Sullia
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Town | |
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| Nickname: Sulya | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Region | Tulu Nadu |
| Government | |
| • Body | Town Panchayath |
| • MLA | Bhageerathi Murulya |
| Area | |
• Town | 17.13 km2 (6.61 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 809.43 km2 (312.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Town | 19,958[1] |
| • Density | 1,165/km2 (3,018/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 125,269 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 574239 |
| Telephone code | +91 8257 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-21 |
| Website | http://www.sulliatown.mrc.gov.in/ |
Sullia (also known as Sulya, IPA: [suɭjɐ]) is a town in the Dakshina Kannada district of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of the Sullia taluk. Sullia is located 300 kilometres west of the state capital Bengaluru.
History
[edit | edit source]A historical revolution took place during 1837, when a majority of the Gowdas, Bunts, Kudiyas, Adidravidas and other castes from Amara Sullia, Madikeri, Siddapura, Bhagamandala, Shanivarasanthe, Bellare, Puttur and Nandavara went and fought for freedom against the British.[2][3][4][5][6]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1972 | P. D. Bangera | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | A. Ramachandra | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Bakila Hukrappa | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | K. Kushala | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1994 | Angara S.[7] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
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| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | Bhageerathi Murulya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Demographics
[edit | edit source]According to the 2011 census report, Hindus form the largest religious group in Sullia taluk (1,23,507 that is 85.04% of the Taluk population). The number of Muslims is 19,556 (13.47% of the Taluk population) and the number of Christians in the Taluk is 2,076 (1.43%).[8]
Religions in Sullia taluk
[edit | edit source]- Hindus (90.0%)
- Muslim (8.51%)
- Christians (1.43%)
- Other (0.06%)
Languages in Sullia Taluk
[edit | edit source]Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Sullia, India | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F | 84 | — | — | — | 109 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 95 | — | 109 |
| Mean maximum °F | — | — | — | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 |
| Mean daily maximum °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | 90 | — | — | — | — |
| Mean daily minimum °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | 66 | — | — | — | — |
| Mean minimum °F | — | — | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 |
| Record low °F | 59 | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 64 | — | 59 |
| Record high °C | 29 | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 35 | — | 43 |
| Mean daily maximum °C | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — |
| Mean daily minimum °C | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| Record low °C | 15 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | 15 |
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Connectivity
[edit | edit source]Air
[edit | edit source]The nearest airport to Sullia is Mangalore International Airport which is at a distance of 88 km.[12] Flights are available to major Indian cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Middle East countries like Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dammam, Doha, Dubai–International, Kuwait, Muscat.
Railway
[edit | edit source]The closest railway station to the city is Subrahmanya Road Railway Station (Station Code:SBHR), which is around 48 km[13] via the fastest road.
See also
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