Thirthahalli is a panchayat

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located in the

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of the state of

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. It lies on the bank of the river Tunga and is also the headquarters of the Thirthahalli Taluk of Shimoga district.

Geography

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/ref> It has an average elevation of 591 metres (1938 feet). The Tirthahalli Town Panchayat has population of 14,528 of which 7,093 are males while 7,435 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Notable people

* Purandara Dasa - One of the founding proponents of

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Kuvempu Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. He wa ...

- Kannada author and poet, Jnanapeetha and Padma Vibhushan awardee * Shantaveri Gopala Gowda - Socialist Leader and Politician. * U. R. Ananthamurthy- Contemporary writer, Novelist and critic, Jnanapeetha and Padma Bhushan awardee. * Kadidal Manjappa- Politician and former Chief Minister of Karnataka * Justice. M Rama Jois - Advocate and Chief Justice, Former Governor of Jharkhand and Bihar *

M. K. Indira Mandagadde Krishnarao Indira (5 January 1917 – 15 March 1994) was a well-known Indian novelist in the Kannada language. Her works include ''Phaniyamma'', which won various awards. She began writing novels at the age of forty-five.Susie J. ...

, Kannada Novelist. * Poornachandra Tejaswi- writer, environmentalist and son of kuvempu. * Anupama Niranjana- Novelist *

Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli (born 3 December 1950) is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema. Known internationally for his works, Kasaravalli has garnered fourteen National Film Awards, including f ...

- Multiple award-winning Kannada Film Director, Padmashri awardee. * Kimmane Rathnakar- Politician and former minister of Legislative assembly * Araga Jnanendra- Home Minister of Karnataka and former chairman of Mysore Paper Mills. * Kaviraj (lyricist)- Poet, lyricist, director in Kannada film industry *

Diganth Diganth Manchale (born 28 December 1983), known professionally as Diganth, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, Kannada films. Diganth made his lead acting debut in ''Miss California (film), Miss California'' (2006) and ...

-Kannada film actor * Anaga - Kannada film actor

Education institutions

* Tunga Mahavidyalaya * Sahyadri Polytechnic * Sevabharathi Higher Primary School

References

External links

Official Website of Thirtahalli Town Panchayath
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