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Chikmagalur district Chikkamagaluru
District of Karnataka
Clockwise from top-left: Hanumana Gundi Falls, Vidyashankara Temple at Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Amruteshwara Temple, View from Mullayyanagiri, Bhadra Reservoir
Nickname: Coffee Land of Karnataka
Location in Karnataka
Coordinates: 13°19′N 75°46′E / 13.32°N 75.77°E / 13.32; 75.77
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Division	Mysore
Kadur district	1886-1947
Founded by	Chamarajendra Wadiyar X
Headquarters	Chikmagalur
Taluk	Chikmagalur, Kadur, Tarikere, Mudigere, Sringeri, Koppa, Narasimharajapura, Ajjampura, Kalasa
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Meena Nagaraj C. N. (IAS)
Area
• Total	7,201 km (2,780 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,925 m (6,316 ft)
Population
• Total	1,137,961
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	Chikmagalur KA-18 Tarikere KA-66
Website	chikkamagaluru.nic.in/en/

Chikmagalur, officially Chikkamagaluru (IPA: [t͡ʃikːɐmɐɡɐɭuːru]) is an administrative district in the Malnad subregion of Karnataka, India. It was called Kadur (Cuddoor) district till 1947. Coffee was first cultivated in India in Chikmagalur. The hills of Chikmagalur are parts of the Western Ghats and the source of Tunga and Bhadra rivers. Mullayanagiri, the highest peak in Karnataka is located in the district. The area is well known for the Sringeri Mutt that houses the Dakshina Peeta established by Adi Shankaracharya.

Etymology

Chikmagalur district gets its name from its headquarters of Chikmagalur town. It is alternatively spelt as Chikkamagaluru, also misspelt and mispronounced as Chikkamangaluru. Chikmagalur literally means "The town of the younger daughter" in the Kannada language. The town is said to have been given as a dowry to the younger daughter of Rukmangada, the legendary chief of Sakrepatna and hence the name.

History

Chikmagalur is the region where the Hoysala rulers started and spent the early days of their dynasty. According to a legend, it was at Sosevur, now identified with Angadi in Mudigere Taluk that Sala, the founder of the Hoysala dynasty, killed the legendary tiger, immortalised in the Hoysala crest. It is known that Veera Ballala II (1173 – 1220 CE), the great king of Hoysala empire, has built the Shri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple at Yagati in Kadur Taluk and Amriteshwara temple at Amrithapura in Tarikere Taluk.

Coffee was introduced into India through the Chikmagalur district when the first coffee crop was grown in the baba budan giri range during 1670 AD. The saint Baba Budan on his pilgrimage to Mecca travelled through the seaport of Mocha, Yemen where he discovered coffee. To introduce its taste to India, he wrapped seven coffee beans around his belly and got them out of Arabia. On his return home, he planted the beans in the hills of Chikmagalur.

Geography

Chikmagalur, the headquarters of Chikmagalur district, is 251 kilometres (156 mi) from the state capital of Bangalore, and is surrounded by the Chandra Drona hills and dense forests. The district is between 12° 54´ 42´´ and 13° 53´ 53´´ North latitude and between 75° 04´ 46´´ and 76° 21´ 50´´ east longitude. Its greatest length from east to west is about 138.4 kilometres and from north to south 88.5 kilometres. The district receives normal average rainfall of 1925 mm. The highest point in the district is Mullayanagiri, 1,926 m above sea level which is also the highest point in the state of Karnataka. 30% of the district (2108.62 km) is covered with forests. The district borders Shimoga to the north, Davanagere to the north-east, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts to the east, Hassan to the south, Dakshina Kannada to the south-west and Udupi to the west.

