Bilikere is a small town in Hunsur taluk of
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
district in the Indian state of
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
.
Location
Bilikere lies west of
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
city. It is from
Hunsur and from
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
. Nearby villages include:
* Yalachavadi - 2 km
* Manuganahalli - 4 km
* Bolanahalli - 5 km
* Gagenahalli - 6 km
* Devarahalli - 4 km
* Doddamaragowdanahalli - 8 km
* Nagawala - 9 km
* Husenapura-6 km
Etymology
Bilikere got its name from a 100-acre water tank that had a white colour.
Education
The nearest college is the Government Pre-University College Hanasoge. Schools include Adulam High school, Sri Manjunatha High school and the Morarji Desai School.
Notable people
*
Bilikere Srinivasa Rao Dwarakanath (born 1955), molecular biologist.
Devaraj Wodeyar Hosahally (born on November 6, 1984, from Wodeyar Hosahally, Bilikere) is a psychologist and a research scholar from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Image gallery
File:Bilikere Lake Mysore.jpg, Bilikere Lake
Hunsut. Bilikere2.jpg, Bilikere Town
Bilikere. Hunsur Road.jpg, Bilikere
References
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Villages in Mysore district