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Kanakapura

Field	Value
name	Kanakapura
other_name	Kankanahalli
settlement_type	City
image_skyline	File:Kanakapura Bus Station.jpg
image_caption	Temple inside Kanakapura Bus Station
pushpin_map	India Karnataka
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Karnataka, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Karnataka
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Bengaluru South
established_title
governing_body	City Municipal Council
leader_title	MLA
leader_name	D. K. Shivakumar
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	7.80
area_rural_km2	1600
elevation_m	637
population_total	54014
population_rural	296863
population_as_of	2011
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Kannada
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	562 117
area_code_type	Telephone code
area_code	08117
registration_plate	KA 42
website
iso_code	IN-KA

A view of the forested area around the Kanakapura bus station

Kanakapura is a city in the Bengaluru South district of Karnataka on the banks of the Arkavathi river and the administrative center of the taluk of the same name. Its founder is Shrihan Kanaka Sigmanath, hence its name. Kanakapura is the largest cocoon silk producer in India. The Kaveri River flows around 21 km in Kanakapura Taluk. The city previously belonged to the Bangalore Rural District. It was formerly the largest constituency in the country. (1553 km2). The Kodihalli Wildlife Range and Harohalli Wildlife Range are under its division. The Kaveri Wildlife Sanctuary consists of two main zones: the Sangam Wildlife Range and the Mugguru Wildlife Range.

Etymology

The place was originally written under the Gangas and later under the Cholas, who administered it as a part of an area named Kilalainad. Later, the Hoysalas made it a major headquarters of a province (sime) and its name was changed to Kanakapura from its original Kanakanahalli. However, earlier mentions refer to the city as Kanikaranahalli in two Hoysala records dated 1319 and 1317 A.D. from Hachchalu and Nyakanahalli (Kanakapura tq) villages respectively. A more recent record dated 1662 A.D. by Mysore rulers from Malagala also mention the place as Kanikaranahalli being the headquarters of a sime. The local inhabitants universally call it as Kanikaranahalli, which is otherwise corrupted as Kankanahalli, according to Buchanan. He further claims that Kanikaranahalli has a Kannada origin, in which Kani and Karna or Kanikara signifies showing sympathy.

Geography

Kanakapura is located at . It has an average elevation of 638 m.

Kanakapura is 55 km south of Bengaluru (capital) on National Highway NH 209, on the banks of the river Arkavathi (tributary of River Kaveri), 27 km from Ramanagara and 96 km from Mysuru.

The National Highway 209 (Bangalore – Coimbatore – Madurai) passes through Kanakapura.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census, Kanakapura had a population of 47,047. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kanakapura has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 59%. In Kanakapura, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Now Kanakapura is City Municipality Council. Kanakapura taluk has 6 hoblis, namely, Kasaba town, Doddamaralavadi, Harohalli, Uyyamballi, Sathanur and Kodihalli.

As of the 2011 India census, Kanakapura had a population of 54,014 individuals. The average literacy rate stood at 81.08%.

References

"Census 2011 Handbook".
Keshava, V. C.. (2004). "Exploring Mysore: A Complete Data Map in a Special Style". V.S.R. Prakashana.
[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Kanakapura.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Kanakapura]
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
"India Census 2011".

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