Sakleshpur
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| Sakleshpur | |
  Sakleshpur
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| State - District(s) |
Karnataka - Hassan |
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| Area - Elevation |
- 949 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
23,201 - |
| Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle |
- 573134 - +91 - 08173 - |
Sakleshapur is a town in Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
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[edit] Geography
Sakleshpur is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 949 metres (3113 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Sakleshpur had a population of 23,201. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sakleshpur has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 69%. In Sakleshpur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] History
The name Sakaleshpur is derived from the words Sakala (Everything) Ishwara (Lord Siva) Pura (City).
[edit] Agriculture & Commerce
The primary mode of employment in the Sakleshpur region is agriculture. Crops grown include coffee, rice, pepper, cardamom, and tea with coffee being dominant. Sakleshpur coffee is shade grown on the slopes of the Western Ghats as the elevation is not high enough to enable the intensive cultivation practices followed in the Brazilian and Colombian highlands.
Coffee growers are typically small farm owners with plantation sizes ranging from 10 acres to a couple of hundred acres. Of late, several corporations such as Tata and the TI group have adopted large scale cultivation. The larger plantations process and market the coffee themselves in the domestic and international markets.
Sakleshpur Taluk accounts for around a third of Indian cardamom production.
[edit] Bio-diversity
Sakleshpur is located in the Western Ghats, a mountain range that stretches from Kerala to Gujarat. The southern range, which includes Bisle reserve forest and the region around Sakleshpur is listed as one of the 18 most diverse spots in the world in terms of flora and fauna. The sub-tropical climate and heavy rains during the wet season create an environment where several unique plant and animal species flourish. With people of Karnataka being very hospitable, the tourism industry is increasingly embracing the Bed & Breakfast model and now offers several choices for a weekend getaway.
[edit] Tourism
The Manjarabad fort is located just outside of Sakleshpur on National Highway 48. The fort is reputed to have been constructed by Tippu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore as a strategic defensive location as it commands the approach to the plateau beyond Sakleshpur from the coast.
[edit] Trekking
The "Trek on the Railway Track", as it is well known, is a stretch of track from Sakleshpur to the Subramanya Road Station, which was shut down in 1989 due to high cost of maintenance.
This track, that traverses some distance of the Western Ghats, had been abandoned, but now the track is being converted to broad-guage. It forms a part of 56.80-km stretch from Sakleshpur to Kukke Subrahmanya, dotted by 58 tunnels, 109 bridges and about 25 waterfalls. So, for all you trekking freaks, this is the place to be in.
Another place to trek in Sakleshpur taluk is Bisle ghat or Bisle reserve forest.
[edit] References
The track is functional again but only goods trains ply on the broad gauge. The scenery and greenery viewed from from the bridges over some of the ravines is admirable as there are few obstacles in your line of sight. One should be hopeful to not have any train come by while relishing the beauty around. The train will be unable to stop, unlike a cbz bike with disk brakes. This has led to the coinage of the term 'wash-out' by the staion-master at Erakumedi, which means you first go down and then go up.
Note: The going up is with relevance to your soul going to heaven according to hinduism. If you do not believe in afterlife you go only down.
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