Haveri

Haveri
Haveri
CMC
	Yalakki
	Nicknames: Yalakki Kampina Nadu (Heart of Karnataka)
	Haveri Location in Karnataka, India
	Coordinates: 14°47′38″N 75°24′14″E / 14.79389°N 75.40389°E
Country	India
State	Template:Country data Karnataka
Region	Bayaluseeme
District	Haveri district
Area
• Total	26.19 km2 (10.11 sq mi)
Elevation	571 m (1,873 ft)
Population
• Total	67,102
• Density	2,134.89/km2 (5,529.3/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	581 110
Telephone code	08375
Vehicle registration	KA-27

For the village in Azerbaijan, see Hovari.

Haveri is a town in Karnataka, India, and it is the administrative headquarters of Haveri District.^[1] Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands and Byadagi red chillies. Around 25 km away, there is a place called Bada, which is the birthplace of the poet Kanakadasa.

The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words haavu and keri, which means place of snakes.^{[citation needed]} It is saidTemplate:Where? that Haveri had around 1000 mathas (sacred religious places; Kannada - ಮಠ) in ancient days. One of the famous mathas is Hukkeri Math.^{[citation needed]}

Haveri is 7 hours away from Bengaluru by train. By road, it is about 340 km from Bengaluru on NH-48 towards Mumbai. It is located 307 km north of the port city Mangalore.

Tourist attractions of Haveri[edit | edit source]

Distance from the major cities of Karnataka to Haveri

Siddheshvara Temple^[2]

The centre of Western Chalukya architectural developments was the region including present-day Bagalkot, Gadag, Koppal, Haveri and Dharwad districts;

Siddheshwara temple at Haveri a staggered square plan with dravida articulation and superstructure, 11th century CE. Miniature decorative dravida and nagara style towers at Siddheshvara Temple in Haveri

Basavanna Temple
Utsav Rock Garden is situated at Gotagodi on NH-4 Shiggaon Taluk. It is blended with both modern and art where more than 1000 real life size sculptures are present. It has got 8 world records. It is a unique garden in the whole world.

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Mini Vidhan Soudha, officially called Zilla Aadalit Bhavan

Geography[edit | edit source]

Haveri is located at 14°48′N 75°24′E / 14.8°N 75.4°E / 14.8; 75.4.^[3] It has an average elevation of 572 metres (1876 feet).

Education[edit | edit source]

There are a number of private, aided and government schools and colleges that offer courses in PU, degree and master's degrees.

Government Engineering college, Devagiri, Haveri

There is also a new govt medical college started in haveri in 2020.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[4] Haveri had a population of 67102. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Haveri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 64%. In Haveri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Karnataka, The Tourist Paradise". Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
↑ "JSTOR: Sculptures from the Later Calukyan Temple at Haveri". 31: 167–178. JSTOR 3249429. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Haveri
↑ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[1] "Karnataka, The Tourist Paradise". Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2008.

[2] "JSTOR: Sculptures from the Later Calukyan Temple at Haveri". 31: 167–178. JSTOR 3249429. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[3] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Haveri

[4] "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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