Haveri district
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Haveri district
ಹಾವೇರಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ | |
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UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| PIN | 581110 |
| Telephone code | + 91 (08375) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA 27 Haveri KA 68 Ranebennuru |
| Website | haveri |
Haveri is a district in the state of Karnataka, India.[2] As of 2011, it had a population of 1,597,668, out of which 20.78% were urban residents. The district headquarters is Haveri.
Name of the place Haveri is derived from two Kannada words "Havu" which means snake and "keri" which means lake together "Havukeri".
History
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Western Chalukya
monumentsVimana at Siddheshwara temple
in Haveri, KarnatakaCore area of
Western Chalukya
architectural activity.
History of Haveri district dates to pre-historic period. About 1300 stone writings of different rulers like
Seunas of Devagiri. Shasanas found in Chaudayyadanapura (Choudapur), a village near Guttal, reveal that Mallideva was Mandalika of 6th Vikramaditya of Chalukyas. Jatacholina, under the leadership of Mallideva built the Mukteshwara temple at Chaudayyadanapura
(Choudapur).
Kalyani Chalukyas
ruled about 100 villages with Rattihalli as their capital.
Tourism
Examples of tourist attractions in the district:
- Dargah of Irshad Ali Baba, Haveri
- Haveri District
- Siddhesvara Temple Haveri
- Galageshwara Temple at Galaganatha
- Temples at Kanakadasa)
- Hole-Anveri Temple
- Kadaramandalagi Anjaneyaswami Temple
- Mylara Lingeshwara Temple at Mylara near Guttala
- Utsav Rock Garden - Contemporary Sculptural Garden
- Heggeri Lake - Which is 900 acres
Churches at Haveri
- St Anne's Church at Hangal Road, Bharathi Nagar, Haveri
- St James Church at Guttal
- Church, Ranebennur
Temples at Kaginele
- Kaginele Mahasamsthana Kanaka Gurupeetha
- Handiganuor
- Haveri District
- Hombanna Bavi Akkialur Village.[3]
- Satenahalli Shatensha (Anjaneya) temple is located just 30 km from Haveri and 40 km from Ranibennur in Hirekerur Taluk.
Hotels Nearby
- Hotel Nimba International in Ranebennur which ranks as the best hotel in Haveri District.
- Hotel Ashoka in Haveri city where all the politicians of Karnataka state likes to stay when they visit Haveri.
Geography
Haveri District is exactly in the centre of
Dharwad District. Haveri is 335 km from Bangalore
.
Ranebennur
in the south is a business hub.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 473,218 | — |
| 1911 | 436,600 | −0.80% |
| 1921 | 414,028 | −0.53% |
| 1931 | 457,356 | +1.00% |
| 1941 | 491,410 | +0.72% |
| 1951 | 588,063 | +1.81% |
| 1961 | 734,775 | +2.25% |
| 1971 | 844,026 | +1.40% |
| 1981 | 1,052,989 | +2.24% |
| 1991 | 1,269,213 | +1.89% |
| 2001 | 1,439,116 | +1.26% |
| 2011 | 1,597,668 | +1.05% |
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According to the
640).[6] The district has a population density of 331 inhabitants per square kilometre (860/sq mi).[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.08%.[6] Haveri has a sex ratio of 951 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 77.6%. 22.25% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.77% and 8.85% of the population respectively.[6]
At the time of the 2011 census, 77.29% of the population spoke Kannada, 17.70% Urdu and 2.84% Lambadi as their first language.[9]
Villages
Notable people
- Ranna - 10th century's poet, was born in Bankpur, near Haveri
- Kanakadasa - born in Bada village which is situated in the district.
- Panchakshara Gawai - noted Hindustani classical musician, born in Kada Shettihalli
- Sarvajna was born in Abalur in Hirekerur taluk
- Politics and war
- Mailara Mahadevappa - freedom fighter who resisted British rule, is from Motebennur. And his wife Siddhamma also contributed to the freedom struggle, praised as Siddhamati by Mahatma Gandhi
- Siddappa Hosamani Karajgi - a freedom fighter, lawyer and politician
- Gudleppa Hallikeri - freedom fighter who is a native of Hosaritti.
- Ramaanand Mannangi - Noted freedom fighter and a Gandhian.
- Art and literature
- Shishunala Sharif - poet and philosopher of the 19th century, born in Shishuvinahala, Shiggaon taluk
- Subbanna Ekkundi- noted Kannada poet
- Puttaraj Gawai - Hindustani classical singer, founder of Veereswara Punyashrama in Gadag; born in Devagiri
- Galaganatha - Novelist in Kannada
- Vinayaka Krishna Gokak - noted Kannada poet and recipient of Jnanpith Award, was born in Savanoor
- Gudigeri Basavaraj - noted theatre personality, film actor
- Sudha Murthy, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation, was born in Shiggaon
- B. C. Patil - a Kannada film actor from Yeliwala
See also
- North Karnataka
- Tourism in North Karnataka
- Ranebennur
- Chaudayyadanapura
- Galaganatha
- Hangal
- Kundgol
- Balligavi
- Devagiri
References
- ^ Haveri District : Census 2011 data
- ^ "Hold investors' meet in Haveri". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 February 2007. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ^ "Colours of Haveri". DHNS. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Haveri" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Idaho 1,567,582
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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