Hassan, Karnataka

Hassan
ಹಾಸನ
Coordinates: IN 13°04′N 76°06′E / 13.06°N 76.1°E / 13.06; 76.1Coordinates: IN 13°04′N 76°06′E / 13.06°N 76.1°E / 13.06; 76.1
Country India
Taluk Hassan
Government
 • MP H. D. Deve Gowda
 • MLA H.S.Prakash
Area
 • Total 6,814 km2 (2,631 sq mi)
Elevation 972 m (3,189 ft)
Languages
 • Official Kannada & English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 573201/573202
Telephone code ISD 00918172 / STD CODE 08172
Vehicle registration KA-13
Website http://www.hassancity.mrc.gov.in/

Hassan is a city and the district headquarters of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The town is situated 934 m above sea level with fine weather similar to Bangalore. It is named after the Hasanamba temple. [1]

Climate

Tropical savanna climates have monthly mean temperature above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Aw" (Tropical Savanna Climate).[2]

Climate data for Hassan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 27.8
(82)		 30.3
(86.5)		 32.7
(90.9)		 32.9
(91.2)		 31.1
(88)		 26.6
(79.9)		 24.6
(76.3)		 25.2
(77.4)		 26.3
(79.3)		 27.2
(81)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.5
(79.7)		 28.17
(82.7)
Average low °C (°F) 12.7
(54.9)		 15.2
(59.4)		 18.2
(64.8)		 20.1
(68.2)		 21.1
(70)		 19.4
(66.9)		 19
(66)		 18.8
(65.8)		 18.4
(65.1)		 18.5
(65.3)		 16.9
(62.4)		 14.0
(57.2)		 17.69
(63.83)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0
(0)		 2
(0.08)		 7.0
(0.276)		 58
(2.28)		 97
(3.82)		 84
(3.31)		 167
(6.57)		 94
(3.7)		 85
(3.35)		 152
(5.98)		 51
(2.01)		 9
(0.35)		 806
(31.726)
Source: Climate-data.org,[3]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census,[4] Hassan district had a population of 2,117,386. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Hassan had an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy was 82%, and female literacy was 75%. In Hassan, 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Karnataka, Travel. "Hassan is situated 934 mts above sea level". Travel Karnataka. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Bangalor%2C+Karnataka%2C+India&units= Climate Summary for Bangalore , India
  3. ↑ "Climate data for: Bangalore". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "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. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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