Saaligraama is a new sub-district of Mysore district, situated on the northern bank of the river Cauvery averi This place is esteemed as sacred by the Shri Vaishnavas on account of its having been the residence of

Sri Ramanujacharya Ramanuja ('; Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmānuja; 1077 – 1157), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and social reformer. He is one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavis ...

. It is the headquarters of Saligrama

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. It was established as a new taluk carving out of

Krishnarajanagara Krishnarajanagara is a town in Mysore district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also the administrative center of Krishnarajanagara Taluk. Geography Krishnarajanagara is located on the northern part of Mysore district, west of the Kri ...

taluk with effect from 31.12.2020 and become ninth taluk of Mysore district of

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. A number of religious sites, famous old

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s - including Sri Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple, Sri Ramanuja Sripada Teertham, Sri Jyothirmaheswara Swamy Temple, Jain

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s, and an

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is said to have fled the Chola country and first stayed at Vahnipushkarini (the place now known as '

Mirle Mirle is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.Village code= 2802600 Mirle, Mysore, Karnataka It is located in the Saligrama, Mysore, Saligrama taluk of Mysore district. When persecuted by the Chola king Kulottunga, Ramanujacha ...

') from where he moved on to Saligrama.

Etymology

Swamy Ramanuja named this place as "Saligramam" which is near Melkote. Even today this pond is maintained by the archakas who ensures that no intruder pollutes the pond by locking the gate. There is a small temple opposite to this pond in which Swamy Ramanuja's Thiruvadi chuvadugal are worshipped. There is also a deity of Swamy Ramanuja in Sesharoopa near the garbagriha.

Demographics

Population

According to census data released in 2011 by the Government of Karnataka, total area of Saligrama is spread across 1109.5 hectares with a total population of 11836 persons

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and 2976 households with an average of 4 persons per household.

Literacy

As per the report the total literacy rate is 71.93% ith Male - 77.33% and Female - 66.59% Comparing it with the previous census data, the total literacy rate has increased by 6% with 4% increase in the male and 7% increase in the female literacy rate.

Growth in population

Presently, there is a 0.5% increase in the total population of the village as it was about 12000 before 10 years. The rate of growth in female population has gone up by 2.9% and male population has decreased by -1.9%. So, the rate of population growth in female is 4.8% higher compared to their counterpart.

Sex ratio

According to the recent census, there are 1017 females per 1000 males. The overall sex ratio has gone up by 47 females per 1000 males during the period of 10 years. The Child sex ratio here has also increased by 170 girls per 1000 boys at the same duration. For the age group of below 6 years, there are 1060 girls per 1000 boys.

Work profile

Out of total population, 41% are engaged either in main work or in marginal works - 62% male 5% full time and 7% part timeand 20% female 4% are full time and 7% are marginalare working.

Land usage

Education

There is a public library. *Pre-Primary school - 1 * Primary school - 9 Higher Primary school * Secondary School - 2 * Senior Secondary school - 3 * Pre-university college * Govt ITI college -1 * Pvt ITI college -1 Government First grade college

Temples

* Sri Yoganarasimha Swamy Temple * Sri Jyothirmaheshwara Temple * Sri Ramanuja Sripada Teertham and Temple * Hanuman Temple *Kote Anjaneya * Ganapati Temple * Shaneshwara Swamy Temple * Kalikamba Temple * Shri 1008 Bhagwan Neminath Digambar Jain basadi * Pete Ananthanatha basadi * Parshwanath basadi * Chathurtha basadi(Bhakthamara basadi) * kote Ananthanatha basadi * Gurugalare hill.

Postal and Courier Services

A public Post-office is situated and there are many private courier services available here, also, e-market product delivery services are rendered on a daily basis.

Transportation

SH-85, SH-108 and SH-120 passes through Saligrama town and frequent bus facility is available to Mysore. A public bus stand along with the private facilities such as - buses, taxies, auto-rickshaws, which makes transportation connectivity easier. There is no railway connectivity to Saligrama. The nearest Railway station is

4 kms Saligrama is located equidistant from

Mysuru Junction railway station Mysore Junction railway station, re-christened as Mysuru Junction railway station (station code: MYS) is a railway station on Mysore–Bangalore railway line serving the city of Mysore, Karnataka, India. Previously Mysore was connected to Bang ...

and

Hassan Junction railway station Hassan Junction railway station, also known as Hassana Junction railway station (station code: HAS). It is the main railway station in Hassan district, Karnataka. It serves Hassan city. The station consists of three platforms. Connectivity ...

(approx.60 kms). Nearest major airports are

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, Kerala and

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, located at 150 kms and 210 kms, respectively.

Healthcare

A government hospital and many private clinics are situated. Also, there are 7 Medicine shops.

Law & Order

There is a Police-Station located to maintain the law and order, it also covers the small neighboring villages.

Notable people

Parvathamma Rajkumar Parvathamma Rajkumar (6 December 1939 – 31 May 2017) was an Indian film producer and distributor. She was the wife and cousin of veteran Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar. She produced successful films featuring him and their sons Shiva Rajkumar, Pu ...

, Kannada film industry producer * S. A. Chinne Gowda, Kannada film producer and distributor * Sa. Ra. Govindu Kannada film industry producer *Sa.Ra. Mahesh Former Minister and former M.L.A of Krisnarajanagar Assembly constituency

Gallery

File:Saligrama temple.jpg, Hanuman temple File:Saligrama Girls College, Mysore district.jpg, Saligrama Girls College File:Saligrama village entrance.jpg, Village entrance File:Ramanathapuram.Keralapura.Kalenahalli GP.jpg, Keralapura village File:Dadada village. Saligrama. Mysore District.jpg, Dadada village File:Saaligrama. Yoga Narasimha.jpg, Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple

References

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