Rivers (Mouth)

• Netravati (Arabian Sea)
• Bhadra (Tungabhadra)
• Tunga (Tungabhadra)
• Hemavathi (Kaveri)
• Vedavathi (Tungabhadra)
• Yagachi (Hemavathi)

Mountain Peaks

• Mullayyana Giri
• Kudremukha
• Kemmangundi Hill Station
• Devaramane betta
• Ettina Bhuja
• Unnamed peak at 13°31′55″N 75°52′13″E / 13.53194°N 75.87028°E / 13.53194; 75.87028 - Lesser known peak located in Kadur taluk between Shakunagiri and Hogarekhangiri, at an elevation, 1573 metres above MSL, overlooking Madagada Kere.

Climate and rainfall

Chikmagalur is a large district with its East-West dimension larger than its North-South. This vast area covers higher western ghats in the west to lower semi-arid plains in the east. Thus, evergreen forest, wet deciduous, dry deciduous and dry forests are all found in the district. Rainfall pattern follows West-East direction, with western portion receiving a whooping 5000mm rainfall annually and eastern portion receiving less than 1000mm. Kigga village in Sringeri taluk is the wettest place in the Chikmagalur district, as per Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre(KSNDMC).Daily temperature ranges between 18-32°celsius on any given day across the district. During summers the temperature reaches as high as 38-40°C and during winters there is high diurnal temperature variation as the night temperature dips below 10°C.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Chikmagalur district has a population of 1,137,961, roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus or the US state of Rhode Island. This gives it a ranking of 408th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 158 inhabitants per square kilometre (410/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was −0.28%. Child proportion(0-6 Age) accounts for 9.26% of the population. Chikmagalur has a sex ratio of 1005 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 79.24%. 21.05% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 22.29% and 3.95% of the population respectively.

Among taluks, Sringeri taluk has the least population whereas Chikmagalur taluk has the highest population.

Languages of Chikmagalur district (2011)

At the time of the 2011 census, 72.74% of the population spoke Kannada, 7.39% Urdu, 5.52% Tulu, 3.75% Tamil, 2.79% Telugu, 2.47% Malayalam, 1.97% Lambadi and 1.30% Konkani as their first language.

Administration

Chikmagalur district falls under the Mysore Division of Karnataka. It is divided into two Revenue Sub-divisions, Chikmagalur Sub-Division and Tarikere Sub-Division. Chikmagalur Sub-Division comprises the taluks of Chikmagalur, Koppa, Mudigere and Sringeri whereas the Tarikere Sub-Division comprises the taluks of Tarikere, Kadur, Ajjampura and Narasimharajapura. The Deputy Commissioner (also the District Magistrate) is the functional head of the district. Each Sub-Division has Assistant Commissioners and each Taluk has Tahsildars who work under the control and supervision of the Deputy Commissioner.

Economy

Agriculture is the economical back bone of the Chikmagalur district with coffee cultivation forming the major part of it. Agricultural production in the district is spread over three seasons — namely Kharif, Rabi and Summer. Important crops grown are cereals, i.e. rice, ragi, jowar, maize and minor millets, pulses like red gram, horse gram, green gram, avrekai (Hyacinth Beans), black gram and Bengal gram. Oil seeds like groundnut, sesamum, sunflower, castor and commercial crops like sugarcane, cotton, and tobacco are also grown here.

Chikmagalur is the second largest coffee producing district in India, after Kodagu. The Coffee Board located in Chikmagalur town is the government authority that oversees the production and marketing of coffee cultivated in the district. Coffee is cultivated in Chikmagalur district in an area of around 85,465 hectares with Arabica being the dominant variety grown in upper hills and Robusta being the major variety in the low level hills. There are around 15,000 coffee growers in this district with 96% of them being small growers with holdings of less than or equal to 4 hectares. The average production is 55,000 MT: 35,000 MT of Arabica and 20,000 MT of Robusta. The average productivity per hectare is 810 kg for Arabica and 1110 kg of Robusta, which are higher than the national average.

Industries

Chikmagalur district unfortunately has not made good progress in terms of Industrial Development. Inadequate infrastructure investors preferring non-industrial ventures over industrial ones are quoted as some of the reasons for the backwardness of Industrial Development in this district.

