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Kanakapura Kankanahalli | |
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City | |
 Temple inside Kanakapura Bus Station | |
  Kanakapura Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates:12°33′00″N77°25′01″E / 12.55°N 77.417°E /12.55; 77.417 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bengaluru South |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Municipal Council |
| • MLA | D. K. Shivakumar |
| Area | |
• City | 7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 1,600 km2 (620 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 637 m (2,090 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 54,014[1] |
| • Density | 6,920/km2 (17,900/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 296,863 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 562 117 |
| Telephone code | 08117 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA 42 |
| Website | kanakapuracity |
Kanakapura is a city in theBengaluru South district ofKarnataka on the banks of theArkavathi river and the administrative center of the taluk of the same name. Its founder is Shrihan Kanaka Sigmanath, hence its name. Kanakapura is the largestcocoon silk producer in India. TheKaveri River flows around 21 km in Kanakapura Taluk. The city previously belonged to theBangalore Rural District. It was formerly the largest constituency in the country.(1,553 km2 [600 sq mi]).[2] The Kodihalli Wildlife Range and Harohalli Wildlife Range are under its division. The Kaveri Wildlife Sanctuary consists of two main zones: the Sangam Wildlife Range and the Mugguru Wildlife Range.
The place was originally written under theGangas and later under theCholas, who administered it as a part of an area namedKilalainad. Later, theHoysalas made it a major headquarters of a province (sime) and its name was changed to Kanakapura from its originalKanakanahalli. However, earlier mentions refer to the city asKanikaranahalli in two Hoysala records dated 1319 and 1317 A.D. from Hachchalu and Nyakanahalli (Kanakapura tq) villages respectively. A more recent record dated 1662 A.D. byMysore rulers fromMalagala also mention the place asKanikaranahalli being the headquarters of asime. The local inhabitants universally call it asKanikaranahalli, which is otherwise corrupted asKankanahalli, according to Buchanan[who?]. He further claims thatKanikaranahalli has aKannada origin, in whichKani andKarna orKanikara signifies showing sympathy.
Kanakapura is located at12°33′N77°25′E / 12.55°N 77.42°E /12.55; 77.42.[3] It has an average elevation of 638 m (2,093 ft).
Kanakapura is 55 km (34 mi) south ofBengaluru (capital) on National HighwayNH 209, on the banks of the riverArkavathi (tributary of RiverKaveri), 27 km (17 mi) fromRamanagara and 96 km (60 mi) fromMysuru.
TheNational Highway 209 (Bangalore – Coimbatore – Madurai) passes through Kanakapura.
As of the2001 India census,[4] Kanakapura had a population of 47,047. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kanakapura has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 59%. In Kanakapura, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Now Kanakapura isCity Municipality Council. Kanakapura taluk has 6hoblis, namely, Kasaba town, Doddamaralavadi,Harohalli, Uyyamballi, Sathanur and Kodihalli.
As of the 2011 India census,[5] Kanakapura had a population of 54,014 individuals. The average literacy rate stood at 81.08%.
