Shikaripur
Shikaripura is a major town in Shimoga district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Shikaripura taluk and is known as the land of Shiva Sharanas.
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• Name — Shikaripura • Settlement Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — India • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Karnataka • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Shivamogga • Subdivision Type3 — Region • Subdivision Name3 — Malenadu • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 18.76 • Elevation M — 603 • Population Total — 31508 • Population As Of — 2001 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — Languages • Demographics1 Title1 — Official • Demographics1 Info1 — Kannada • Timezone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +5:30 • Postal Code — 577427 • Registration Plate — KA 15 Sagara • Blank1 Name Sec1 — Vidhana Sabha constituency • Blank1 Info Sec1 — Shikarpura • Illustration — Proposal for the formation of separate Shikarpura district in 2019.
Geography
Geography
Shikaripur is located at. It has an average elevation of 603 m (1978 ft). It lies on tropical forests of Malenadu region. Shikaripura is one of the junction to connect north karnataka to Malenadu. And the river kumadvati flows from the town and nearest dams anjanapura and ambligola, nearest tourist places balligavi, udutadi, jogfalls, lionsafori, agumbe, koodachadri, kavaledurga fort, bhadra river project, gajnur dam, sakrebaylu.
Demographics
Demographics
• Illustration — The Huccharaya Swamy temple in Shikaripura As of 2001 India census, Shikaripura had a population of 31,508. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Shikaripura had an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 67%. In Shikarpur, 12% of the population were under 6 years of age.
Proposal for the formation of new district
Proposal for the formation of new district
In 2008, B. S. Yediyurappa proposed splitting Shivamogga district into two parts, creating a separate Shikaripur district.
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- 1.KA-15- Sagara, District RTO office in Karnataka State. findandtrace.com.
- 2.Maps, Weather, and Airports for Shikarpur, India. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
- 3.Census Commission of India. Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional).
- 4.Karnataka: Proposal for separate Shikaripur district mooted again. The Times of India. 2019-11-15. 0971-8257.
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1- G. S. ShivarudrappaAuthor
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