There is only one Large Scale industry in this district, i.e. M/s Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL) in Kudremukh area of Mudigere Taluk. KIOCL was established in 1976 to develop the Kudremukh mine and to produce 7.5 million tonnes of concentrate per year. The facilities were commissioned in 1980 and the first shipment of concentrate was made in October 1981. A pelletisation plant with a capacity of 3 million tonnes per year was commissioned in 1987 for production of high quality blast furnace and direct reduction grade pellets for export. KIOCL received a massive setback when its mining licence expired and operations were stopped by the Supreme Court with effect from 31 December 2005. With many of the employees losing their jobs and the social backlash that may result thereof, efforts are being made to generate jobs for these workers in other areas.

There are two industrial estates in Chikmagalur district, one located near Chikmagalur town and the other near Birur in Kadur Taluk. The Chikmagalur Industrial Estate is spread over 13.20 acres (53,400 m) of land where the one at Birur is spread over 11.1 acres (45,000 m). Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) is also developing an Industrial Area of over 145 acres (0.59 km) near Amble village of Chikmagalur taluk.

Tourism

Hill stations in the district are: Kemmangundi, Kudremukh, Mullayanagiri, Baba Budan Giri also known as Datta Peeta, Deviramma Betta. Waterfalls are: Manikyadhara Falls, Kallathigiri Falls, Hebbe Falls, Shanti Falls, Shankar Falls, Hanumana Gundi Falls, Kadambi Falls, Sirimane Falls, Dabdabe Falls etc. Reservoirs and lakes are Bhadra Dam, Hirekolale lake, Ayyenkere lake etc.

Temple towns are Sringeri, Horanadu, Kalasa, Narasimharajapura, Amritapura etc.

Transport

Road

Chikmagalur district is known for not well maintained roads. The poor state of the roads has hampered development of this district to some extent; more so because of the absence of even a good rail network in this district. The total length of roads in this district is 7264 km. There are only three National Highways that pass through this district. The National Highway NH-69 (Bangalore to Honnavar) passes through the towns of Kadur, Tarikere and NH-173 passes through Kadur - Chikmagalur - Mudigere connecting Mangaluru via Charmadi ghat. There is a proposal to upgrade.

Rail

Chikmagalur, Kadur and Tarikere and Ajjampura taluks have railway lines passing through them. The total length of railway line passing through the district is 136 km. Birur Junction and Kadur Junction railway station are the two Railway Junctions in the District. A new railway line connecting Chikmagalur to the main Hubli–Bangalore trunk line was newly inaugurated and the commencement of the new line connecting Chikmagalur to Sakleshpur on the Bangalore–Mangalore trunk line has already been started.

Air

Chikmagalur district has a small airport near Gowdanahalli village about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Chikmagalur town. Its suitable for small charted planes. Airports at Mangalore and Bangalore can be used as an alternative.

Education

According to 2011 census, the percentage literacy rate of Chikmagalur district is 79.25% with 85.41% of males and 73.16% of females being literate. The literacy rate of Chikmagalur is higher than the average literacy rate of Karnataka state which is 75.36%. Sringeri Taluk has the highest literacy rate of 92.68% and Kadur Taluk with 74.33% being the least literate one.

As of 2011, there are 13 degree colleges (with 4615 students) offering graduate education in Chikmagalur district which are affiliated to Kuvempu University. Chikmagalur taluk has the maximum 4 graduate colleges (with 1648 students) whereas kadur has 2 and Koppa, Mudigere, Narasimharajapura and Sringeri taluks have only 1 graduate college each.

Primary and secondary education

As of 2001, there are 1620 primary schools (with 151,923 students) and 235 secondary schools (high schools with 34,607 students) in Chikmagalur district. Chikmagalur taluk with 414 primary schools (42,774 students) has the most primary schools with Sringeri Taluk having the fewest at 80 primary schools (5822 students). Kadur Taluk with 74 secondary schools (9990 students) has the most secondary schools with Sringeri Taluk having the fewest at 9 secondary schools (1492 students).

