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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sanduru
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = town
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| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|15.1|N|76.55|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 = [[Bellary district]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 22.13
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 564
| population_total = 27614
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 1247.81
| 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 = 583 119
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 08395
| registration_plate =KA 34
| website = {{URL|karnataka.gov.in}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
| footnotes =

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'''Sanduru''' (often written Sandur) is a town in [[Bellary District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Karnataka]]. It is the administrative seat of Sanduru [[taluka]].
[[Sandur (princely state)]] was ruled by the [[Ghorpade]] royal family of the [[Maratha]]s. Now the present King of this Ghorpade Royal family is Ajai Ghorpade.

== Geography ==

Sanduru is located at {{coord|15.1|N|76.55|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Sandur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sandur]</ref> It has an average elevation of 565 metres (1853 feet).

Sandur, like the surrounding villages of Dowlthpur, Ramgad, Swamihalli, Donimalai, is set among green mountains, valleys, and deep gorges.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

== Climate ==
Sandur has a tropical savannah climate which lies on the border of semi-arid type of bellary and hospet, the climate in sandur is cooler than surroundings due to its elevation and has recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees and a minimum of 6 degrees.
Sandur receives 750mm of precipitation but has seen more than 1000mm of rainfall.

{{Weather box
|location= Sandur
|metric first= yes
|single line= yes
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan record high C = 34.0
|Feb record high C = 36.0
|Mar record high C = 39.5
|Apr record high C = 42.2
|May record high C = 41.5
|Jun record high C = 39.0
|Jul record high C = 34.0
|Aug record high C = 35.5
|Sep record high C = 34.8
|Oct record high C = 36.0
|Nov record high C = 33.5
|Dec record high C = 32.0
|Jan high C= 27.8
|Feb high C= 32.0
|Mar high C= 35.0
|Apr high C= 37.5
|May high C= 36.8
|Jun high C= 32.0
|Jul high C= 29.0
|Aug high C= 28.5
|Sep high C= 27.0
|Oct high C= 29.0
|Nov high C= 28.6
|Dec high C= 27.0
|Jan low C= 14.3
|Feb low C= 16.6
|Mar low C= 19.8
|Apr low C= 22.8
|May low C= 22.2
|Jun low C= 20.8
|Jul low C= 20.5
|Aug low C= 19.5
|Sep low C= 19.0
|Oct low C= 19.0
|Nov low C= 15.9
|Dec low C= 13.0
|Jan record low C = 5.5
|Feb record low C = 7.5
|Mar record low C = 9.0
|Apr record low C = 15.0
|May record low C = 16.0
|Jun record low C = 16.0
|Jul record low C = 15.0
|Aug record low C = 15.0
|Sep record low C = 12.0
|Oct record low C = 12.0
|Nov record low C = 7.4
|Dec record low C = 6.0
|Jan precipitation mm= 2.7
|Feb precipitation mm= 3
|Mar precipitation mm= 15
|Apr precipitation mm= 23
|May precipitation mm= 61
|Jun precipitation mm= 69
|Jul precipitation mm= 107
|Aug precipitation mm= 148
|Sep precipitation mm= 181
|Oct precipitation mm= 100
|Nov precipitation mm= 44
|Dec precipitation mm= 14
|date=January 2014}}

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2001}} India [[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> Sanduru had a population of 27,601. Males constitute 52s 62%, and female literacy is 62%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== See also ==
* [[Sandur (princely state)]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Sanduru}}
* [http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/s/sandur.html Genealogy of the Ghorpade dynasty of Sandur]
*[http://traveltwosome.com/sandur-shiv-vilas-palace/ Sandur - Unexplored Wonder!]
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Bellary district]]

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