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==Location== | ==Location== | ||
Issuru village is located 46.6 km north of [[Shimoga]] town in southwestern Karnataka.<ref>https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Issuru,+Karnataka+577214/@14.2034348,75.2086442,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3bbbc0071431ce43:0xffcf090e6549576c!8m2!3d14.2046218!4d75.3499629</ref> | Issuru village is located 46.6 km north of [[Shimoga]] town in southwestern Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Issuru,+Karnataka+577214/@14.2034348,75.2086442,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3bbbc0071431ce43:0xffcf090e6549576c!8m2!3d14.2046218!4d75.3499629|title=Issuru · Karnataka 577214, India}}</ref> | ||
It is ten kilometers from the nearest town of [[Shikaripur]]. Issuru is administered from Shikarpur block office coming under Shimoga Tehsil.<ref>http://villagesinindia.in/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/issuru.html</ref> | It is ten kilometers from the nearest town of [[Shikaripur]]. Issuru is administered from Shikarpur block office coming under Shimoga Tehsil.<ref>http://villagesinindia.in/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/issuru.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
Issuru village has 4,674 people, according to the 2011 census.<ref>http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/607823-issuru-karnataka.html</ref> | Issuru village has 4,674 people, according to the 2011 census.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/607823-issuru-karnataka.html|title=Issuru Village Population - Shikarpur - Shimoga, Karnataka}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In 1942, Issuru attracted national attention when the villagers declared independence of the village from the British government who ruled India at that time. They blockaded the village and prevented the British officers from collecting tax. In the confrontation that followed, two British officers were killed by the villagers and the criminal case registered culminated in the hanging of four freedom fighters.<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2017/jun/04/75-years-later-legacy-and-fighting-spirit-of-karnatakas-issur-live-on-1612691.html</ref> | In 1942, Issuru attracted national attention when the villagers declared independence of the village from the British government who ruled India at that time. They blockaded the village and prevented the British officers from collecting tax. In the confrontation that followed, two British officers were killed by the villagers and the criminal case registered culminated in the hanging of four freedom fighters.This incidence is also called chauri chaura of Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2017/jun/04/75-years-later-legacy-and-fighting-spirit-of-karnatakas-issur-live-on-1612691.html|title = 75 years later, legacy and fighting spirit of Karnataka's Issur live on}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||