21-524: Gopinatham is a rural village located in Chamarajanagar district , Karnataka , India, in the border area of Tamil Nadu . It is the birthplace of Veerappan . The village is 144 kilometres (89 mi) from the district centre at Chamarajanagar among thick scrub forest and mountainous terrain. The village is now a small-time tourist attraction and trekking is encouraged on a 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) trail. A trekking camp, managed by Government agencies,
42-410: A sex ratio of 989 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 61.43%. 17.14% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 25.42% and 11.78% of the population respectively. The district has a high percentage of Scheduled Castes, with a population of 259,000, making up a quarter of the district's population. Having a large percentage of forest cover
63-409: Is 571430. Malavalli town is located at 12°23′N 77°05′E / 12.38°N 77.08°E / 12.38; 77.08 . It has an average elevation of 610 metres (2,000 ft). Malavalli town is a very vibrant and active rural market. It stretches for a whole length of 4 km. Marehalli Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Marehalli, Malavalli 2 km from Malavallli town
84-967: Is a Buddhist monastery at Dhondeling. Another road connects Kollegala to Anthiyur via Hanur , Ramapura, Burgur and Moongilpalya. The road from Kollegala to Mettur goes through Hanur Kowdalli( Cowdalli), Male Mahadeshwara Betta (MM Hills), Palar, Govindapadi, Kaveripuram and Kolathur. The above-mentioned three roads pass through forest teeming with wild animals, including elephants, Indian Bison, leopards and tigers. These roads are isolated and narrow at many stretches without any human habitation or cellular phone signals. National Highway 181 connects Gundlupete town of Chamarajanagara district with Ooty via Bandipura and Gudalur. National Highway 766 connects Gundlupete with Kalpetta via Mulehole and Sulthan Bathery . The national highways 181 and 766 are closed for private vehicles at night in stretch between Gundlupete and neighbouring states.. Only state government buses are allowed at night in these section of highway. According to
105-674: Is a town and a taluka in Mandya district in the Indian state of Karnataka . Malavalli town in history is quoted dates back to 27 March 1799 - Fourth Anglo Mysore War. Battle of Malavalli was fought between Tippu Sultan's Mysore Army against the British East India Company led by Arthur Wellesley. The men from the town fought fiercely and laid down their lives. The town was ruled by the Nada Yajamaan family. The postal code of Malavalli
126-408: Is located in the forests of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary , near the village. The Hogenakal falls is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Gopinatha and cycles are provided in the trekking camp to reach the waterfalls. Trekking is also arranged to Yekehalla, where a small memorial is built by Forest Department of Karnataka State, to remember DCF P. Srinivas , who was beheaded by Veerappan , when the officer
147-499: Is of equal importance. The world famous Somanathapura Hoysala temple is located 28 km south-westerly to Malavalli Other temples in the region are: Nearby are the Shivanasamudra waterfalls, Shimsha , Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary , Muthathi forest, Bheemeshwari Cauveri fishing camp near Halaguru ., Galibore fishing camp and more As of 2001 India census , Malavalli had a population of 35,800. Males constitute 51% of
168-571: Is the third least populous district in Karnataka (out of 30 ), after Kodagu and Bangalore Rural . Chamarajanagar was earlier known as Sri Arikottara. Chamaraja Wodeyar , the Wodeyar of Mysuru was born here and hence this place was renamed after him. The Vijaya Parsvanath Basadi, a holy Jain shrine was constructed by Punisadandanayaka, the commander of the Hoysala king Gangaraja in the year 1117 AD. Being
189-494: The 2011 census Chamarajanagar district has a population of 1,020,791, roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus or the US state of Montana . This gives it a ranking of 441st in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 200 inhabitants per square kilometre (520/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.75%. Chamarajanagar has
210-677: The Badanaguppe-Kellamballi KIADB industrial estate. Notable ones are the KCM Appliances , Aditya Birla-Grasim Paint Plant , Kaynes Technology , Colortone Textiles among others. Three national highways of India pass through Chamarajanagara district namely NH-766, NH-181, and NH-948. Some state highways of Karnataka pass through this district. National Highway 948 ( previously NH 209), which starts from Bengaluru in Karnataka state and ends at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, passes through
