Sanduru

Sanduru
—  town  —
Sanduru
Location of Sanduru
in Karnataka and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Karnataka
District(s) Bellary district
Population

• Density

 27,614 (2001)

• 1,247.81 /km2 (3,232 /sq mi)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

 22.13 square kilometres (8.54 sq mi)

• 564 metres (1,850 ft)

Sanduru (often written Sandur) is a town in Bellary District in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative seat of Sanduru taluka.

Contents

Geography

Sanduru is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 565 metres (1853 feet).

The town lies to the south of Hosapete. It lies on the southern edge of the original Vijayanagara metropolitan area.

Sanduru Taluka has deposits of manganese ore and hematite (iron ore), and is home to several mines, including:

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Sanduru had a population of 27,601. Males constitute 52s 62%, and female literacy is 62%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

See also

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sandur
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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