Channapatna

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Channapatna v • d • e Karnataka • India
Channapatna
District(s)	Bangalore rural district
Coordinates	12.39° N 77.13° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area	12.87 sq.km km² (Expression error: Unrecognised word "sq" mi²)
Population • Density	65,000 • Expression error: Unrecognised word "sq"/km²
Codes • Postal • Telephone	• 571501 • +91-8113 / +91-80
Website: [http://www.channapatnacity.gov.in www.channapatnacity.gov.in]

Coordinates: 12.39° N 77.13° E

Channapatna is a small city located 60 km south-west of Bangalore, India. With an urban population of 65000, the city is spread over approximately 12.87 km².

Wooden toys of Channapatna

The city is famous for its wooden toys and lacquerware. In the native language (kannada), Channapatna is also called as "gonmbegaLa ooru" meaning toys town in English.

Channapatna is one of the 57 cities in Karnataka under the Nirmala Nagara - Municipal eGovernance project. Under this project, the city obtained its website as well as the Public Grievance & Redressal module from Aug 15th 2005.

1 History
2 City Statistics
3 Tourist places in and around the city
4 Daira of Channapatna (دائرة‎)
5 External links

[edit] History

The city was ruled by the King Timmapparaja Aras. Later Jagadevaraya choose it as his Capital city.

[edit] City Statistics

Urban Population: 65000 City Area: 12.87 km² Length of Roads: 108.20 km Total Water Supply: 70.50(LPCD) Per Capita Water Supply: 65.50(LPCD) Summer Temp: 38 °C Winter Temp: 19 °C

[edit] Tourist places in and around the city

The Following are some of the tourist places in and around the city

Kanva Reservoir
Maloor Aprameya Swamy Temple, Doddamalooru;
Kengal Aanjaneya Swamy Temple;
Igloor Barrage;
Bettada Timmappa, Bevoor;
Bevoor Mutt;
Kanva Maharshi Math ; Brahmanya Theertha Brundavan, Abburu;
Revana Siddeswara Betta;
Kokkare Bellur (Very Closeby to Channapatna) - It's a Bird Sanctuary wherein many Cranes from different countries fly here and live for few months.

[edit] Hospitals found in the town

Balu Nursing Home
Pooja Nursing Home
Mini Hospital
Laxmi Nursing Home

[edit] Temples in Channapatna

Raghavendra Swamy Mutt - Kote
Kengal Hanumantharaya Temple - Kengal
Aprameya Swamy (Ambegaalu Krishna) - Mallur
Lord Shiva Temple - Pete
Lord Ganesha Temple - near Bus-stand and inside KPTCL office.

[edit] Schools in Channapatna

Balu Public School
St.Annes school
St.John's School
St.Michaels English School
Sarvajanika High School
Al-Ameen High School
Govt first grade college

[edit] Daira of Channapatna (دائرة‎)

Daira literally means a "circle" which signifies a "boundary" or a "limitation". The term daira is an abbreviation of the phrase "daira e hudoodullah" meaning "A boundary of an area where Allah's decrees are strictly adhered to". The Mahdavi people inhabit the daira. They are the followers of Sayyid Muhammad Jaunpuri [ahs]. There are around 20 Mahdavi Mosques in the Daira of Channapatna.