231-742: The Marehalli Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy Temple is among the prominent Narasimhaswamy temples in Mandya District, belonging to the Sri Vaishnava tradition. Built during the 10th century and renovated by Raja Raja chola 1st the temple exists amidst thick greenery in an area of around 12 acres. It is believed that long ago two sages by name Suyagna and Lambakarna performed yagnas and tapasyas where the temple exists now. The lord Narasimhaswamy pleased with their devotion appeared in their dream and assured that he would reside there. The place
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#1732895114740252-504: The district also has a high population of tribals, mostly the Nayakas but also forest tribes like the Soligas , Yeravas , Jenu Kurubas and Betta Kurubas . These tribals have their own languages and their total population is around 120,000, and make up 12% of the district population. Other communities include Lingayats, Muslims and Vokkaligas. Languages of Chamarajanagar district (2011) At
273-435: The following places namely Kanakapura , Malavalli , Kollegal , Chamarajanagar , Punajanur and enters Tamil Nadu. It further goes to Hasanur, Dhimbam ghat, Thalamalai, Bannari , Satyamangalam , Puliampatti, Annur ends at Coimbatore. Few KSRTC buses run on NH 948. There are many roads from Chamarajanagara district to neighbouring Tamil Nnadu state. One road connects Kollegal to Hasanur via Dhondenling and Germalam. There
294-590: The main entrance of the temple. The Bhoodevi and Neeladevi deities are also worshipped here. Surrounded by 108 pillars and ankanas. The Navaranga leads to the sanctum sanctorum. Of the temple called the Shukanasini Mantapa. Where the lord is seated with Goddess Lakshmi on his left lap. Prominent among the belief is that an “Amruthakalasha” lies beneath the lotus feet of Goddess Lakshmi, which when invoked with devotion fulfills all desires. Athmalingeshwara Kshethra near Bharathinagar (around 13 km from Malavalli)
315-440: The population and females 49%. Malavalli has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 58%. In Malavalli, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. It has 186 villages as per 2001 census. In higher/professional education segment at Malavalli, there are absolutely no Medical/Engineering/Nursing/Pharmacy colleges/ Polytechnics at Malavalli Town, except
336-613: The south, and to the extreme south-west, there is a very small border with Wayanad district of Kerala. Most of the district lies in the leeward region of the Nilgiris and consists of mainly semi-arid rain-dependent flatlands along with forested hills. The Karnataka state government has started a Rs.400 crore project on 1`,595 acres of land called Badanaguppe-Kellamballi Industrial Estate which will include sectors like automobile, food processing, textiles, leather, granite and agriculture related industries. Many industries have set up base in
357-412: The southernmost district of Karnataka , Chamarajanagar district borders the state of Tamil Nadu and Kerala . Specifically, it borders Mysore district of Karnataka to the west and north, Mandya and Ramanagara districts of Karnataka to the north-east, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts of Tamil Nadu to the east, Salem to south-east, Erode districts and Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu to
378-659: The specially formed Special Task Force (STF) on 18 October 2004, in Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. He had been on the run for over two decades. The presence of illegal quarrying for black stone imposes a great threat to the forests in the region. The main tourist attractions are Sri Chamarajeshwara temple in Chamarajanagar , Biligiriranga Hills , K Gudi, Male Mahadeshwara Hills , Gundal dam, Suvarnavati Dam , Hogenakal Falls , Shivasamudram , Bandipur National Park , and Gopalaswamy Hills in Gundlupet. Malavalli Malavalli
399-407: The time of the 2011 census, 86.10% of the population spoke Kannada , 4.58% Tamil , 4.42% Urdu and 3.29% Telugu as their first language. Since much of the southern area of the district is dense forest, it provided good refuge to the notorious bandit Veerappan , responsible for the death of over a hundred policemen in both states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. He was shot dead in an encounter with
420-428: Was earlier known was Gajaranya Kshetra. The deity Narasimhaswamy swamy locally known as Marehalli Mudukappa is also known as sowmya Narasimhaswamy. The temple complex consists of the “Amrutheshwara” temple at the entrance two mantapas on either side of the temple. Facing the main structure is the 40 feet long Garuda Gamba and Brundawana. An Anjuneyaswamy Temple at the left followed by Pathalankana and Ganesh temple are at
441-438: Was lured to the spot on the pretext of surrender proposed by the brigand through his brother Arjun. Srinivas was attacked from behind when he was crossing a stream. Chamarajanagar district Chamarajanagar or Chamarajanagara is the southernmost district in the state of Karnataka , India . It was carved out of the original larger Mysore District in 1998. Chamarajanagar town is the headquarters of this district. It
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