Chamarajanagar
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chamarajanagar |
| Named after | Chamaraja Wodeyar IX |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• City | 18.75 km2 (7.24 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 1,210 km2 (470 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 69,875[1] |
| • Density | 3,727/km2 (9,652/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 287,924 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 571 313 |
| Telephone code | +91(0)8226 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-10 |
| Official language | Kannada[2] |
| Website | chamarajanagaracity |
Chamarajanagara is a city and headquarter of eponymous Chamarajanagar district in the Karnataka state of India. It is named after Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, the erstwhile Raja of Mysore, Chamarajanagara was previously known as 'Arikottara'.
History
[edit | edit source]While the area was previously known as 'Sri Arikottara', the area was later named after Chamaraja Wodeyar, the Wodeyar of Mysore who was born here.[citation needed] The Vijaya Parsvanath Basadi, a holy jain shrine was constructed by Punisadandanayaka, the commander of the Hoysala king Gangaraja in the year 1117 AD.
Geography and climate
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It was ranked among the top 10 Indian cities with the cleanest air and best AQI in 2024.[4]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As of the 2011 census, Chamrajanagar had a population of 69875.[5] Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Chamrajanagar has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 65% and female literacy of 54%. 12% of the population is under six years of age.
Transport
[edit | edit source]National Highway 150A (India) originating from Jevargi, terminates at Chamarajanagara. Another national highway NH-948 connecting Bangalore to Coimbatore passes through the town. State Highway 80 (Karnataka) and State Highway 81 (Karnataka) are the other two major highways connecting the town. The RTO Code of Chamarajanagar is KA10[6]
Chamarajanagar railway station is the southernmost rail point in Karnataka. There is a direct train to Tirupati which starts at three in the afternoon and a direct train to Bangalore in the morning. The nearest airport is Mysore airport and the nearest international airports are in Coimbatore International Airport and Kempegowda International Airport.
Religion
[edit | edit source]Maaravva or Maaramma is the most widely worshiped deity in the town, more than ten temples of Maaravva can be found in the town. Chamarajeshwara Temple and Haralu Kote Anjaneya Temple are the biggest and the oldest temples respectively. Apart from these, the town has many temples. As far as other religious beliefs are concerned, the town has 2 Jain Basadis, and 2 Buddha Viharas.
Bandit Veerappan
[edit | edit source]Since a lot of the southern area of the district is dense forest, it had provided a good refuge to the notorious bandit Veerappan, responsible for the death of over a hundred policemen. He was shot dead in an encounter with 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.
Image gallery
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Ayyappa Temple
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Fathima Mosque
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Muslim Cemetery
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Chamarajanagar Railway Station
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Chamarajeshwara temple
See also
[edit | edit source]- Kollegal
- Yelandur
- Gundlupet
- Male Mahadeshwara Hills
- Biligiriranga Hills
- Bandipur National Park,
- Chinnada Gudi Hundi
- Badana Guppe
- Mariyala-Gangavadi Halt
- Mukkadahalli
- Mysore–Chamarajanagar branch line
- Kellamballi
- Rechamballi
- Kagalvadi
- Irasavadi
- Badanaguppe
- Mariyala
- Bandalli
References
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