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Channarāyapatna

Karnataka, India · Asia

About Channarāyapatna

Channarāyapatna sits on the route: 25 minutes from Srāvana Belgola, 55km from Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu.

Channarāyapatna is in Karnataka, India, with about 40,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Srāvana Belgola, about 12 km away.

Channarayapatna Taluk is one of the eight taluks of Hassan District, Karnataka, India. Channarayapatna town, being the taluka headquarters, lies on the Mangalore - Bangalore National highway 75 in Karnataka, India. Its popularity can be attributed to its historical and religious significant, coconut farming, sugar and

Read more also to its fields of literature, culture, religion etc. Now it is growing predominantly towards improvements in the modern era. The Taluk Office, Channarayapatna is located off the Bangalore-Mangalore highway in Channarayapatna town. The office is housed in the royal and majestic Mini Vidhana Soudha. In addition to the Taluka office, it also houses the Sub-Registrar office, Sub-Treasury office & Labour Inspector offices. The Taluk Office is headed by the Tahsildar who is of KAS cadre. They include Shirastedars, Deputy Tahsildars, Revenue Inspectors, FDAs, SDAs & Village Accountants. The Tahsildar also heads survey section which has survey supervisors, surveyors, Band Jawans, Licensed Surveyors besides managing food & civil supplies section, which includes Food Shirastedars and Food Inspectors. The Tahsildar has to manage the Muzrai section to take care of Muzrai temples. In addition to conventional revenue duties, the Tahsildar has to perform magisterial functions as provided in the CrPC. The Tahsildar also has many other functions related to election, disaster management, SC/ST, Backward classes, women, children welfare etc. Overall, they will be responsible for the peace and tranquillity of the taluk. Channarayapatna has an average elevation of 827 metres (2713 ft). There are 40 panchayat villages in Channarayapatna Taluk, for 407 villages.

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Within an hour or so of Channarāyapatna: Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu (55 km).

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Channarāyapatna is in Karnataka, India, about 12 km from Srāvana Belgola.

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Quick Information

Population
40,417
Continent
Asia
Country
India
Region
Karnataka
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
12.9064, 76.3877

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in India

Police
100
Ambulance
102
Fire
101
All emergencies
112
Driving side
left
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Worth the detour from Channarāyapatna

1 notable place within an hour's drive.

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Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu

A 12th-century Hoysala temple in soapstone, its exterior wrapped in continuous friezes of elephants, horsemen and mythological scenes carved in extraordinarily fine relief.

55 km · about 65 min drive

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Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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