Harpanahalli
| Harpanahalli ಹರಪನಹಳ್ಳಿ |
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| State : | Karnataka | ||
| District : | Go away | ||
| Location : | 14 ° 47 ' N , 75 ° 59' E | ||
| Height : | 625 m | ||
| Area : | 6.98 km² | ||
| Residents : | 47,039 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 6739 inhabitants / km² | ||
Harpanahalli ( Kannada : ಹರಪನಹಳ್ಳಿ) is a city with approx. 48,000 inhabitants in the Davanagere district in the southwest Indian state of Karnataka .
location
Harpanahalli is located near the geographical center of Karnataka at an altitude of about 625 m above sea level. d. M .; the district capital Davanagere is about 40 km (driving distance) south. 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 | 34,146 | 41,907 | 47,039 |
Approx. 61% of the majority of the Kannada- speaking population are Hindus , about 37% are Muslims and just under 1% are Jains ; other religions ( Sikhs , Buddhists , Christians etc.) form numerically small minorities. The male population is about 5% higher than the female.
economy
The inhabitants of Harpanahalli live mainly as craftsmen, small traders and small service providers or day laborers ; In the years after 1990, smaller industrial companies also emerged and in 2014 a train station was opened. Mainly wheat , lentils and chickpeas are grown in the fields in the area , but coconut palms also play an important role in the economic life of the region.
history
Harpanahalli 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
Harapanahalli has no historically or culturally significant attractions. In the immediate vicinity, however, are the villages of Bagali (approx. 9 km north) and Neelagunda (approx. 12 km southwest) with interesting medieval temples.