Channapatna

Channapatna
Channapatna
City
	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	562160
Telephone code	91-80 / 91-8113
Vehicle registration	KA 42
Website	www.channapatnacity.gov.in

Channapatana is a city and

Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India. Channapatna is approximately 60 km from Bangalore and 80 km from Mysore. The Kannadiga film actor Kishore

was born here in 1974.

Geography

Channapatna has an average elevation of 739 metres (2424 ft).

Total length of roads is 108.20 km. Total water supply is 70.50 litres per capita per day. This means a per capita water supply of 65.50 litres. In summer the temperature is 32 °C. In winter it is 19 °C.

Channapatna is located on the Bangalore - Mysore highway. It is about 55 km from Bangalore and 80 km from Mysore.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Channapatna City Municipal Council has population of 71,942 of which 36,098 are males while 35,844 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.^[1]

Religions in Channapatna City (2011)^[2]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			55.66%
Islam			42.96%
Other or not stated			1.38%
Distribution of religions

Languages of Channapatna City (

2011 census)^[3]

Kannada (48.04%)

Urdu (43.00%)

Tamil (4.22%)

Telugu (2.73%)

Hindi (0.83%)

Others (1.17%)

Toys

The city is known for its

Geographical Indication tag by Government of India.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Channapatna City Municipal Council City Population Census 2011-2021 | Karnataka".
^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
^ "Language – India, States and Union Territories" (PDF). Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General. pp. 12–14, 49. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^ "Channapatna toys". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^ GI for Channapatna toys and dolls is mentioned by P. Manoj (19 February 2006). "GI certificate for Channapatna toys, Bidriware, Coorg orange". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
^ A brief history of Channapatna toys is provided by Govind D. Belgaumkar and Anil Kumar Sastry (27 October 2006). "Unique symbols of Karnataka". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.

External links

Channapatna's official Website

[1] "Channapatna City Municipal Council City Population Census 2011-2021 | Karnataka".

[religion-2] "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[census2011-langreport-3] "Language – India, States and Union Territories" (PDF). Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General. pp. 12–14, 49. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.

[Demonetisation:75percentdropinsalesof-4] "Channapatna toys". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[GI-5] GI for Channapatna toys and dolls is mentioned by P. Manoj (19 February 2006). "GI certificate for Channapatna toys, Bidriware, Coorg orange". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.

[tt-6] A brief history of Channapatna toys is provided by Govind D. Belgaumkar and Anil Kumar Sastry (27 October 2006). "Unique symbols of Karnataka". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.

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