Hassan is a city and the district headquarters of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The town is situated 980 m (3,220 ft) above sea level. It is named after the Hasanamba temple. The urban population in 2011 was 133,436.
Hassan is a district in Karnataka state, India. The district headquarter is Hassan.
History
Hassan dates from beginnings of the Hoysala Empire in the 11th century.
Demographics
Hassan in 1900
As of the 2011 Indian census, the town of Hassan had an urban population of 133,436. Males were 49.5% of the population and females 50.5%. The average literacy rate was 80.8%. Male literacy was 82.7%, and female literacy was 78.9%. 10.1% of the population was under the age of 7.
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. According to the Köppen Climate Classification, Hassan has a Tropical savanna climate (Aw).
List of Temples
Chennakesava Temple, Belur
Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu
Gommateshwara Statue, Shravanabelagola
Hasanamba Temple, Hassan
Jenukallu Siddeshwara Temple, Arsikere
Lakshmidevitemple,Malali,Hassan. Lakshmidevi temple, Doddagahdhavalli,Hassan. Varadharaja temple, Kondajji,Hassan. LakshmiNarasimhaSwamy temple,Holenarasipura Bettadaranganathaswamytemple,Halekote, .
Administrative divisions
Hassan District is administratively divided into eight talukas (Panchayat blocks): Alur, Arkalgud, Arsikere, Belur, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Holenarasipura (H.N. Pura) and Sakleshpur, and 258 panchayat villages.
Demographics
Profile of the Kedareshwara temple at Halebidu
According to the 2011 census Hassan district has a population of 1,776,221, roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia or the US state of Nebraska. This gives it a ranking of 270th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 261 inhabitants per square kilometre (680/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 3.17%. Hassan has a sex ratio of 1005 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 75.89%.
Transport
Air
There is no operational airport in the city and the nearest airport is Mysore airport.Hassan Airport is a proposed airport 10 kilometer east of the city near Boovanahalli village but the project failed to take off .Government of India has granted the approval for setting up of 15 Greenfield airports in the country on May 12th 2015. Among 15 Airports Hassan Also approved for Greenfield Airport.
Road
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation operates connecting Hassan with other parts of Karnataka as well as other states. Hassan is connected by road via national highway No. 75 to the rest of the country.
Rail
Hassan comes under the South Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Hassan Junction railway station connects it to the rest of the country through the Indian Railways.
Education
Government Engineering College, Hassan
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Malnad College of Engineering
Rajeev Institute of Technology
Hassan institute of medical sciences, Hassan
Government Veterinary Science college, Hassan
Government veterinary Polytectnic college, Koravangala
Government College of Agriculture Sciences, Karekere
People from the Hassan district
Anoop Seelin, music director and playback singer.
Chandan Shetty,kannada rapper.
David Johnson, former Ranji Player.
Dheerendra Gopal, film actor.
Doddanna, film actor
Dhananjay,film actor.
G.R. Gopinath, founder of Air Deccan.
Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, Kannada literature.
H. D. Deve Gowda, 11th Prime Minister of India.
H. D. Kumaraswamy, Current chief minister of Karnataka.
H. D. Revanna, current minister of Karnataka.
Javagal Srinath, former Indian cricketer.
K. S. Ashwath, film actor.
Narayana Gowda, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike state president.
Shruthi, film actress.
Vasishta N. Simha,film actor.
Veera Ballala II, Hoysala king.
Veera Ballala III, Hoysala king.
Vishnuvardhana, Hoysala king.
Yash,film actor.
S. L. Bhyrappa, writer, novelist, and professor.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_district
