Hassan (India)
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| State : | Karnataka | ||
| District : | Hassan | ||
| Location : | 13 ° 1 ' N , 76 ° 6' E | ||
| Height : | 956 m | ||
| Area : | 21.22 km² | ||
| Residents : | 155.006 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 7305 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Hassan ( Kannada : ಹಾಸನ , Hāsana ) is a city with around 160,000 inhabitants in the southern Indian state of Karnataka . The city is the administrative seat of the Hassan District .
location
Hassan is located on the Dekkan Plateau in southern Karnataka at an altitude of approx. 950 m above sea level. d. M. almost 185 km (driving distance) west of Bangalore . Because of the altitude, the climate is rather moderate by Indian standards; Rain falls almost exclusively in the monsoon months May to October.
population
Official population figures have only been collected and published since 1991.
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 90,803 | 121,874 | 155.006 |
About 72% of the population are Hindus and 24% Muslim ; the rest is attributable to other religions ( Christians approx. 2%, Jains approx. 1%). The male and female proportions of the population are roughly the same. The main languages are Kannada and Hindi , while Urdu is common among Muslims .
economy
Hassan is an important transport hub. Wheat, potatoes, sugar cane and pepper are grown in the area. Craftsmen, traders and service providers of all kinds have settled in the city itself. In addition, there is a control center of the Indian space agency ISRO in Hassan .
history
Little is known about the history of the place: In the Middle Ages, Hassan was one of the most important cities in the Hoysala Empire. In the 15th and first half of the 16th centuries, the area was part of the Vijayanagar Empire, whose power was lost with the lost battle of Talikota (1565) against the Deccan sultanates , which in turn were conquered by the Mughal Empire after 1685 . A few years later (1690) the area 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. Urban development did not take place until the 19th and 20th centuries.
Attractions
Hassan himself has no major sights. but as a starting point for visits to the Hoysala Temple of Halebid , Belur and Korvangla and the Jaina -Heiligtums Shravanabelagola of a certain tourist importance. The city has an Archaeological Museum ( Government Museum ).
