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 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 the

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n 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 ...

Geography

Sakleshpur is located at . It has an average elevation of above mean sea level. Sakleshpur taluk is bounded by Belur taluk to the northeast, Alur taluk to the east,

Dakshina Kannada Dakshina Kannada district is located in the states and territories of India, state of Karnataka in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangaluru. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east and the ...

district to the west,

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 northwest and

Kodagu district Kodagu district () (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative List of districts of Karnataka, district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State at which point it was merged ...

to the southeast and south. The Western Ghats mountains extend along the western edge of the taluk, separating Sakleshpur from

district. The rest of the district lies on the

Deccan Plateau The Deccan is a plateau extending over an area of and occupies the majority of the Indian peninsula. It stretches from the Satpura Range, Satpura and Vindhya Ranges in the north to the northern fringes of Tamil Nadu in the south. It is bound ...

. The Hemavati River, a tributary of the

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, drains the eastern portion of the town, originating in Chikkamagaluru district and flowing through Sakleshpur town. Two rivers flow in western part of Sakleshpura taluk and drain through the Ghats. The Kempuhole River originates near Manjarabad Fort and flows westward to join the Netravati River, which empties into the

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Mangalore Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...

. The Kumaradhara River, another tributary of the Netravati, drains the southwestern portion of the taluk. These rivers form passes through the Ghats. The Bangalore-Mangalore Highway follows the Kempuhole River, as does the rail line linking Sakleshpur to Mangalore. Bisle Ghat Road follows the Kumaradhara, linking the southwestern portion of the taluk to Kulkunda and Subramanya in Dakshina Kannada. Jenkal or Jenukallu Betta which is above mean sea level (), the highest peak in Hassan district, is located in Sakleshpura Taluk. It is around 38 kilometres from Sakleshpura town.

Biodiversity

Sakleshpur is located in the Western Ghats, a mountain range that stretches from Kerala to Gujarat. The southern range around Sakleshpur, which includes the Bisle Reserve Forest, is listed as one of the 18 bio-diversity hotspots in the world. The sub-tropical climate and heavy rains during the wet season create an environment where several unique plant and animal species flourish. Local flora of Sakleshpur include the reddish-orange pagoda flower ('' Clerodendrum paniculatum''), locally known as ''raktha pushp''a (blood flower).

Climate

Sakleshpur has Aw climate, according to the Koppen-Geiger classification. In 2022 Hethur hobli in Sakleshpura taluk received the maximum downpour of . As per the records, the highest rainfall of 33.96 inches (862.5 mm) in June alone was recorded in 1896.

Demographics

India census, Sakleshpur had a population of 23,352 of which 11,558 are males while 11,794 are females. Sakleshpur has an average literacy rate of 88.47%: male literacy is 92.72%, and female literacy is 84.31%. In Sakleshpur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

The town lies in the Malnad region on the hills of the biodiversity hotspot, the Western Ghats. It has a tropical in west and temperate climate in eastern part surrounded with lofty green hills full of coffee,

cardamom Cardamom (), sometimes cardamon or cardamum, is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genus (biology), genera ''Elettaria'' and ''Amomum'' in the family Zingiberaceae. Both genera are native to the Indian subcontinent and Indon ...

, pepper and

areca ''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of Arecaceae, palms in the family (biology), family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines and Malaysia, India, and across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ' ...

plantations. These crops which contribute mainly to the economy of the taluk are grown in the surrounding villages and the entire taluk are brought to Sakleshpur city for sale. The town lies on the National Highway 75 (NH 75) which connects the port city of

(128 km), with the capital city

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

(224 km) of Karnataka state. The nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport, situated at a distance of .

Notable locations

Manjarabad Fort

The Manjarabad Fort was constructed by

Tipu Sultan Tipu Sultan (, , ''Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu''; 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799) commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore or "Tiger of Mysore", was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery ...

. It is located on the outskirts o
Sakleshpur
on NH 75. It has a 8-pointed star-shaped fort on a hillock overlooking the road to Mangalore. There is a hollow entrance in the center, which is said to be the entrance of a tunnel leading to Srirangapattana. There is a mural with the fort's map at the entrance which is in excellent condition. The fort is maintained by the Department of Archeology.

Gallery

File:Hassan in karnataka.jpg, Positioning of Hassan district in Karnataka File:HASSAN DIST CRP.jpg, Hobli Map of Hassan district File:SLPURA POP 2001.pdf, Map of Sakleshpur Taluk as per 2001 Census File:SLPURA POP 2011.pdf, Map of Sakleshpur Taluk as per 2011 Census File:SAKALESHAPURA TQ.pdf, Sakleshpur Taluk - Hobli and Village Map File:SAKALESHAPURA GP 2015.pdf, Sakleshpur Taluk - Grama Panchayat and Village Map File:SAKALESHAPURA FLUORIDE.pdf, Sakleshpur Taluk Map about Fluoride content in DWS

References

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