Thirthahalli is a panchayat
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
located in the
Shimoga district
Shimoga district, officially known as Shivamogga district, is a district in the Karnataka state of India. A major part of Shimoga district lies in the Malnad region or the Sahyadri. Shimoga city is its administrative centre. Jog Falls view p ...
of the state of
Karnataka
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,
India
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. It lies on the bank of the river
Tunga and is also the headquarters of the Thirthahalli Taluk of Shimoga district.
Geography
Thirthahalli is located at .
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/ref> It has an average elevation of 591 metres (1938 feet). The Tirthahalli Town Panchayat has population of 14,528 of which 7,093 are males while 7,435 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Languages
The majority of people speak Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
. There are also a sizeable number of Tulu
Tulu may refer to:
People
*Derartu Tulu (born 1972), Ethiopian long-distance runner
*Walid Yacoubou (born 1997), Togolese footballer nicknamed "Tulu"
India
*Tulu calendar, traditional solar calendar generally used in the regions of southwest Kar ...
speakers in this region.
Notable people
* Kuvempu
Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. He wa ...
- Kannada author and poet, Jnanapeetha and Padma Vibhushan awardee
* Shantaveri Gopala Gowda
Shantaveri Gopala Gowda (14 March 1923 – 9 June 1972) was a socialist politician who was thrice elected to Karnataka Vidhanasabha, the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, in 1952, 1962 and 1967.
Gopala Gowda was born in Sagara, Karnataka to ...
- Socialist Leader and Politician.
* U. R. Ananthamurthy- Contemporary writer, Novelist and critic, Jnanapeetha and Padma Bhushan awardee.
* Kadidal Manjappa- Politician and former Chief Minister of Karnataka
* Justice. M Rama Jois - Advocate and Chief Justice, Former Governor of Jharkhand and Bihar
* M. K. Indira, Kannada Novelist.
* Poornachandra Tejaswi- writer, environmentalist and son of kuvempu.
* Anupama Niranjana- Novelist
* Girish Kasaravalli- Multiple award-winning Kannada Film Director, Padmashri awardee.
* Kimmane Rathnakar
Kimmane Rathnakar is an Indian professional advocate and politician who served as the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education & Sakala of Karnataka from 2013 to 2016. He was Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Thirthahalli con ...
- Politician and former minister of Legislative assembly
* Araga Jnanendra- Home Minister of Karnataka and former chairman of Mysore Paper Mills.
* Kaviraj (lyricist)- Poet, lyricist, director in Kannada film industry
* Diganth-Kannada film actor
Education institutions
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* Tunga Mahavidyalaya
Tunga Mahavidyalaya ( kn, ತುಂಗಾ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ) is located at the foothills of Anandagiri in Thirthahalli Town. Tunga Mahavidyalaya "is the offspring of" Tunga Vidyavardhaka Sangha - an association of the philanthr ...
* Sahyadri Polytechnic
Sahyadri Polytechnic is a polytechnic in Thirthahalli, Karnataka, India. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.
History
The polytechnic was established in 1985 by M.R. Dharmaiah Gowda under the chairmanship of D. ...
*
* Sevabharathi Higher Primary School
Thirthahalli is a panchayat town located in the Shimoga district of the state of Karnataka, India. It lies on the bank of the river Tunga and is also the headquarters of the Thirthahalli Taluk of Shimoga district.
Geography
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References
External links
Official Website of Thirtahalli Town Panchayath
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Cities and towns in Shimoga district
Populated places in the Western Ghats
Tourism in Karnataka
Taluks in Shimoga District