Higher secondary education

As of 2001, there are 46 colleges (with 4711 students) offering Higher Secondary (Pre-University) education in Chikmagalur district. Kadur Taluk with 12 Higher-Secondary colleges (1324 students) has the most Higher-secondary colleges with Sringeri Taluk having the fewest, two Higher-secondary colleges (160 students).

Technical education

• Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology Polytechnic, Chikmagalur
• DACG (GOVT) Polytechnic, Chikmagalur

Villages

• Bisalehalli
• Vidyaranyapura Agrahara, Sringeri

References

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26. Faced with the threat of losing jobs due to impending closure of Kudremukh mines, the workers and management have appealed for allotting them an alternative mining site to eke out a living reports PTI. "Workers, Management of Kudremukh mines seek alternative mine". Mar 09, 2007 NewKerala.com. 2007, Press Trust of India. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
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33. In absence of good rail network, the roads play an important part for the industrial development. However, most of the roads in Chikmagalur district needs proper maintenance. Report by National Informatics Centre. "Present Industrial Scenario of the district and SWOT analysis". The Official website of Chikkamagaluru. District Administration, Chikkamagaluru. Archived from the original on 26 January 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
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External links

• Chikmagalur district's official government site

v t e Settlements in Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka
District HQ: Chikkamagaluru
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Gungarahalli Gurupura Gutti H.Rangapura H.Thimmapura Hachadamane Hadagalu Hadi Hadihalli Hadikere Hadikiruru Hadivoni Halagadaka Estate Halandur Halasabalu Halase Halasumane Halasur Haledanivasa Halekere Halekere Estate Halekote Halelakya Halike Halikere Haliyur Halladahalli Hallikerekaval Halmathur Halsur Haluvalli Hampapura Hancharavalli Handi Handur Hangaravalli Hanne Hanthuru Hanumanahalli Hanumanahalli Hanumanahalli Hanumapura Haralahalli Haralane Harandur Haravari Hariharapura Harisamudra Hariyanahalli Harmakki Haruru (Harur) Haruvanahalli Haruvanahalli (Rural) Hasthinapura Hathbur Havare Hawalli Hebballi Hebbe Hebbur Hedadalu Heddase Heelapura Heggadde Heggadehalli Heggarmathavani Heggaru Heggaru Heggodlu Hegravalli Hejjiganahalli Hemmadi Hemmakki Herambapura Herthanakudige Herur Heruru Hesagal Hesagodu Hillikere Hiluvalli Hipla Hireballekere Hiregadde Hiregarje Hiregowja Hirekanvangala Hirekathur Hirekodige Hirekolale Hiremagalur Hirenalluru Hirenallurukaval Hiresigara Hireyangala Hirigapura Hochihalli Hochihalli Hogrehalli Hoisalalu Honagaru Honnagundi Honnavalli Honnekudige Honnenahalli Honnenahalli Hoovinahalli Horithimmanahalli Hornadu Hosahalli Hosahalli Hosahalli Hosahalli Hosahalli Hosahalli Kalli Hosakere Hoskote Hosur Hosur Hosuru Hudugerehalli Huigere Hukkunda Huligaradi Huligundi Hulithimmapura Huliyarahalli Hullehalli Hullehalli Huluvale Hunasaghatta Hunasanahalli