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HassanHaasana

city

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 13.06N 76.1E

Country India

State KarnatakaDistrict Hassan

Elevation 972 m (3,189 ft)

Population (2011) Total 157,000. [1]

Languages

Official KannadaTime zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Website www.hassancity.gov.in

Hassan, KarnatakaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hassan is a city and district headquarters of Hassandistrict in the Indian state of Karnataka. The town issituated 934 mts above sea level with fine weather

similar to Bangalore. The town is home to the Master Control Facility .It was founded in the 11th century, by Channa Krishnappa Naik, a Palegar (chieften). The place is called Hassan after the Goddess"Haasanamba", the goddess and presiding deity of thetown. [citation needed ] It can be called the temple-architectural capital of Karnataka [citation needed ]

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1 History2 Tourism3 Transport4 Education5 Demographics6 References

HistoryHassan, the main city in the Hassan district,which hasan area of 6814 km 2 dates back to the 11th century,during the Hoysala dynasty, which lasted from theeleventh to the fourteenth century. Their capital was atDwarasamundra (Dwaravati-pura), the ruins of whichare still to be seen scattered round the town of Halebidu( ).

The earlier kings were of the Jain faith, but the finesttemples were dedicated to Shiva by the later monarchsin the dynasty. While the Hoysalas were at the zenithof their power, much of southern India was under their influence.

Belur is one of the famous tourist place near Hassan.Belur was the early capital of the Hoysala Empire.With Halebidu which is only 16 km away, this is oneof the major tourist destinations in Karnataka, India.The main attraction in Belur is the Chennakesavatemple complex which contains the ChennakesavaTemple (dedicated to Chennakeshava, meaninghandsome Vishnu) as the centre piece, surrounded bythe Kappe Chennigraya temple built by Shantaladevi,

Coordinates: 13.06N 76.1E

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The bus station in Hassan city

queen of king Vishnuvardhana.

Shravanabelagola is a city located in the Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is 158 km fromBangalore. It is one of the most important Jain pilgrim centers. It reached a peak in architectural andsculptural activity under the patronage of Gangas of Talakad.The 57 feet monolithic statue of the BhagavanGomateshwara Bahubali is located on the Vindyagiri.[1] It is considered to be the world's largest monolithicstone statue and was erected by Chavundaraya, a general of King Gangaraya. The base of the statue has an

inscription in Prakrit, dating from 981 AD. Every twelve years, thousands of devotees congregate here to perform the Mahamastakabhisheka, a spectacular ceremony in which the statue is covered with milk, curds,ghee, saffron and gold coins. The next Mahamastakabhisheka will be held in 2018.

Tourism

Hassan has many famous tourist attractions. The Famous Chennakesava Temple is 40 km fromHassan,Halebidu Hoysalaeswara Temple is 31 km from hassan.It is also home to Lord Gomateshwara atShravanabelagola.

Main article: Chennakesava Temple Main article: Hoysaleswara temple

Transport

Hassan is the hub of Broad gauge railways to Birur, Bangalore andMysore. The line to Mangalore is fully converted to broad gaugeunder Project Unigauge in 2006. [2] Goods traffic was started in May2006 and passenger trains were commissioned on December 8, 2007.

At present two express trains plying between Bangalore andMangalore connect Hassan with Bangalore and Mangalore. Hassan-Shravanabelagola new broad gauge line was commissioned inFebruary 2006. It also has a full-fledged bus terminus operated byKarnataka State Bus Transport Service, besides this it is also wellconnected by private bus services to all the major cities across southand west India. The nearest airports are Mysore (115 km), Bangalore(117 Miles/187 K.M) followed by the one in Mangalore. Thenational highway 48 which connects port city of Mangalore to capital city Bangalore passes through Hassan.

EducationHassan has been a center for learning with its various Engineering, Medical,Ayurveda Arts, Commerce andScience Colleges and students from surrounding taluks and villages come here for education. Some of thefamous high schools and colleges include:

EURO KIDS. (http://www.eurokidsindia.com)EURO SCHOOL. (http://www.euroschoolindia.com)VETERINARY COLLEGE, HASSAN.Government Engineering College, Hassan|Government Engineering College(GECH)Malnad College of EngineeringRajeev Institute of TechnologyHaranahalli Ramaswamy Institute of higher Education (HRIHE)(MBA) (http://www.hriheh.org)Arakalagudu Varadarajulu Kanthamma(AVK) College for WomenGovernment Science College

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Smt L.V Government Polytechnic CollegeSri Venkateshwara PU College

NDRK CollegeSri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of AyurvedaKrishna Law CollegeHassan Institute of Medical Sciences(HIMS)Hasanamba Dental College

Aravinda High SchoolGovernment Boys High SchoolGreen Wood English SchoolHoly Mother ConventMansoora Arabic College (IAC) (http://iacmansoora.blogspot.co.uk)Kendriya Vidyalaya(KV) Hassan

National High SchoolSri Ramakrishna VidyalayaSt. Joseph's High SchoolYagachi Institute of TechnologyVijaya School

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [3] Hassan district had a population of 2,117,386. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Hassan has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 75%. In Hassan, 10% of the population is under 6 yearsof age. Kannada is the local language and is the language of the majority of the people in Hassan.

References^ hassan city munciple council (http://www.hassancity.gov.in) , hassan city munciple council.1.^ Railway Gazette International December 2007 Supplement p72.^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)"(http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999). Census Commission of India. Archived from the original (http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999) 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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