Hassan is one of the 31 districts of

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. The district headquarter is Hassan. It was part of ''Manjarabad Faujdari'' between 1832-81 ( Commissioner's Rule of Mysore). In 1882, it was reduced into a sub-division under erstwhile Kadur district. But in 1886, the Hassan district was restored to its current form. Hassan District contains 8 taluks with their respective headquarters in Hassan, Arsikere,

Channarayapatna Channarāyapatna or Channarāyapattana is a town and Taluk headquarters in Hassan district of Karnataka, India. It lies on the Bangalore-Mangalore National Highway-75 in Karnataka, India. Jain pilgrimage Shravanabelagola is a famous site in th ...

, Belur, Holenarasipura,

Sakleshpur Sakleshpur, also known as Sakleshpura or Sakaleshapura, is a hill station town and headquarters of Sakleshpur taluk and one of the two Sub-divisional headquarters in Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Geography Sakleshpur is loc ...

, Alur and Arkalgud.

Governance

Current Member of Parliament from Hassan is Shreyas M. Patel and is grandson of former Member of Parliament G. Puttaswamy Gowda. The Current Member of the

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is Swaroop Prakash.

History

Hassan district was the seat of the

Hoysala Empire The Hoysala Kingdom was a kingdom originating from the Indian subcontinent that ruled most of what is now Karnataka, India, Karnataka, parts of Tamilnadu and South-Western Telangana between the 11th and the 14th centuries Common Era, CE. The c ...

which at its peak ruled large parts of south India from Belur as its early capital and

Halebidu Halebidu (IAST: Haḷēbīḍ, literally "old capital, city, encampment" or "ruined city") is a town located in Hassan District, Karnataka, India. Historically known as Dwārasamudra (also Dorasamudra), Halebidu became the regal capital of the ...

as its later capital during the period 1000–1334 CE. The district is named Hassan after the Hindu Goddess " Haasanamba", the goddess and presiding deity of the town. As per local legend Hassan name was abridged form of Simhasanapuri which is associated with Janamejaya king, it is believed he had lived here during his cursed period. The history of Hassan district is essentially the history of two of the well known dynasties that have ruled Karnataka, the

Western Ganga Dynasty Western Ganga was an important ruling dynasty of ancient Karnataka in India which lasted from about 350 to 999 CE. They are known as "Western Gangas" to distinguish them from the Eastern Ganga Dynasty, Eastern Gangas who in later centuries r ...

of Talkad (350–999 CE) and the

(1000–1334 CE). In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Vijayanagar kings patronised Chennakesava of Belur as their family deity. It was also ruled by

Adilshahi The Sultanate of Bijapur was an early modern kingdom in the western Deccan and South India, ruled by the Muslim Adil Shahi (or Adilshahi) dynasty. Bijapur had been a ''taraf'' (province) of the Bahmani Kingdom prior to its independence in 1490 ...

s of

Bijapur Bijapur (officially Vijayapura) is the district headquarters of Bijapur district of the Karnataka state of India. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluk. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importa ...

and

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after decline of the Vijayanagar. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Hassan became a land of contention between the

Keladi Nayaka Nayakas of Keladi () (1499–1763), also known as Nayakas of Bednore () and Ikkeri Nayakas (), were an Indian dynasty based in Keladi in present-day Shimoga district of Karnataka, India. They were an important ruling dynasty in post-mediev ...

s of Shimoga and the

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. It finally merged as an independent

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Modern

Profile of Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu

During the 14th century, invasions by the

Sultanate of Delhi The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for more than three centuries.

weakened the

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, and the district became part of the

Vijayanagara Empire The Vijayanagara Empire, also known as the Karnata Kingdom, was a late medieval Hinduism, Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, belongi ...

.Meyer, Sir William Stevenson. ''The Imperial Gazetteer of India''. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1908-1931. v. 13, p. 64. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Vijayanagar kings patronised Chennakesava of Belur as their family deity. It was also ruled by

s of

and

after decline of the Vijayanagar. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Hassan became a land of contention between the

s of Shimoga and the

. In 1648 the Mysore rulers built

fort by treaty with the sultans of Bijapur. A peace treaty was concluded between the Mysore and Keladi rulers in 1694. The district remained part of the Mysore Kingdom at the conclusion of the

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War was a conflict in South India between the Kingdom of Mysore against the British East India Company and the Hyderabad Deccan in 1798–99. This was the last of the four Anglo-Mysore Wars. The British captured the capi ...

in 1799. Hassan District and its current boundaries date to the 1860s, when the Mysore Kingdom was organised into 8 districts, and the districts further divided into

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 ...

s. The district had a population of 518,987 in the 1871 census. A famine from 1876 to 1878 reduced the population to 428,344 by 1881. The population was 511,975 in 1891, and 568,919 in 1901. The 1901 census recorded 541,531 Hindus, 16,668 Muslims, 5035 Animists, 3795 Christians, 1874 Jains, and 16 others. The district had 14 towns, and 2546 villages. Reserve forests were established in the 19th century, and covered an area of 185 square miles in the district. The forests, with their area in square miles, were: Kempuhole Ghat (16), Kaganeri Ghati (2), Kabbinale Ghat (23), Bisale Ghat (23), Vijayapur (5), Hirikalgudda (92), Doddabetta (3), Burdalbore (3), Hagare (3), Byaba (2), Sige-gudda (8), Baisur (1), Mallappan-betta (1), and Vantigudda (1). The state established five

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forests, totalling three square miles: Kemmanbore (232 acres), Gubbi (428 acres), Gadagere (554 acres), Gubbi (1000 acres), and Nakalgud (185 acres). After India's independence in 1947, Mysore Kingdom became Mysore State, which was renamed Karnataka state in 1973.

Geography

Lying between 12° 13´ and 13° 33´ North latitudes and 75° 33´ and 76°38´ East longitude, Hassan district has a total area of 6826.15 km². The geography is mixed with the ''

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'' or mountainous region to the west and south west called ''Bisle Ghat'' and the ''maidan'' or plains regions in the north, south and east. There are some areas of degraded forest ranges in central portion of the district. The district is surrounded by

Chikmagalur District Chikmagalur, officially Chikkamagaluru () is an administrative district in the Malnad subregion of Karnataka, India. It was called Kadur (''Cuddoor'') district till 1947. Coffee was first cultivated in India in Chikmagalur. The hills of Chikm ...

to the north,

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to the east,

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to the south east,

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to the south,

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to the south west and

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district to the west. Hassan and Belur stand around and above sea level, respectively. Most of the district lies in the watershed of the Hemavathi River, a tributary of the

Kaveri River The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery) is a major river flowing across Southern India. It is the third largest river in the region after Godavari and Krishna. The catchment area of the Kaveri basin is estimated to be and encompasses the states o ...

. The general level of Hassan district slopes with the course of the Hemavati, from the peaks of the Western Ghats downwards to the southeast. The chief tributary of the Hemavathi is the

Yagachi River The Yagachi is a river in Karnataka, India. It is a major tributary of Hemavati river. It rises in the Baba Budangiri, Baba Budan Hill Range near the city of Chikmagalur, Chikkamagaluru, flows through Belur, Karnataka, Belur taluk, Hassan Dist ...

, which flows southward from Belur taluk to join the Hemavathi near Gorur. In 1981 the Hemavathi Dam was completed near Gorur, downstream from the confluence with the Yagachi, creating a reservoir of 8000 hectares. The Hemavathi passes through Holenarsipur taluk in a southerly direction and joins with the Kaveri near Hampapura in Mysore district, close to the border of Hassan district. The Kaveri flows through the southernmost part of the District. Western portions of the district are drained by the headwaters of the

Netravati River The Netravati River or Netravathi Nadi has its origins at Bangrabalige valley, Yelaneeru Ghat in Kudremukha in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, India. This river flows through the famous pilgrimage place Dharmasthala and is considered o ...

, which flows northwestward to empty into the Arabian Sea. Portions of Arsikere taluk in the northeast are drained by the Hagari River, a tributary of the

Tungabhadra River The Tungabhadra River () starts and flows through the state of Karnataka, India, for most of its course, then through Andhra Pradesh where it ultimately joins the Krishna River near Murvakonda. The Tungabhadra derives its name from two strea ...

. The basins of the Kaveri and Tungabhadra are separated by a range of low granitic hills extending through Belur, Hassan, and Arsikere taluks. The Bisle Ghat, or Bisale Ghat, is a portion of the Western Ghats range in the western part of the district. Main peaks include Jenukallu betta, Sakleshpura (), the highest peak in the district, Murkangudda (), and Devarbetta (). Pushpagiri (1,712 meters), lies immediately southwest in

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and district. Bisle, Kagneri, Kanchankumari reserve forests cover portions the Bisle Ghat, and adjoin Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary in Kodagu.

Rainfall

Hassan district is located on the leeward side of Western Ghats, thus receives less rainfall than coastal

. The district comes under three river basins: Netravathi,

Kaveri The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery) is a Rivers of India, major river flowing across Southern India. It is the third largest river in the region after Godavari River, Godavari and Krishna River, Krishna. The catchment area of the Kaveri basin i ...

and Vedavathi (

Krishna River The Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau is the third-longest in India, after the Ganga, Ganga and Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Indus and Godav ...

). In 2022, the district received an average annual rainfall of , of which, Hethur hobli in

Sakleshpura Sakleshpur, also known as Sakleshpura or Sakaleshapura, is a hill station town and headquarters of Sakleshpur taluk and one of the two Sub-divisional headquarters in Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Geography Sakleshpur is loc ...

taluk received the maximum downpour of and Arsikere hobli received , the lowest in the district.