Hurukanahalli Hurulihalli Hyaralagatta Hyaralagatta Hyarambi Hyragudde Idkani Ilehole Inam Dattathreya Peeta Indavara Indravalli Inglaranahalli Ittige Iyanahalli Iydahalli Jadakanakatte Jagara Jakkanahalli Jakkerikaval Jaldihalli Jammapura Javali Javoor Jayapura Jigenehalli Jodijayapura Jodikodihalli Jodithimmapura Jogannanakere Joladalu K.Basavanahalli K.Bidre K.Chattanahalli K.Chomanahalli K.Dasarahalli K.Gollarahalli K.Kanabur K.Kelagur K.Masige Kabballi Kabbigarahalli Kabbikere Kachapura Kadahinabylu Kadavanthi Kademadkal Kadidal Kadrimidri Kadurhalli Kaduvalli Kagga Kalakodu Kalasa Kalasapura Kalasapura Kalkere Kallahalli Kallahalli Kallapura Kallapura Kallasettihalli Kallathipura Kallelinganahalli Kallenahalli Kallugudde Kalmane Kaluvehalli Kamalapura Kamanadurga Kamanakere Kamasagara Kambihalli Kamenahalli Kamenahallikaval Kammaragodu Kanabagatte Kanachuru Kanachuru Estate Kanagondanahalli Kanchagallu Kanchugaranahalli Kandagadahalli Kanive Kanivehalli Kannagere Kannapura Kannehalli Kannenahalli Kanur Karabylu Karadagodu Karadihallikaval Karagoor Karanaghatta Karehadlu Karehalli Karehalli Karehalli Karehalli Karehalli.D Karehallikaval Karekeshwara Karimane Karisiddanahalli Kariyanahalli Kariyanahalli Karkuchi Karthikere Kasuvanahalli Katiganere Kavadi Kedigere Kelagani Kelagoor Kelagur Kelagur Estate Kelakoppa Kelakuli Kellur Kenchapura Kenchapura Kenchenahalli Kenchenahalli Kenchikoppa Kengenahalli Kenjige Kenjige Estate Kenkere Kere Kerehindinakaval (Kanakatte) Kerehosahalli Keremakki Keremelenahalli Keresanthe Kesarakoppa Kesavalalu Estate Kesave Kesave Kesavinahaklu Kesavinamane Kesavinamane Kethumaranahalli Kikkare (Kikkre) Kirugunda Kochavalli Kodur Koduvalli Kogile Kogodu Kolagave Kolale Kollibylu Kolugodu Kolur Konakere Konodi Koppa (Rural) Koppadahalli Koradathalgur Koranahalli Koratikere Kotevooru Kothigere Kotrakere Kottigenahalli Kudahalli Kudlur Kuduvalli Kulur Kumbaragodu Kumbarkoppa Kunchur Kundur Kunimakki Kunkanadu Kunnahalli Kunnalu Kunthur Kuntinamadu Kuppali Kuppalu Kurichikkanahalli Kurubagere Kurubara Boodi Halu Kurubarahalli Kurubarahalli Kurubarahalli Kurubarahalli Kurubarahalli Kurubarahalli Kuruvangi Kusabur Kuthagodu Kyathanabeedu L. Agrahara Lakkamanahalli Lakkavalli Lakkenahalli Lakkenahalli Lakshmisagara Lakya Lalithanagar Laxmipura Laxmisagara Lingadahalli Lingadahalli (Kaval) Lingadahalli Jodi Lingalapura Lingapura Linglapura Lokanathapura Lokavalli Lokavalli Estate M.Chomanahalli M.Jakkanahalli M.Kodihalli M.Mallenahalli Machagondanahalli Machegundanahalli Machenahalli Macheri Machikoppa Madaboor Madalu Madla Madugundi Magadi Magundi Mahaji Makanahalli Makanahalli Makkikoppa Makodu Makonahalli Malagaru Malahalli Malalichannenahalli Malalur Malanadu Malenahalli Maliganadu Malikoppa Mallagatta Mallanduru Mallappanahalli Mallappanahalli Mallappanahalli (Rural) Mallenahalli Mallenahalli Mallenahalli Malleshwara (Rural) Mallidevihalli Manaboor Manchethevaru Mandaravalli Mangenahalli Manjihalli Maradihalli Marasanige Maravanji Marekallahalli Marithotlu Markal Marle Marulanahalli Masagali Masige Mathavara Mathigatta Mathihalli Mathikere Mathuvalli Estate Mavinahalli Mavinahalli Mavinakere Medihalli Meega Megaramakki