Channarayapatna is a town and Taluk headquarters in

Hassan district Hassan is one of the districts of Karnataka, 31 districts of Karnataka, India. The district headquarter is Hassan, Karnataka, Hassan. It was carved out from Mysore district in the year 1866, during the Commissioner's Rule of Mysore (1831-81). ...

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 ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It lies on the

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 ...

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...

National Highway 75 in Karnataka, India.It has number of temples like Channakeshava temple, Anjaneya temple, Tejigereyamma temple... etc. Famous Jain pilgrimage

Shravanabelagola Shravanabelagola () is a town located near Channarayapatna of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is from Bengaluru. The Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola is one of the most important tirthas (pilgrimage des ...

belongs to this taluk. Channarayapatna has major railway connection from Bengaluru to Mangaluru, Karwar and Mysuru.

Taluk

Channarayapatna Taluk is one of the eight taluks in Hassan district of Karnataka state. There are 40

panchayat village Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

s in Channarayapatna Taluk, for 407 villages.

Geography

Channarayapatna is in

Hassan District Hassan is one of the districts of Karnataka, 31 districts of Karnataka, India. The district headquarter is Hassan, Karnataka, Hassan. It was carved out from Mysore district in the year 1866, during the Commissioner's Rule of Mysore (1831-81). ...

state,

and located at . It has an average elevation of 827 metres (2716 ft). Located within Channarayapatna is

Bagur Navile Tunnel Bagur Navile Tunnel is the longest water tunnel in India. It was constructed between 1979 and 1990 and is located between the Bagur and Navile villages of Channarayapatna taluk of Hassan district, Karnataka. Length The tunnel is 9.7 kilometers lo ...

, the longest water tunnel in India.

Demographics

As of 2011 India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Channarayapatna has a population of 279,798. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Channarayapatna has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 68%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Agriculture is the major economic activity.

Sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...

Coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...

are the leading commercial crops, while food crops include Ragi,

Potato The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...

Sunflower The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a large annual forb of the genus ''Helianthus'' grown as a crop for its edible oily seeds. Apart from cooking oil production, it is also used as livestock forage (as a meal or a silage plant), as ...

, and Paddy. The taluk also has mineral reserves, such as

chromite Chromite is a crystalline mineral composed primarily of iron(II) oxide and chromium(III) oxide compounds. It can be represented by the chemical formula of FeCr2O4. It is an oxide mineral belonging to the spinel group. The element magnesium can s ...

Gallery

File:CRPATNA POP 2001.pdf, Map of Channarayapatna Taluk as per 2001 Census File:CRPATNA POP 2011.pdf, Map of Channarayapatna Taluk as per 2001 Census File:Hassan in karnataka.jpg, Positioning of Hassan district in Karnataka File:CRPATNA VILLAGES1.jpg, Village Map of Channarayapatna Taluk File:HASSAN DIST CRP.jpg, Hobli Map of Hassan district File:193 SBELAGOLA CON VIL.jpg, Hobli & Village Map of Shravanabelagola Assembly constituency, Channarayapatna Taluk File:193 SBELAGOLA LAC1.jpg, Village Map of Shravanabelagola Assembly constituency, Channarayapatna Taluk File:CRPATNA Grama panchayat.jpg, Grama panchayat and Village Map of Channarayapatna Taluk File:CRPATNA TOURISM1.jpg, Tourism Map of Channarayapatna Taluk File:CRPATNA HOB VIL.pdf, Channarayapatna Taluk - Hobli and Village Map File:CHANNARAYAPATNA GP VIL 2015.pdf, Channarayapatna Taluk - Grama Panchayat and Village Map File:CHANNARAYAPATNA FLUORIDE.pdf, Channarayapatna Taluk Map about Fluoride content in DWS

People from Channarayapatna

* H. C. Srikantaiah, Former Minister and Member of Parliament * S. L. Bhyrappa, novelist and professor *

Nanditha Nandita or Nanditha is an Indian feminine given name. Notable people * Nanditha (born 1978), Indian singer * Nandita Adhiya, Indian cricketer * Nandita Behera, Indian classical dancer * Nandita Berry, (born 1968), Indian American attorney * Na ...

, playback singer * C. N. Manjunath, cardiologist *

Nagaraj Kote Nagaraj Kote is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry, and a theatre artist in Karnataka, India. Award(s) Personal life Kote was the eldest among four children. His father was Javarappa and mother Rangamma. He is married and has two sons ...

, actor in Kannada Movies

References

External links

* Cities and towns in Hassan district {{Karnataka-geo-stub