Ranebennuru

Ranebennuru

ರಾಣೇಬೆನ್ನೂರು
—  city  —
Ranebennuru
Location of Ranebennuru
in Karnataka and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Karnataka
District(s) Haveri district
Population

• Density

 106,365[1] (2011)

• 2,117.63 /km2 (5,485 /sq mi)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

 42.32 square kilometres (16.34 sq mi)

• 604 metres (1,982 ft)

Ranebennuru or Ranebennur, (Kannada: ರಾಣೇಬೆನ್ನೂರು) is the biggest city and only City Municipal Corporation in Haveri district in Karnataka. It is situated about 300 km north west of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka. Its also well connected to other major cities like Hubli by 105 km, Shivamogga by 88 km, Davangere by 37 km

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History

Popularly known as the "Gateway to North Karnataka", The name of the city is derived from the term Rani-bennuru, literally meaning Queen's resting place. From the late 17th century onwards, the city was a part of the Regency of Bombay until the independence of India in 1947, when Bombay merged into the Republic of India.

Ranebennur Taluk

Ranebennur Taluk is the most populous Taluk of Haveri District & also famous for its rich commodity market. Commodities like cotton yarn, cotton seed, oil seeds, red chilli, betel nut, Maize and Betel leaf, Jawar are traded on the burgeoning local market.

Geography

Ranibennur is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 605 metres (1984 ft).

Link from www.mapmyindia.com site: http://www.mapmyindia.com/?cx=-1585205&cy=4620961&cz=9

Rivers

One of Karnataka's most important river - Tungabhadra - flows along the border of Ranebennur taluk in the south. Another river - Kumadvathi - which originates from Madagh Masur Lake [1] flows all the way from Hirekerur taluk & passes inside Ranebennur taluk & finally joins river - Tungabhadra - in Ranebennur Taluk.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Ranebennur has a population of 106,365. Males constitute 50.7% of the population and females 49.3%. Ranebennur has a literacy rate of 89.98%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 90.16%, and female literacy is 89.8%. In Ranebennur, 10.8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Agriculture

Bulk of the population is engaged in agriculture and related activities. Cotton and jowar (sorghum) are very well suited for the semi-arid climate. Coconut, brinjal, maize, betel leaves and tomatoes are the other crops grown here. Much of the agricultural output is dependent on the southwest monsoon and hence gets challenging at times. Upper Tunga [2] project if completed will be a boon for the farmers in this region.

Sericulture

Sericulture (rearing of silkworms) is growing in popularity among the farmers. Mulbery plants are grown and silkworm larvae are fed cut-up mulberry leaves. This is a labour intensive activity and hence well suited to this region.

Business

Ranebennur is a taluk famous for its rich commodity market. Commodities like cotton yarn, cotton seed, oil seeds, red chilli, betel nut and betel leaf are openly traded on the burgeoning local market.

Ranebennur is a very famous in seed multiplication. Several seed company are located and operating from here. Mahyco, Namdari, Advanta, Suraj seeds, Chirag Seeds Corporation and the list goes on...

Ranebennur is also known for its wholesale cloth market.

Industries

Ranebennur taluk is selected to be the Industrial Hub of old Dharwad District, advantages being its on the bank of River Tungabhadra, well connectivity of roads to various important places by National Highway - NH4, State Highways - SH57, SH26, SH76.
To name few major Industries -

Tourism

A rich royal family of Haribal resides here. Its the place of birth of Helavanakatte Giriyamma in Fort of city, She is a worshipper of lord Shree Ranganatha, Now her temple is found in Malabennur.

Ranebennur Region Tourism

Chaudayyadanapura is around 22 km from Ranebennur. The Mukteshvara Temple here is a single cella temple in Jakkanachari style built in the 11-12 century.

Connectivity

Situated exactly in the middle of Karnataka, ranebennur has a good connectivity from South and North.

BY AIR - The nearest airport is at Hubli 108 km from Ranebennur. From there one can take flights to Bengaluru and Mumbai. The nearest international airport is 300 km away in Bengaluru.

BY RAIL - Ranebennur is connected with most of the metros like Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai through regular trains.

BY ROAD - There is a good network of roads that connects Ranebennur to other important cities of the region.

Education

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References

  1. ^ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above". censusindia. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
  2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ranibennur
  3. ^ "Karnataka, The Tourist Paradise". http://gazetteer.kar.nic.in/data/gazetteer/postind/Kar_Handbook_2005_Chapter14.Pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 

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