Megur Megur Mekanagadde Melagiri Melbilre Melenahalli Melinahuluvathi Melukoppa Menase Mensur Mirlenahalli Mudasasi Muddenahalli Muddenahalli Mudigere Mudigere (Rural) Muduba Mudugodu Mudugundi Muduguni Mugali Mugathihalli Muglikatte Mugulavalli Mularahalli Mundre Murugadde Muthanagere Muthigepura Muthinakoppa Muthinapura Mylanahalli Mylimane Mylimane Estate Naduvinamadkal Nagabovanahalli Nagadevarahalli Nagagondanahalli Nagalapura Nagarahalli Nagarahalu Nagavangala Nagenahalli Nagenahalli Nagenahalli Nagenahalli Nallur Nandi Nandi Battlu Nandigave Nandikere Nandipura Nandipura Naranapura Narasipura Narasipura Narasipura Narasipura Narasipura Neelandur Nemmar Estate Nemmaru Neradi Nerlekere Nerlukoppa Nidaghatta Nidagodu Niduvale Niduvalli Nilavagilu Nuggi Ousana Outhanahalli P.Kodihalli P.Mallapura Padamane Panchanahalli Panchehosahalli Pandaravalli Paravatharayanakere Kaval Pattadevarahalli Pattaduru Pattanagere Payagondanahalli Perumenahalli Phalguni Pillebeeranahalli Pillenahalli Pundanahalli Pura Rajanahalli Ramanahalli Ramanahalli Ramanahalli Ramapura Ramenahalli Rampura Ranganathapura Rangapura Rangapura Rangapura Rangenahalli Ravoor Rushyashringapura (Markal) S.Kodihalli S.Basavanahalli S.Bidre S.Madapura Sadarahalli Sadarahalli Sakrepatna Sale Borna Halli Salur Samatala Samse Sanehalli Sangamapura Sanklapura Sankse Santhekerehalli Saragodu Saragoor Sarapanahalli Saraswathipura Sarya Sathihalli Savemardikaval Seethapura Seethapura (Kaval) Seethur Sevalal Nagar Sevanagar Shanabinagundi Shankaraghatta Shankaranahalli Shankarapura Shanthipura Shanubhoganahalli Shanuvalli Shedagaru Sheerlu Shettyhalli Shimse Shirabadige Shiragalale Shirakaradi Shiravase Shivane Shivanekaval Shivapura Sidakanahalli Siddapura Siddapura Siddarahalli Siddarahalli Siddarahalli Siddaramanahalli Siddegowdanahalli Siddlipura Sindigere Singatagere Siragalipura Siraganahalli Siragola Siragunda Siravolalu Sokke Sollapur Somanahalli Somanahalli Somenahalli Somlapura Sompura Soorapura Soosalavani Soppinahalli Southanahalli Sringeri (Rural) Srinivasapura Sthirur Subramanyadahalli Suguduvani Sunkadamakki Sunkasale Sunnadahalli Suruguppe Swamykatte Tadaga Tagadoor Talamakki Estate Tamatadahalli Tandreborekaval Tangli Tanigebylu Tanudi Taruve Thadabenahalli Thadagase Thaggihallikaval Thalagodu Thalamakki Thalihalla Thammadavalli Thanudi Thatkola Thegur Thigada Thimlapura Thimmapura Thimmapura Thimmapura Thippagondanahalli Thippagondanalli Thiruguna Thogarihankal Thondavalli Thoranamavu Thotadahalli Thotadur Thubinakere Thuluvinakoppa Thuruvanahalli Thyarajjanahalli Thygadakatte Tripura Tyagadabagi U.Hosahalli Udana Udase Uddeboranahalli Udeva Udugere Uggehalli Uligere Ullinagur (Rural) Uluvalli Upparabeeranahalli Uppinahalli Uppunse Urubage Vaddaradibba Vaddarahalli Vaderahalli Vaderahalli Vaderahalli Vaggade Vajuvalli Valagarehalli Varkate Vasthare Vataganahalli Vate Bachalakan Veerapura Vidyaranyapura Vittala Vittalapura Vokkalagere Vykuntapura Y.Basavanahalli Y.Basavanahalli Y.Mallapura Yadadalu Yadadanti Yagati Yalagundanahalli Yalambalse Yalugere Yaradahanklu Yaradakere Yaradakere.G Yarehalli Yarehalli Yedadalli Yelagudige Yelemadalu Yemmedoddi Yerebylu Yerehalli

