Shikaripura is a major town in

Shimoga district Shimoga district, officially known as Shivamogga district, is a Districts of India, district in the Karnataka state of India. A major part of Shimoga district lies in the Malnad region or the Western Ghats, Sahyadri. Shimoga city is its adminis ...

in the

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. It is the headquarters of Shikaripura taluk and is known as the land of Shiva Sharanas.

Geography

Shikaripur is located at . It has an average elevation of 603 m (1978 ft). It lies on

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Malenadu Malnad (or Malenadu) is a region in the state of Karnataka, India. Malenadu covers the western and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats mountain range and is roughly 100 kilometers in width. It includes the districts of Uttara Kannada,Shivamog ...

region. Shikaripura is one of the junction to connect north karnataka to Malenadu. And the river kumadvati flows from the town and nearest dams anjanapura and ambligola, nearest tourist places balligavi,udutadi,jogfalls,lionsafori,agumbe,koodachadri,kavaledurga fort,bhadra river project, gajnur dam , sakrebaylu.

Demographics

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, Shikaripura had a population of 31,508. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Shikaripura had an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 67%. In Shikarpur, 12% of the population were under 6 years of age.

References

External links

Shikaripura Town Panchayat website
{{Shivamogga topics Shikaripur Taluks in Shimoga district Cities and towns in Shimoga district