Holenarasipura

Holenarasipura
Holenarasipura; Hole Narsipura
	Town
	Old Railway Station
	Holenarasipura Location in Karnataka, India
	Coordinates: 12.783°N 76.243°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Government
• MLA	H. D. Revanna
Area
• Total	2.50 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Elevation	849 m (2,785 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	27,018
• Density	10,807.2/km2 (27,991/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	573 211
Telephone code	+91-8175
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA-13
Website	karnataka.gov.in

Holenarasipura is a town and taluk in Hassan district of Karnataka. The town is situated on the banks of the Hemavati, one of the many tributaries of the Kaveri.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Holenarasipura had a population of 27,018. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. It has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 68%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Location

Holenarasipura is on a state highway between Mysore and Hassan and on another state highway between Somavarapete and Bangalore. It is connected to the rest of Karnataka and India by broad gauge railway. It is 32 km from Hassan, 90 km from Mysore, 175 km from Bangalore and 201 km from Mangalore.

Notable people

Satchidanandendra Saraswati, philosopher, Advaita and Vedanta thinker.
H. D. Deve Gowda, former Prime Minister of India

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References

"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

External links

Town Municipal Council

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.