Haveri district

Haveri district

The Heart of Karnataka
Haveri district The Heart of Karnataka
District of Karnataka
	Clockwise from top-right: Galageshwara Temple at Galaganatha, Siddhesvara Temple in Haveri, Rajkumar circle in Utsav Rock Garden, Tarakeshwara Temple at Hanagal, Chaudayyadanapura Mukteshwara temple in Ranebennur
	Nickname(s): Ranebennur=Uttara Karnataka the hebbagilu & Asia's 1st Seeds Production Centre Byadagi= Asia's Red chilies Market Haveri=Land of Cardamom Shiggaon & Savanur=Sufi,Santhara Naadu Hirekerur=Land of Sarvagna Hanagal= Land of Malenaadu
	Location in Karnataka
	Haveri district
	Coordinates: 14°48′N 75°24′E / 14.8°N 75.4°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Region	Bayaluseeme
Division	Kittur Karnataka
Headquarters	Haveri
Commercial office	Ranebennur
Taluks	Byadgi; Haveri; Hangal; Hirekerur; Shiggaon; Savanur; Rattihalli; Ranebennur
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Vijaymahantesh Danammanavar
Area
• Total	4,823 km2 (1,862 sq mi)
• Rank	18
Population (2011)
• Total	1,597,668
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC 5:30 (IST)
PIN	(581110) Haveri (581115) Ranebennur
Telephone code	(08375) Haveri (08373)Ranebennur
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA-27 Haveri ; KA-68 Ranebennur
Website	haveri.nic.in

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.And Ranebennur is the biggest city in Haveri district with population & the Commercial city & Business Head quarters & Seeds production Hub

Name of the place Haveri is derived from two Kannada words "Havu" which means snake and "keri" which means lake together "Havukeri".

History

Core area of Western Chalukya monuments

Typical Western Chalukya dravida Vimana at Siddheshwara temple in Haveri, Karnataka

Core area of Western Chalukya monuments includes the places Badami, Sudi, Annigeri, Mahadeva Temple (Itagi), Gadag, Lakkundi, Lakshmeshwar, Dambal, Haveri, Bankapura, Rattahalli, Kuruvatti, Bagali, Balligavi, Chaudayyadanapura, Galaganatha, Hangal. It was possible because Soapstone is found in abundance in these areas. Haveri also comes under Core area of Western Chalukya architectural activity.

History of Haveri district dates to pre-historic period. About 1300 stone writings of different rulers like Chalukyas, Rastrakutas are found in the district. Bankapura Challaketaru, Guttavula Guttaru, Kadambas of Hangal and Nurumbad are some of the well known Samanta Rulers. Devendramunigalu the teacher of Kannada Adikavi Pampa and Ajitasenacharya the teacher of Ranna Chavundaraya lived in Bankapura. This was also the second capital of Hoysala Vishnuvardhana. Guttaru ruled during latter part of the 12th century and up to end of the 13th century from Guttavol (Guttal) village as Mandaliks of Chalukya, independently for some time and as Mandaliks of 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).

Kadambas of Nurumbad during the period of Kalyani Chalukyas ruled about 100 villages with Rattihalli as their capital.

Tourism

Examples of tourist attractions in the district:

Haveri region tourism map, Karnataka

Dargah of Irshad Ali Baba, Haveri
Ranebennur Wildlife Sanctuary in Ranebennur city
Sri Malatesh Temple at Devaragudda in Ranebennur Taluk
The Historical Sri Gangajal Chowdeshwari Devi Temple in Ranebennur city
Sri Bayalu Shaneshwara mandir in Ranebennur city. which is 1st in State & 2nd in Country after Maharashtra
Siddhesvara Temple Haveri
Galageshwara Temple at Galaganatha
Temples at Kaginele (Kanakadasa)
Hole-Anveri Temple
Kadaramandalagi Anjaneyaswami Temple which is 17Km near to Ranebennur city
Mylara Lingeshwara Temple at Mylara near Guttala
Utsav Rock Garden - Contemporary Sculptural Garden
Heggeri Lake - Which is 900 acres

Galageshwara Temple at Galaganatha, Karnataka

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
Black buck Wild Life Sanctuary in Ranebennur city
Hombanna Bavi Akkialur Village.^[3]
Satenahalli Shatensha (Anjaneya) temple is located just 30 km from Haveri and 40 km from Ranibennur.

Geography

Distance from the major cities of Karnataka to Haveri

Haveri District is exactly in the centre of Karnataka, being equidistant from Bidar in the far north and Kollegal in the far south. The district consists of Eight taluks, namely Rattihalli, Hanagal, Shiggaon, Savanur, Haveri, Byadagi, Hirekerur, and Ranebennur. It is bounded by Dharwad district in the north, by Gadag district in the northeast, by Vijayanagara district in the east, by Davangere district in the south, by Shimoga district in the southwest and by Uttar Kannada in the west and northwest. Before it was made into its own district, it was part of Dharwad District. Haveri is 335 km from Bangalore.

Haveri is the administrative and political headquarters of the district, whereas Ranebennur in the south is a Commercial and Educational hub of the district

Demographics

Historical population
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%
source:^[4]

Religion in Haveri district (2011)^[5]

Hinduism			80.23%
Islam			18.65%
Jainism			0.62%
Other or not stated			0.50%

According to the 2011 census Haveri district has a population of 1,597,668,^[6] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau^[7] or the US state of Idaho.^[8] This gives it a ranking of 312th in India (out of a total of 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]

Languages in Haveri district (2011)^[9]

Kannada (77.29%)

Urdu (17.70%)

Lambadi (2.48%)

Others (2.53%)

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

Yalavagi

Notable people

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

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.

External links

Official website

[1] Haveri District : Census 2011 data

[2] "Hold investors' meet in Haveri". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 February 2007. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2008.

[3] "Colours of Haveri". DHNS. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[4] Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901

[religion-5] "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[districtcensus-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "District Census Handbook: Haveri" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[cia-7] 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.

[8] "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Idaho 1,567,582

[language-9] "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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