Honnali
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Honnāli is a panchayat town in Davanagere district
in the India
n state
of Karnataka
. Shimoga is around 44 km to the south, Ranebennur is around 46 km to the north, Harihar
is around 40 km to the north east & Shikaripur is around 37 km to west of Honnali.
Tungabhadra river flows through this taluk. Main occupation of the people in this taluk is agriculture.
, Honnali had a population of 15,574. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Honnali has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 62%. In Honnali, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Nearest tourist places can be visited are Trirtha rameshwara which is famous for Lord Shiva temple.
Because of Ragavendra swami mutt, it is also a holy place for Madhva Brahmins. So it also called as Second Mantralaya.
There is a famous religious gathering every year in the month of January called Durgamma Festival, where in hundreds of sheep and goats are given offering for the temple(these animals are killed brutally in the name SACRIFICE TO GODDESS).
candidate from this constituency in 2008.
Davanagere district
Davanagere District , also known as Devangere District, is an administrative district of Karnataka state in southern India. The city of Davanagere is the district headquarters. It had a population of 1,790,952 of which 30.32% was urban as of 2001.This district was carved out of Chitradurga district...
in the 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...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Karnataka
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...
. Shimoga is around 44 km to the south, Ranebennur is around 46 km to the north, Harihar
Harihar
Harihar is a city located in Davanagere District in the Indian state of Karnataka. Harihar also spelled Hari-hara, in Hinduism, a syncretic deity, combining the two major gods, Vishnu and Siva...
is around 40 km to the north east & Shikaripur is around 37 km to west of Honnali.
Tungabhadra river flows through this taluk. Main occupation of the people in this taluk is agriculture.
Geography
Honnali is located at 14.25°N 75.67°E. It has an average elevation of 540 metres (1771 feet).eDemographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Honnali had a population of 15,574. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Honnali has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 62%. In Honnali, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Nearest tourist places can be visited are Trirtha rameshwara which is famous for Lord Shiva temple.
Religious center
This place is holy place for Veerashaiva community(a mejority community of karnataka), because of HIREKAL MUTT or Channappaswamy mutt, which is a brach of ShriShaila Peetham. The present religious head of this institution is 'Sri Sri Sri Wodeyer Chandrashekara Shivacharya Swamiji'.Because of Ragavendra swami mutt, it is also a holy place for Madhva Brahmins. So it also called as Second Mantralaya.
There is a famous religious gathering every year in the month of January called Durgamma Festival, where in hundreds of sheep and goats are given offering for the temple(these animals are killed brutally in the name SACRIFICE TO GODDESS).
Politics
The current Member of Legislative Aassembly from Honnali constituency is M.P. Renukacharya. He was elected for the second time as a Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
candidate from this constituency in 2008.