Kanakapura

Kanakapura Kankanahalli
City
Temple inside Kanakapura Bus Station
Kanakapura Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°33′00″N77°25′01″E / 12.55°N 77.417°E / 12.55; 77.417
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bengaluru South
Government
• Body	City Municipal Council
• MLA	D. K. Shivakumar
Area
• City	7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
• Rural	1,600 km2 (620 sq mi)
Elevation	637 m (2,090 ft)
Population  (2011)
• City	54,014 [1]
• Density	6,920/km2 (17,900/sq mi)
•  Rural	296,863
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	562 117
Telephone code	08117
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA 42
Website	kanakapuracity.mrc.gov.in

A view of the forested area around the Kanakapura bus station

Kanakapura is a city in the Bengaluru South district of Karnataka on the banks of the 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 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. (1,553 km² [600 sq mi]). ^[2] 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? ]}. He further claims that Kanikaranahalli has a Kannada origin, in which Kani and Karna or Kanikara signifies showing sympathy.

Geography

Kanakapura is located at 12°33′N77°25′E / 12.55°N 77.42°E / 12.55; 77.42 . ^[3] It has an average elevation of 638 m (2,093 ft).

Kanakapura is 55 km (34 mi) south of Bengaluru (capital) on National Highway NH 209, on the banks of the river Arkavathi (tributary of River Kaveri), 27 km (17 mi) from Ramanagara and 96 km (60 mi) from Mysuru.

The National Highway 209 (Bangalore – Coimbatore – Madurai) passes through Kanakapura.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census, ^[4] 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 City Municipality Council. Kanakapura taluk has 6 hoblis, namely, Kasaba town, Doddamaralavadi, Harohalli, Uyyamballi, Sathanur and Kodihalli.

As of the 2011 India census, ^[5] Kanakapura had a population of 54,014 individuals. The average literacy rate stood at 81.08%.

References

1. "Census 2011 Handbook" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
2. Keshava, V. C. (2004). Exploring Mysore: A Complete Data Map in a Special Style. V.S.R. Prakashana. pp. 164, 192.
3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Kanakapura
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
5. "India Census 2011" (PDF).

External links

• Official website of Bangalore Rural District
• Official website of Kanakapura Town Archived 21 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine