Periyapatna

Periyapatna, also known as Piriyāpattana, is a town in Mysore district. It is known for being a major producer of tobacco, and is called 'the land of tobacco'. There are popular temples in Periyapatna, the Kannambadi Amma and Masanikamma temples which are frequented by the villagers.

Location

Periyapatna is located at . It has an average elevation of above mean-sea-level. The town is situated on Bengaluru-Mysuru-Mangaluru Highway 70 km from Mysuru. The town is nearby Kushalanagar in Kodagu district.

Bylakuppe Town Periyapatna Taluk Karnataka is the world’s second-largest Tibetan settlement (Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh is the largest)

In the 1960s, when China invaded Tibet, nearly 100,000 Tibetans were tragically killed within two and a half years.

Around 98% of the monasteries were destroyed, erasing the local culture.

In response, many Tibetan refugees sought shelter in India, including their leader Dalai Lama.

He requested the Indian government to provide a place for Tibetan refugees in India.

The then Karnataka Chief Minister, S Nijalingappa, allocated 3,000 acres of land in the Mysuru district’s Bylakuppe town.

Today, more than 20,000 Tibetans live there, preserving their culture.

There is hope that one day, Tibetans will return to their homeland, as expressed by a settler in Bylakuppe, Mr. Dorji: “If we become Indian citizens, it will impact the Tibetan freedom struggle. There is still hope for the struggle among a majority of the Tibetan people.”

Rehabilitation

A scheme has been sanctioned for the resettlement of East Pakistan displaced persons in Periyapatna Taluk, as distinct from Periyapatna town. Around 800 agriculturist families have settled there. It will cost about this Rs 4,000 per family. The cost of the entire scheme is borne by the Central Government. The state government for the moment has offered about 8,000 acres of land, and we are told that the area is covered with forests. Six acres of land will be given to each family and according to the State Government, it will be quite sufficient for any agriculturist family. The scheme has been dropped.

Places of interest

The temple of Aprameya was built in the 11th century by Chola emperor Rajendra Simha. The temple is named after the invading Chola general Aprameya. The idol of Ambegalu Navaneetha Krishna (crawling Krishna with butter in hand), is believed to be the only deity of Lord Sri Krishna in this pose. This idol was installed by Vyasaraja (aka Vyasatirtha), who was a prominent saint of Dvaita Vedanta. The famous Kriti (musical composition or song) "Jagadodharana Adisidale Yashode" was composed by most prominent composer of Carnatic music Purandaradasa in appreciation of the beauty of this idol.

Bylakuppe Tibetan settlement is located in this taluk and it is home to around 70,000 Tibetans. The town is mainly inhabited by Tibetans who, according to a demographic survey carried out by the Central Tibetan Administration's Planning Commission in 1998, numbered 50,727. However, it is unclear whether these figures included the Vajrayana Buddhist monks living there. Today, an estimated 70,000 Tibetans live in the settlements; these were established on land leased by the state government to accommodate some of the Tibetan expatriates who came to resettle in India after 1959. Bylakuppe consists of a number of agricultural settlements, colonies are close to each other, and there are a number of monasteries and temples representing the major Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Most notable among them are the large educational monastic institution Sera Monastery, the smaller Tashi Lhunpo Monastery (both in the Gelug tradition) and Namdroling Monastery (in the Nyingma tradition). Bylakuppe also has many Buddhist universities for advanced Buddhist practices.

Demographics

As per the 2011 census, there is a total 4,031 families residing in Piriyapatna city. The total population of Piriyapatna is 16,685, of which 8,284 are male and 8,401 are female, thus the average sex ratio of Piriyapatna is 1,014.

There are 1851 children aged 0–6 years in Piriyapatna city, which is 11% of the total population. There are 946 male children and 905 female children between the age 0–6 years. Thus as per the 2011 census the Child Sex Ratio of Piriyapatna is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,014).

As per the 2011 census, the literacy rate of Piriyapatna is 80.8%. Thus it has a higher literacy rate than the Mysore district's rate of 72.8%. The male literacy rate is 86.56% and the female literacy rate is 75.27% in Piriyapatna.

The Vokkaliga Gowda community has the highest population of the Taluk and many people cultivate tobacco. It is also the homeland for the Majority of Minor Tribal group Beda Nayakas (ST-Hunting tribal groups..also called as Valmiki Nayakas) vowing to thick Malanad forest around and Hunting being their occupation.
India census,

Gallery

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References

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Villages in Mysore district