Narasimharajapura

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Narasimharajapura
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Kannada
| other_name =
| nickname = N.R.Pura
| settlement_type = Taluk
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13.62|N|75.52|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chikmagalur district|Chikmagalur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = [[Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar]]
| government_type = [[Town_Panchayat_(T.P.)|Town Panchayat]]
| governing_body = [[Government of Karnataka]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 697
| population_total = 7441
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 577134
| registration_plate = KA-18
| website = http://www.narasimharajapuratown.mrc.gov.in
| footnotes =
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}}
'''Narasimharajapura''' is a [[town panchayat]] and [[tehsil]] headquarters in [[Chikmagalur district|Chikmagalur]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It resides in the [[Malenadu]] region of Chikmagalur district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Narasimharajapura taluk: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Narasimharajapura taluk {{!}} Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Narasimharajapura-taluk|access-date=2020-10-13|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The nearest railway stations that connect to it are in [[Bhadravathi, Karnataka|Bhadravathi]] (52 km), [[Channagiri]] (85), [[Shimoga]] (55 km) and [[Tarikere]] (67 km). In 1915, [[Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar|Yuvaraja Shri Narasimharaja Wodeyar]] visited Yedehalli and in his memory, the town was named after him. The taluk was ruled by [[Western Ganga dynasty|Ganga]], [[Kadamba dynasty|Kadamba]], [[Santara dynasty|Santhara]], [[Hoysala]] and [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagara]] kings.

==Geography==
Narasimharajapura is located at {{coord|13.62|N|75.53|E}} and has an average elevation of {{convert|697|m|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Narasimharajapura.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Narasimharajapura]</ref><ref name="nrp-elevation">{{cite web|url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm|title=Elevation of Narasimharajapura|access-date=15 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm|archive-date=21 May 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As of the [[2001 Indian census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Narasimharajapura had a population of 7,441; 51% of the population are males and 49% are females. Narasimharajapura has an average literacy rate of 91%, higher than the state average of 75.3%: male literacy is 93%, and female literacy is 88%. In Narasimharajapura, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Attractions==
{{Main|Simhanagadde Jain temple}}
The Shri Atishaya Kshetra Simhanagadde is located near the town and is famous for being the Atishaya (place of miracles) of [[Jwalamalini]]. It is located in the town of Simhanagadde near Narasimharajapura in Chikmagalur district.<ref name="narasimharajapura">[http://www.karnatakaholidays.com/narasimharajapura.php Narasimharajapura]</ref>

Kshetra Simhanagadde is famous for the Atishaya (place of miracles) of Jwalamalini Devi - Yakshini (guardian spirit) of the [[Tirthankara|Eighth Tirthankara]], [[Chandraprabha]] in [[Jainism]].<ref>[http://jain.org.in/tirth-Shri%20Simhanagadde%20Jwalamalini.html Simhanagadde - Jain.org]</ref>

==Transport==

* Nearest airport: [[Mangalore Airport]] or [[Bangalore International Airport]]
* Nearest railway station: [[Shimoga]]<ref name="narasimharajapura" /><ref name="simhanagadde">[http://www.karnatakaholidays.com/simhanagadde.php Simhanagadde]</ref><ref name="jain_org">[http://jain.org.in/tirth-Shri%20Simhanagadde%20Jwalamalini.html Jain Teerth - Shri Simhanagadde Jwalamalini]</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[M. K. Indira]] - popular Kannada novelist
* [[Sudeep]] - well-known actor in Kannada cinema
* [[H.C.Kapinipathi Bhatta-First Engineer from N.R.Pura, who worked closely with Sir M. Visweswariah.

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.narasimharajapuratown.gov.in/}}
* [http://www.karnatakaholidays.com/narasimharajapura.php Narasimharajapura]
* [http://jain.org.in/tirth-Shri%20Simhanagadde%20Jwalamalini.html Simhanagadde - Jain Tirth Darshan]

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