Haveri District
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Haveri is a district in the state of Karnataka
, India
with the potential to become a tourist hub. As of 2001, it had a population of 1,439,116 of which 20.78% were urban residents.
Temples at Kaginele
with equidistant from Bidar
in the far north to Kollegal
in the far south. The district consists of seven taluks namely Hanagal, Shiggaon
, Savanur
, Haveri
, Byadagi, Hirekerur
, and Ranebennur. It is bounded by Dharwad district
on the north, by Gadag district
in the northeast, by Bellary district on the east, by Davangere district on the south, by Shimoga district
in the southwest and by Uttar Kannada on 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. The important towns and villages in Haveri District are:
Haveri district has a population
of 1,598,506, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau
or the US state of Idaho
. This gives it a ranking of 312th in India (out of a total of 640
).
The district has a population density of 331 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate
over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.08 %. Haveri has a sex ratio
of 951 females
for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
of 77.6 %.
Colleges:
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
with the potential to become a tourist hub. As of 2001, it had a population of 1,439,116 of which 20.78% were urban residents.
Tourism
Examples of tourist attractions in the district:- Siddhesvara TempleSiddhesvara TempleThe Siddhesvara Temple is located in the town of Haveri in Haveri district, Karnataka state, India. It is considered an ornate example of 12th century Western Chalukyan art and is well-known for the many loose sculptures of Hindu deities that exist in it, and is the finest testimonial for...
HaveriHaveriHaveriis a town in Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri District. The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words havu and keri, which means place of snakes. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands. It is said that Haveri had around 1000 maths in ancient days. One of... - Goddess Dyamavva Temple- Havanur
- Hukkeri Math HaveriHaveriHaveriis a town in Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri District. The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words havu and keri, which means place of snakes. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands. It is said that Haveri had around 1000 maths in ancient days. One of...
- Tarakeshwar at Hanagal
- Nagareshwar at BankapuraBankapuraBankapura is a panchayat town in Haveri district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is in Shiggaon taluk, is just 2.5 km from the Pune-Bangalore national highway NH4, 22 km from Haveri town. Bankapur is about 45 km from Hubli-Dharwad...
- Mukteshwara temple at ChaudayyadanapuraChaudayyadanapuraChaudayyadanapura is a small village in Ranebennur taluk of Haveri District in North Karnataka, Karnataka. All facets of Indian civilisation are exemplified in an exquisite Mukteshwara temple, with the highest degree of refinement.-Introduction:The North Karnataka is one of the richest areas of...
- Galageshwara Temple at GalaganathaGalaganathaGalaganatha is a small village located in Haveri Taluk and Haveri District, North Karnataka.It has a famous temple called Galageshwara Shiva Temple built by chalukyas. This large temple faces east and is situated along the Tungabhadra river. The rivers Tunga and Varada join at this place.- History...
- Kadambeshwar temple at RattihalliRattihalliRattihalli is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Hirekerur taluk of Haveri district in Karnataka. It is around 26 km from Ranebennur & around 16 km from Hirekerur-History:...
- Someshwar at Haralahalli
- Jain Basadi at Yalavatti
- Temples at KagineleKagineleKaginele, is the Karmabhoomi of Kanaka Dasa a great saint from Kuruba Gowda community. He lived and wrote most of his work here until his death. It is a village situated in Haveri district of Karnataka state, India. The "Keshava" temple is situated in Kaginele. Keshava was the family deity of shri...
(Kanakadasa) - Hole-Anveri Temple
- Kadaramandalagi Anjaneyaswami Temple
- Mylara Lingeshwara Temple at MylaraMylara Lingeshwara Temple at MylaraMylara Lingeshwara Temple at MylaraMylara Lingeshwara Temple at Mylara is in the extreme south-western corner of Hadagali taluk, Bellary District, North Karnataka, India. Situated 2 km from Tungabhadra river and 40 km from Hadagali and 34 km from Ranebennur.Mylara Lingeshwara is one...
near Guttala - Mallari Temple at Gudda Guddaapura near Ranebennur
- Sangameswar Temple at Kudal, Hangal, two kilometers from Naregal
- Basaveswar Temple at Hombali, Hangal
- Mallikarjuna Temple at Naregal(Village)
Kaginele
Kaginele, is the Karmabhoomi of Kanaka Dasa a great saint from Kuruba Gowda community. He lived and wrote most of his work here until his death. It is a village situated in Haveri district of Karnataka state, India. The "Keshava" temple is situated in Kaginele. Keshava was the family deity of shri...
