website = {{URL| kanakapuracity.mrc.gov.in}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
| footnotes =
}}

[[File:Kanakapura Bus Station views.jpg|thumb|A view of the forested area around the Kanakapura bus station]]

'''Kanakapura''' is a city in the [[Bengaluru South district|Bengaluru South]] district of [[Karnataka]] on the banks of the [[Arkavathi River|Arkavathi river]] and the administrative center of the taluk of the same name. Its founder is Shrihan Kanaka Sigmanath, hence its name. Kanakapura is the largest [[cocoon silk]] producer in India. The [[Kaveri|Kaveri River]] flows around 21 km in Kanakapura Taluk. The city previously belonged to the [[Bangalore Rural District]]. It was formerly the largest constituency in the country.
({{cvt|1553|km2|disp=sqbr}}).<ref name="Keshava2004">{{cite book |last=Keshava |first=V. C. |title=Exploring Mysore: A Complete Data Map in a Special Style |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4wMAQAAMAAJ |year=2004 |publisher=V.S.R. Prakashana |pages=164, 192}}</ref> The Kodihalli Wildlife Range and Harohalli Wildlife Range are under its division. The Kaveri Wildlife Sanctuary consists of two main zones: the Sangam Wildlife Range and the Mugguru Wildlife Range.
== Etymology ==
The place was originally written under the [[Gangas]] and later under the [[Cholas]], who administered it as a part of an area named ''Kilalainad''. Later, the [[Hoysalas]] made it a major headquarters of a province (''sime'') and its name was changed to Kanakapura from its original ''Kanakanahalli''. However, earlier mentions refer to the city as ''Kanikaranahalli'' in two Hoysala records dated 1319 and 1317 A.D. from Hachchalu and Nyakanahalli (Kanakapura tq) villages respectively. A more recent record dated 1662 A.D. by [[Mysore]] rulers from [[Malagala]] also mention the place as ''Kanikaranahalli'' being the headquarters of a ''sime''. The local inhabitants universally call it as ''Kanikaranahalli'', which is otherwise corrupted as ''Kankanahalli'', according to Buchanan{{Who|date=May 2010}}. He further claims that ''Kanikaranahalli'' has a [[Kannada language|Kannada]] origin, in which ''Kani'' and ''Karna'' or ''Kanikara'' signifies showing sympathy.

== Geography ==
Kanakapura is located at {{Coord|12.55|N|77.42|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Kanakapura.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Kanakapura]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{cvt|638|m}}.

Kanakapura is {{cvt|55|km}} south of [[Bengaluru]] (capital) on National Highway [[NH 209]], on the banks of the river [[Arkavathi River|Arkavathi]] (tributary of River [[Kaveri]]), {{cvt|27|km}} from [[Ramanagara]] and {{cvt|96|km}} from [[Mysuru]].

The [[NH 209|National Highway 209]] (Bangalore – Coimbatore – Madurai) passes through Kanakapura.

== Demographics ==
As of the [[2001 census of India|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> Kanakapura had a population of 47,047. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kanakapura has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 59%. In Kanakapura, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Now Kanakapura is [[Nagar Palika|City Municipality Council]]. Kanakapura taluk has 6 [[hoblis]], namely, Kasaba town, Doddamaralavadi, [[Harohalli]], Uyyamballi, Sathanur and Kodihalli.

As of the 2011 India census,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2930_PART_A_DCHB_RAMANAGARA.pdf|title=India Census 2011}}</ref> Kanakapura had a population of 54,014 individuals. The average literacy rate stood at 81.08%.

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Kanakapura}}
* [http://bangalorerural.nic.in/ Official website of Bangalore Rural District]
* [http://kanakapuracity.mrc.gov.in/ Official website of Kanakapura Town] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621073415/http://www.kanakapuracity.mrc.gov.in/ |date=21 June 2020 }}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Ramanagara district]]
[[Category:Cities in India]]

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