Banavara is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

in the south Indian state of

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

.Village code= 2504700 Banavara,Hassan, Karnataka

Geography

Banavara is located in the Arsikere

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...

Hassan district Hassan is one of the districts of Karnataka, 31 districts of Karnataka, India. The district headquarter is Hassan, Karnataka, Hassan. It was part of ''Manjarabad Faujdari'' between 1832-81 (Mysore Commission, Commissioner's Rule of Mysore). In ...

in Karnataka. It is located 15 km from Arsikere city. It is known for its clothing stores. Banavara is a

Hobli A hobli, nad or mágani is a cluster of adjoining villages administered together for tax and land tenure purposes in the states of Karnataka India. This clustering of villages was formed mainly to streamline the collection of taxes and maintenan ...

that has many villages.

Culture

Villages with historical importance include Manakathuru. () which hosts Kalabaireshwara temple () and is located 4 km from ಬಾಣಾವರ. Mallapura villages, located 2 km north-east of Banavara in Huliyar road.

Transport

The National Highways NH 206 and NH 234 pass through Banavara.

Demographics

As of 2001 India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Banavara had a population of 8,327, including 4,214 males and 4,113 females.

Gallery

Notable people

* B.S. Raja Iyengar, carnatic vocalist.

References

External links

* http://Hassan.nic.in/ Villages in Hassan district {{Hassan-geo-stub