- Kaginele Mahasamsthana Kanaka Gurupeetha
- Adikeshava Temple
- Virabhadra Temple
- Someshwara Temple
- Sangameshwara Temple
- Kalahasteshwara Temple
- Narasimha Temple
- Lakshmi Temple
- Handiganuor
- Ranebennur Wild Life Sanctuary in Haveri DistrictHaveri DistrictHaveri is a district in the state of Karnataka, India with the potential to become a tourist hub. As of 2001, it had a population of 1,439,116 of which 20.78% were urban residents.-Tourism:Examples of tourist attractions in the district:...
- Balambeed Jain Temple
Geography
Haveri District is exactly in the centre of KarnatakaKarnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
with equidistant from Bidar
Bidar
Bidar is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the north-eastern part of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Bidar District....
in the far north to Kollegal
Kollegal
Kollegal is one of the major taluks in the Chamrajnagar District of Karnataka State in the south of India. Kollegal is well known for its silk industry which attracts traders from all over the state.-History:...
in the far south. The district consists of seven taluks namely Hanagal, Shiggaon
Shiggaon
Shiggaon is a panchayat town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka.-Geography:Shiggaon is 465 km from Pune and 365 km from Bangalore on NH 4 .Shiggaon taluk was earlier in Dharwad district...
, Savanur
Savanur
Savanur is a town and taluk headquarters of Savanur Taluk in Haveri District of Karnataka state, India.- History :Savanur was one of the princely states of British India, under the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency...
, Haveri
Haveri
Haveriis a town in Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri District. The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words havu and keri, which means place of snakes. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands. It is said that Haveri had around 1000 maths in ancient days. One of...
, Byadagi, Hirekerur
Hirekerur
Hirekerur is a panchayat town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The name "the village of the big pond" . The name is pronounced as "Hee ray kay roor".- Geography :...
, and Ranebennur. It is bounded by Dharwad district
Dharwad District
Dharwad District is an administrative district of the state of Karnataka in southern India. Dharwad is the cultural headquarters of North Karnataka....
on the north, by Gadag district
Gadag District
Gadag District had a population of 971,952 of which 35.21% was urban as of 2001. Population increased 13.14% in the decade 1991-2001. The District is bounded on the north by Bagalkot District, on the east by Koppal District, on the southeast by Bellary District, on the southwest by Haveri...
in the northeast, by Bellary district on the east, by Davangere district on the south, by Shimoga district
Shimoga District
Shimoga District is a district in the Karnataka state of India. A major part of Shimoga District lies in the Malnad region of the Western Ghats, a hilly area known for its green forests, plentiful rainfall, and as the source of many of the area's rivers. Shimoga City is the administrative centre...
in the southwest and by Uttar Kannada on the west and northwest. Before it was made into its own district, it was part of Dharwad District
Dharwad District
Dharwad District is an administrative district of the state of Karnataka in southern India. Dharwad is the cultural headquarters of North Karnataka....
. Haveri is 335 km from Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
.
Haveri
Haveri
Haveriis a town in Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri District. The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words havu and keri, which means place of snakes. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands. It is said that Haveri had around 1000 maths in ancient days. One of...
is the administrative and political headquarters of the district, whereas Ranebennur in the south is a business hub. The important towns and villages in Haveri District are:
- HaveriHaveriHaveriis a town in Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri District. The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words havu and keri, which means place of snakes. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands. It is said that Haveri had around 1000 maths in ancient days. One of...
