Cheluvanahalli is a small village in the southern state

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 ...

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, Chamrajnagar district,

Kollegal Kollegal (or Kollegala) is the Major taluk in the Chamarajanagara District of Karnataka State in the south of India. Kollegala is well known for its silk industry which attracts traders from all over the state. History Until 1956, Kollegala ...

taluk (sub-district), Saraguru post, Palya hobli, and Dhanagere village panchayath. Pin:571440, L&L:12.199934N,77.148640E. It is located between Kollegal (7 km towards Malavalli) and

Malavalli Malavalli is a town and a taluka in Mandya district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Malavalli town in history is quoted dates back to 27 March 1799 - Fourth Anglo Mysore War. Battle of Malavalli was fought between Tippu Sultan's Mysore Army ag ...

(28 km towards Kollegal). The National Highway

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runs through the village outskirts. Hills surround one-third of the village and they are connected to Sri Male Mahadeshwara Hills and Sri

Biligiriranga Hills The Biligirirangana Hills or Biligirirangan Hills (as referred to in biology and geology) is a hill range situated in Chamarajanagar District in south-western Karnataka, at its border with Tamil Nadu (Erode District) in South India. The area is ...

. The village is nearer the two largest Falls Gaganachukki and Bharachukki. There are about 90 families living in the village and all are Hindu religions (Caste: Virashiva

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). The main occupation of people in the village is agriculture and they are very successful in it as compared to the whole district's average farming. The main crops are paddy (

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, banana, and vegetables such as tomato, beans, cauliflower, brinjal, cucumber, chili, etc.

References

Chamarajanagar Chamarajanagara is a city and headquarter of eponymous Chamarajanagar district in the Karnataka state of India. It is named after Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, the erstwhile Raja of Mysore, Chamarajanagara was previously known as 'Arikottara'. Hist ...

{{coord, 12, 12, N, 77, 09, E, display=title, region:IN_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Villages in Chamarajanagar district