Channagiri
| Channagiri ಚನ್ನಗಿರಿ |
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| State : | Karnataka | ||
| District : | Go away | ||
| Location : | 14 ° 1 ′ N , 75 ° 56 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 685 m | ||
| Area : | 1.16 km² | ||
| Residents : | 21,313 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 18,373 inhabitants / km² | ||
Channagiri ( Kannada : ಚನ್ನಗಿರಿ) is a town with around 23,000 inhabitants in the Davanagere district in the southwest Indian state of Karnataka .
location
Channagiri is located near the geographical center of Karnataka at an altitude of approx. 685 m above sea level. d. M .; the district capital Davanagere is approx. 60 km (driving distance) north. Because of the altitude, the climate is rather moderate by Indian standards; Rain falls mainly during the monsoon months May to October.
population
Official population statistics have only been kept and published since 1991.
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 14,135 | 18,512 | 21,313 |
Approx. 61.5% of the majority Kannada- speaking population are Hindus and about 38% are Muslims ; other religions ( Jains , Sikhs , Buddhists , Christians etc.) form numerically small minorities. The male population is about 3% higher than the female.
economy
The inhabitants of Channagiri live mainly as craftsmen, small traders and small service providers or day laborers . Wheat , lentils and chickpeas are mainly grown in the fields in the area , but coconut and betel nut palms also play important roles in the region's economic life.
history
Channagiri belonged to the Rashtrakuta , and later to the Chalukya and Hoysala empires. In the 15th and first half of the 16th century, the area was part of the Vijayanagar Empire, in 1690 it came under the control of the princely state of Mysore , whose rule, however, in the second half of the 18th century by Hyder Ali (r . 1761–1782) and his son Tipu Sultan (r. 1782–1799) was interrupted. After that, the British played the dominant military and economic role in South India until independence (1947).
Attractions
Above the town are the ruins of a fortress ( fort ) from the 18th century; there is also a Ranganatha temple here. Approx. 12 km north of the city is the almost 27 km² Shanthi Sagara , a reservoir that was created in the Middle Ages for irrigation purposes.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Channagiri - Census 2011
- ↑ Channagiri - Map with altitude information
- ↑ Channagiri - climate tables
- ↑ Channagiri - City Population 1991–2011
- ↑ Channagiri - Census 2011