: The district's administrative, culture and political headquarters, it also famous for its cattle markets, oil mills and cotton markets. - HangalHangalHangal is a town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is 75 km away from Hubli-Dharwad.It is on the left bank of the Dharma river, and has ruins of some fortification on the...
: Taluk head quarter. Place of the beautiful Tarkeshawar temple. - Akki-Alur: City in Hanagal Taluk. Rice bowl of Haveri District. Famous for its lake and gardens.
- Kumar Pattanam: Place of BirlaBirlaBirla may refer to:* Birla family* Members of the Birla family:** Aditya Birla** Basant Kumar Birla** Ghanshyam Das Birla** Krishna Kumar Birla** Kumar Mangalam Birla...
industries on the bank of the river Tungabhadra. - ByadgiByadgiByadgi is a town in Haveri district in the state of Karnataka, India. Its around 18 km north west of the famous business center Ranebennur. The town is famous for the red Byadgi chilli.The surrounding areas of Byadgi produce chilli which is dried in sunlight and sent to different markets...
: Famous for Byadgi chilliByadgi chilliByadgi chilli is a famous variety of chilli mainly grown in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is named after the town of Byadgi which is located in the Haveri district of Karnataka. The business involving Byadgi chillis has the second largest turnover among all chilli varieties of India...
. - BankapuraBankapuraBankapura is a panchayat town in Haveri district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is in Shiggaon taluk, is just 2.5 km from the Pune-Bangalore national highway NH4, 22 km from Haveri town. Bankapur is about 45 km from Hubli-Dharwad...
: Notified as Bankapur Conservation Reserve offering a safe haven for peacocks. - Ranebennur: Important trade centre in central Karnataka.
- KagineleKagineleKaginele, is the Karmabhoomi of Kanaka Dasa a great saint from Kuruba Gowda community. He lived and wrote most of his work here until his death. It is a village situated in Haveri district of Karnataka state, India. The "Keshava" temple is situated in Kaginele. Keshava was the family deity of shri...
: Kaginele Kanaka Guru PeethaKaginele Kanaka Guru PeethaThe guru peetha was established as a spiritual and cultural centre for Kuruba Gowdas in the state of Karnataka. The Mahasamsthana is presided over by Shri Beerendra Keshava Tarakananda Puri Swamiji who has done so for the last thirteen years. The guru peetha has followers world over....
, a religious Math (institution) dedicated to sage Kanakadasa is present here. - RattihalliRattihalliRattihalli is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Hirekerur taluk of Haveri district in Karnataka. It is around 26 km from Ranebennur & around 16 km from Hirekerur-History:...
: City in hirekerur taluk. Place for beautiful kadambeshwar temple.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census2011 census of India
The 15th Indian National census was conducted in two phases, houselisting and population enumeration. Houselisting phase began on April 1, 2010 and involved collection of information about all buildings...
Haveri district has a population
Demographics of India
The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world, with over 1.21 billion people , more than a sixth of the world's population. Already containing 17.5% of the world's population, India is projected to be the world's most populous country by 2025, surpassing...
of 1,598,506, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
or the US state of Idaho
Idaho
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. This gives it a ranking of 312th in India (out of a total of 640
Districts of India
A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Districts are further subdivided, in some cases into Sub-Divisions, and otherwise directly into tehsils or talukas.District officials include:...
).
The district has a population density of 331 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate
Family planning in India
Family planning in India is based on efforts largely sponsored by the Indian government. In the 1965-2009 period, contraceptive usage has more than tripled and the fertility rate has more than halved , but the national fertility rate is still high enough to cause long-term population growth...
over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.08 %. Haveri has a sex ratio
Sex ratio
Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....
of 951 females
Women in India
The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From equal status with men in ancient times through the low points of the medieval period, to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, the history of women in India has been eventful...
for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
Literacy in India
Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 74.04% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947. Although this was a greater than sixfold improvement, the level is well below the world average literacy rate of 84%, and India currently has the...
of 77.6 %.
Associated people
- Kanakadasa: Kanakadasa was born is Bada village which situated in the district.
