- For the village in Azerbaijan, see Hovari.
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Haveri is a town in Karnataka, India, and it is the administrative headquarters of Haveri District.[1] Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands and Byadagi red chillies. Around 25 km away, there is a place called Bada, which is the birthplace of the poet Kanakadasa.
The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words haavu and keri, which means place of snakes.Template:Citation needed It is saidTemplate:Where? that Haveri had around 1000 mathas (sacred religious places; Kannada - ಮಠ) in ancient days. One of the famous mathas is Hukkeri Math.Template:Citation needed
Haveri is 7 hours away from Bengaluru by train. By road, it is about 340 km from Bengaluru on NH-48 towards Mumbai. It is located 307 km north of the port city Mangalore.
Tourist attractions of Haveri
The centre of Western Chalukya architectural developments was the region including present-day Bagalkot, Gadag, Koppal, Haveri and Dharwad districts;
Siddheshwara temple at Haveri a staggered square plan with dravida articulation and superstructure, 11th century CE. Miniature decorative dravida and nagara style towers at Siddheshvara Temple in Haveri
- Basavanna Temple
- Utsav Rock Garden is situated at Gotagodi on NH-4 Shiggaon Taluk. It is blended with both modern and art where more than 1000 real life size sculptures are present. It has got 8 world records. It is a unique garden in the whole world.
Geography
Haveri is located at Template:Coord.[3] It has an average elevation of 572 metres (1876 feet).
Education
There are a number of private, aided and government schools and colleges that offer courses in PU, degree and master's degrees.
There is also a new govt medical college started in haveri in 2020.
Demographics
Template:As of India census,[4] Haveri had a population of 67102. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Haveri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 64%. In Haveri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
See also
References
- ↑ Karnataka, The Tourist Paradise. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ↑ JSTOR: Sculptures from the Later Calukyan Temple at Haveri.
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Haveri
- ↑ Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-11-01.