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Haveri district | |
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Coordinates: 14°48′N75°24′E / 14.8°N 75.4°E | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
Region | Bayaluseeme |
Division | Kittur Karnataka |
Headquarters | Haveri |
Taluks | Byadgi Haveri Hangal Hirekerur Shiggaon Savanur Rattihalli Ranebennur |
Government | |
• Deputy Commissioner | Raghunandan Murthy |
Population (2011 [1] ) | |
• Total | 1,597,668 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 581110 |
Telephone code | + 91 (08375) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
Vehicle registration | KA 27 Haveri KA 68 Ranebennuru |
Website | haveri |
Haveri is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. [2] As of 2011, it had a population of 1,597,668, out of which 20.78% were urban residents. The district headquarters is Haveri.
Name of the place Haveri is derived from two Kannada words "Havu" which means snake and "keri" which means lake together "Havukeri".
Core area of Western Chalukya monuments includes the places Badami, Sudi, Annigeri, Mahadeva Temple (Itagi), Gadag, Lakkundi, Lakshmeshwar, Dambal, Haveri, Bankapura, Rattahalli, Kuruvatti, Bagali, Balligavi, Chaudayyadanapura, Galaganatha, Hangal. It was possible because Soapstone is found in abundance in these areas. Haveri also comes under Core area of Western Chalukya architectural activity.
History of Haveri district dates to pre-historic period. About 1300 stone writings of different rulers like Chalukyas, Rastrakutas are found in the district. Bankapura Challaketaru, Guttavula Guttaru, Kadambas of Hangal and Nurumbad are some of the well known Samanta Rulers. Devendramunigalu the teacher of Kannada Adikavi Pampa and Ajitasenacharya the teacher of Ranna Chavundaraya lived in Bankapura. This was also the second capital of Hoysala Vishnuvardhana. Guttaru ruled during latter part of the 12th century and up to end of the 13th century from Guttavol (Guttal) village as Mandaliks of Chalukya, independently for some time and as Mandaliks of Seunas of Devagiri. Shasanas found in Chaudayyadanapura (Choudapur), a village near Guttal, reveal that Mallideva was Mandalika of 6th Vikramaditya of Chalukyas. Jatacholina, under the leadership of Mallideva built the Mukteshwara temple at Chaudayyadanapura (Choudapur).
Kadambas of Nurumbad during the period of Kalyani Chalukyas ruled about 100 villages with Rattihalli as their capital.
Examples of tourist attractions in the district:
Churches at Haveri
Temples at Kaginele
Haveri District is exactly in the centre of Karnataka, being equidistant from Bidar in the far north and Kollegal in the far south. The district consists of Eight taluks, namely (Rattihalli), Hanagal, Shiggaon, Savanur, Haveri, Byadagi, Hirekerur, and Ranebennur. It is bounded by Dharwad district in the north, by Gadag district in the northeast, by Vijayanagara district in the east, by Davangere district in the south, by Shimoga district in the southwest and by Uttar Kannada in the west and northwest. Before it was made into its own district, it was part of Dharwad District. Haveri is 335 km from Bangalore.
Haveri is the administrative and political headquarters of the district, whereas Ranebennur in the south is a business hub.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 473,218 | — |
1911 | 436,600 | −0.80% |
1921 | 414,028 | −0.53% |
1931 | 457,356 | +1.00% |
1941 | 491,410 | +0.72% |
1951 | 588,063 | +1.81% |
1961 | 734,775 | +2.25% |
1971 | 844,026 | +1.40% |
1981 | 1,052,989 | +2.24% |
1991 | 1,269,213 | +1.89% |
2001 | 1,439,116 | +1.26% |
2011 | 1,597,668 | +1.05% |
source: [4] |
According to the 2011 census Haveri district has a population of 1,597,668, [6] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau [7] or the US state of Idaho. [8] This gives it a ranking of 312th in India (out of a total of 640). [6] The district has a population density of 331 inhabitants per square kilometre (860/sq mi). [6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.08%. [6] Haveri has a sex ratio of 951 females for every 1000 males, [6] and a literacy rate of 77.6%. 22.25% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.77% and 8.85% of the population respectively. [6]
At the time of the 2011 census, 77.29% of the population spoke Kannada, 17.70% Urdu and 2.84% Lambadi as their first language. [9]
Belagavi district, formerly also known as Belgaum district, is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The district is known as the sugar bowl of Karnataka with 150,000 hectares being used for commercial production. It has overtaken Mandya district in sugarcane production over the last decade. The city of Belgaum (Belagavi) is the district headquarters in Belagavi district. It houses the Second legislative building, where the Karnataka Legislature hold session once a year. The district is famous for its native sweet, Kunda. According to the 2011 Census of India, it has a population of 4,779,661, of which 24.03% live in urban areas, making it the second most populous district in Karnataka, after Bangalore Urban. The district has an area of 13,415 km2 (5,180 sq mi) making it the largest district in Karnataka, and is bounded by Kolhapur District and Sangli district of Maharashtra state on the west and north, on the northeast by Bijapur district, on the east by Bagalkot district, on the southeast by Gadag district, on the south by Dharwad and Uttara Kannada districts, and on the southwest by the state of Goa.
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Temples of North Karnataka
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Idaho 1,567,582