- Mailara MahadevappaMailara MahadevappaMailara Mahadevappa was a prominent Indian freedom fighter from Haveri district of Karnataka state, India. Milara Mahadevappa, had accompanied Gandhiji in his famous Dandi March. He organized a group of youths and commenced a sort of guerilla warfare against the government...
: The freedom fighter who resisted British rule, is from MotebennurMotebennurMotebennur is one of the largest villages in Haveri district of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the largest village in Byadagi Taluk. It is about 10 km south from Haveri city in NH4....
in Haveri District. - Siddappa. Hosamani Karajgi: He was a freedom fighter who resisted British rule is a native of Karajgi haveri district. He was a great lawyer and was having close movement with Subhas Chandra Bose. He was a state congress president, elected as a member of parliament, and a founder of Municipal High School in Haveri.he was served for poor people. His full statue stands in Haveri district place near the K.S.R.T.C bus stand on the NH4 Highway.
- Gudleppa Hallikere: is another freedom fighter who is a native of Hosaritti. He started a residential school Gandhi Grameen Gurukul in Hosaritti.
- Santa Shishunal Sharif: He was a great poet and philosopher of 19th century. The folk songs he wrote are still relevant. His native place is Shishuvinahal of Shiggaon Taluk in Haveri district.
- Ramaanand Mannagi: Noted freedom fighter and a Gandhian. He started an aashram at Jangamanakoppa, five km from Haveri.
- Subbanna EkkundiSubbanna EkkundiSubbanna R. Ekkundi was a recipient of Sahitya Akademi award, Nation award for teacher and Soviet Land award.Ekkundi was born in Ranebennur of Haveri district in the year 1923. At Willingdon college, Sangli, he was a student of literature. At Willingdon, V. K. Gokak and R. S. Mugali were...
: A recipient of the Sahitya Akademi awardSahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
Schools and colleges
Schools:- Minicipal High school
- Jnanaganga Shikshana Samiti School (also known as Geleyara Balaga)
- K.L.E's English Medium CBSE School
- J.P. Rotary School
- Lions English Medium School
- Hukkerimath Shivabasaveshwara High School, Haveri
Colleges:
- Gudleppa Hallikeri College of Arts and Commerce
- K.L.E's C.B.Kolli Polytechnic college
See also
- North KarnatakaNorth KarnatakaNorth Karnataka is an arid plateau from elevation in the Karnataka state of southwest India. It is drained by the Krishna River and its tributaries the Bhima, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, and Tungabhadra...
- Tourism in North Karnataka
- Ranebennur
- ChaudayyadanapuraChaudayyadanapuraChaudayyadanapura is a small village in Ranebennur taluk of Haveri District in North Karnataka, Karnataka. All facets of Indian civilisation are exemplified in an exquisite Mukteshwara temple, with the highest degree of refinement.-Introduction:The North Karnataka is one of the richest areas of...
- GalaganathaGalaganathaGalaganatha is a small village located in Haveri Taluk and Haveri District, North Karnataka.It has a famous temple called Galageshwara Shiva Temple built by chalukyas. This large temple faces east and is situated along the Tungabhadra river. The rivers Tunga and Varada join at this place.- History...
- HangalHangalHangal is a town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is 75 km away from Hubli-Dharwad.It is on the left bank of the Dharma river, and has ruins of some fortification on the...
- KundgolKundgolKundgol is a panchayat town in Dharwad district in the Indian state of Karnataka.-Introduction:Kundgol is Located in Dharwad District of Karnataka is about 14 km south-west of Hubli and 32 km south-west of Dharwad....
- BalligaviBalligaviBalligavi a town in Shikaripura taluk Shimoga district of Karnataka state, India, is today known as Belagami or Balagame. Its ancient names are Dakshina Kedara,Valliggame and Valligrame. Dakshina Kedara means Kedarnath of the South. A place of antiquity, it is known for its ancient monuments...
- HaveriHaveriHaveriis a town in Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri District. The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words havu and keri, which means place of snakes. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands. It is said that Haveri had around 1000 maths in ancient days. One of...