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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 villages in Channarayapatna Taluka,[1][2] for 407 villages.[3]
Geography
Channarayapatna is in Hassan District in Karnataka state, India and located at Template:Coord.[4] 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.[5]
Economy
Agriculture is the major economic activity. Sugarcane & Coconut are the leading commercial crops, while food crops include Ragi, Potato, Sunflower, and Paddy.[6] The taluk also has mineral reserves, such as chromite.[6]
People from Channarayapatna
- 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
References
- ↑ Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Village Panchayat Names of Channarayapatna, Hassan, Karnataka.
- ↑ Map: Gram panchayats in Channarayapatna Taluka.
- ↑ Channarayapatna Taluk: Hobli-wise, VA Circle-wise Villages.
- ↑ Maps, Weather, and Airports for Channarayapatna, India. fallingrain.com.
- ↑ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). Census Commission of India.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Channarayapatna Taluk Industrial Development Plan. Karnataka Department of Industries and Commerce.
External links
- Map: Channarayapatna Taluka. Hassan district.