v t e State of Karnataka
Capital: Bengaluru
State symbols	Emblem: Emblem of Karnataka Song: Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate Animal: Asian elephant Bird: Indian roller Flower: Lotus Tree: Sandalwood Fruit: Mango Fish: Carnatic carp Insect: Southern birdwing
Overviews	Architecture Cinema Climate Cuisine Demography Economy Education Folk arts Geography History Media People Sports Transportation Wildlife
History	Aihole Alupa dynasty Amoghavarsha Badami Banavasi Balligavi Belur Chalukya dynasty Chitradurga Nayakas Deva Raya II Durvinita Halebidu Kingdom of Coorg Halmidi Hampi Hoysala Empire Kadamba dynasty Kalyani Chalukyas Keladi Nayakas Shivappa Nayaka Kittur Chennamma Kingdom of Mysore Mayurasharma Pattadakal Pulakeshin II Rashtrakuta dynasty Sringeri Srirangapatna Tipu Sultan Unification of Karnataka Vijayanagara Empire Vijayanagara Vishnuvardhana Veera Ballala II Vikramaditya II Vikramaditya VI Western Ganga dynasty
Districts and divisions	Bangalore division Bangalore Urban Bangalore Rural Chitradurga Davanagere Kolar Shimoga Tumakuru Ramanagara Chikkaballapura Belagavi division Bagalkot Belagavi Bijapur Dharwad Haveri Gadag Uttara Kannada Kalaburagi division Ballari Bidar Kalaburagi Koppal Raichur Vijayanagara Yadgir Mysore division Chamarajanagar Chikmagalur Dakshina Kannada Hassan Kodagu Mandya Mysore Udupi
Geography	Cities and towns Districts Rivers Dams and reservoirs Taluks Villages Highest point Bayalu Seeme Malenadu Kanara Western Ghats
Culture	Bharatanatyam Buta Kola Bidriware Channapatna toys Chitrakala Parishat Gaarudi Gombe Ilkal sari Kamsale Kannada Karnatik music Kasuti Khedda Mysore Dasara Togalu gombeyaata Udupi cuisine Veeragase Yakshagana Mysore musicians
Literature	Kannada Milestones Epics Medieval Rashtrakuta Western Ganga Western Chalukya Hoysala Vijayanagara Vachana Haridasa Mysore Play Modern Kannada Sahitya Parishat Kannada Sahitya Sammelana Karnataka
Noted poets	Asaga Gunavarma I Adikavi Pampa Sri Ponna Ranna Devar Dasimayya Basava Akka Mahadevi Allama Prabhu Siddharama Harihara Raghavanka Rudrabhatta Janna Kumara Vyasa Chamarasa Nijaguna Shivayogi Ratnakaravarni Purandara Dasa Kanaka Dasa Vijaya Dasa Gopala Dasa Jagannatha Dasa Lakshmisa Sarvajna Shishunala Sharif Krishnaraja Wadiyar III D. R. Bendre Gopalakrishna Adiga V. Seetharamaiah K. S. Narasimhaswamy M. Govinda Pai Kuvempu D. V. Gundappa G. S. Shivarudrappa
People and society	Karnataka ethnic groups List of people from Karnataka
Tourism	Beaches Dams Forts National parks Hindu temples Jain temples Waterfalls
Awards	Karnataka Ratna Pampa Award Nrupatunga Award Basava Puraskara Rajyotsava Prashasti Jakanachari Award Varnashilpi Venkatappa Award Kempegowda Award
Media	Cinema Newspapers Magazines Television Radio

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