Agriculture

Main crops grown in the district are ragi, coconut, potato, paddy, sugarcane, maize, coffee and black pepper. Hassan district ranks second in production of coconut and ragi in the state after

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and ranks third in coffee production.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Hassan district has a

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of 1,776,421, roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. This gives it a ranking of 270th in India (out of a total of

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). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 3.17%. Hassan has a

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of 1005

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for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of 75.89%. 21.21% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 19.42% and 1.82% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 census, 87.04% of the population spoke

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

, 6.16%

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, 1.96% Telugu, 1.22% Tulu and 0.91%

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as their first language.

Government and politics

Administrative divisions

Hassan District is administratively divided into eight

taluka 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 ...

s (Panchayat blocks): Alur, Arkalgud, Arsikere, Belur,

, Hassan, Holenarasipura (H.N. Pura) and

, and 258 panchayat villages.

Villages

* Gubbi, Holenarasipura

Map gallery

File:Hassan in karnataka.jpg, Positioning of Hassan district in Karnataka File:KARNATAKA HASSAN A3.pdf, Positioning of Hassan district in Karnataka (Including Taluks) File:HASSAN DIST CRP.jpg, Hobli Map of Hassan district File:HASSAN HOBLI REGIONS.pdf, Hobli Map with Regions shading File:HASSAN TOURISM.pdf, District Tourism Map File:HASSAN DISTRICT ROADS.pdf, Road Network of Hassan district File:HASSAN GENERAL1.pdf, Taluks of Hassan district

Tourism

List of famous temples in Hassan

* Chennakesava Temple, Belur *

Hoysaleswara Temple Hoysaleshwara temple, also referred simply as the Halebidu temple, is a 12th-century Hinduism, Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. It is the largest monument in Halebidu, a town in the state of Karnataka, India and the former capital of th ...

Gommateshwara Statue The Gommateshwara statue is a high monolithic statue on Vindhyagiri, also known as ''Indra-giri'' in the town of Shravanbelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. Carved of a single block of granite, it is one of the tallest monolithic statues ...

Shravanabelagola Shravanabelagola (pronunciation: ) is a town located near Channarayapatna of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is from Bengaluru. The Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola is one of the most important tirthas ...

* Hasanamba Temple, Hassan * Nageshvara-Chennakeshava Temple, Mosale * Ishvara Temple, Arsikere

Transport

Air

There is no operational airport in the city. The nearest airport is

Mysore airport Mysore Airport , also known as Mandakalli Airport, is a domestic airport serving Mysore in Karnataka, India. It is located south of the city in the village of Mandakalli and is owned and operated by the Airports Authority of India. The Prince ...

and the nearest international airport is

Kempegowda International Airport Kempegowda International Airport is an international airport serving Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Spread over , it is located about north of the city near the suburb of Devanahalli. It is owned and operated by ...

. Hassan Airport is an airport under construction 10 kilometres east of the city, near the Boovanahalli village. The project was first rejected by the State government in 2012. It was again revived in 2021 with a budget of Rs 175 crore and will be taken up by the

UDAN ''Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik'' (Hindi for "Let the common citizens of the country fly"), known by its acronym ''UDAN-RCS'' ('Udan' is Hindi for "flight") is a regional airport development program of the Government of India and part of the Regio ...

scheme. Government of India has granted the approval for setting up of 15 Greenfield airports in the country on 12 May 2015. Among 15 airports Hassan was also approved for Greenfield Airport.

Road

The

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is a state-owned public road transport corporation company in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves routes to 31 districts and as wel ...

operates buses connecting Hassan district with other parts of Karnataka as well as neighbouring states. Two divisions of KSRTC, Hassan and Chikmagalur, maintain a total of 9 bus depots (6 by Hassan division, rest 3 by Chikmagalur division) in the district, with two being in Hassan city. Major National Highways that pass through the district are NH-75 (Bangalore - Mangalore), NH-73 (Mangalore - Tumkur), (and its subsidiary NH-373 Bilikere - Belur) and NH-69 (Honnavara - Chittor).

Rail

Hassan comes under the

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zone of the

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. Hassan Junction railway station connects it to the rest of the country through the

Education

* Government Engineering College, Hassan * Rajeev Institute of Technology *

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* Malnad College of Engineering *

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* Podar International School, Hassan

Notable people

* H. D. Deve Gowda, 11th

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* Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, Renowned Kannada writer * S. L. Bhyrappa, writer * Raja Rao,

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writer * S. N. Sethuram, actor, director, writer * H. C. Srikantaiah, Former Minister and Member of Parliament *

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, cricketer * T. N. Balakrishna, Indian actor *

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king *

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king *

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* Rudrapatnam Brothers, Indian carnatic musicians * R. K. Padmanabha, Indian

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vocalist * R. K. Srikantan, vocalist * Rathnamala Prakash, Indian singer * Prithviraj, Kannada actor * Vijaya Dabbe, Indian writer, feminist, scholar * Girisha Nagarajegowda, Paralympic athlete * H. K. Narayana, Singer and music composer * Nisha Ravikrishnan, Television actress

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References

* Kamath, Suryanath U. (2001). ''A Concise History of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present'', Jupiter books, MCC, Bangalore (reprinted 2002),

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