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Line 32: \| area_total_km2 = 11.13 \| area_rural_km2 = 1257.75 \| area_rank = ~~2<sup>nd</sup>~~2nd in [[Hassan district\|Hassan]] \| elevation_footnotes = \| elevation_m = 806 \| population_total = 53216 \| population_rural = 264003 \| population_as_of = 2011 ~~\| population_footnotes =~~ \| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/615/download/2108/DH_2011_2920_PART_B_DCHB_HASSAN.pdf\|access-date= 9 August 2023\|title=Census Data Handbook 2011 Hassan District}}</ref> \| population_density_km2 = auto \| population_rank = Line 56 ⟶ 57: \| leader_name = \| leader_title1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] \| leader_name1 = [[K. M. ~~Shivalingegowda~~Shivalinge Gowda]] \| official_name = \| imagesize = \| leader_party = [[Arsikere ~~(194)~~Assembly constituency]] \| geocode = ASK }} '''Arsikere''' is a city and [[taluka]] in the [[Hassan district]] in the state of [[Karnataka]], India. It is the second largest city in Hassan district, demographically. Arsikere city municipal council consists of 3135 wards. This region is known for its coconut production and is also called Kalpataru Nadu. [[Arsikere Junction railway station\|Arsikere Junction]] is a major railway junction in the [[South Western Railway zone\|South Western Railway]] which links [[Mangalore]] and Mysore to North Karnataka and a central place for tourists who visit nearby places that do not have rail access, such as [[Belur, Karnataka\|Belur]], [[Halebidu]] and [[Shravanabelagola]], Harnahalli, and Kodimata. ==History== Line 81 ⟶ 82: </ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert\|812\|m\|ft\|abbr=off}}. Arsikere is situated about {{convert\|44\|km\|mi\|abbr=off}} from [[Hassan, Karnataka\|Hassan]] and {{convert\|166\|km\|mi\|abbr=off}} from [[Bengaluru]] on ~~the Bengaluru-Miraj railway line and~~ [[National Highway 73]] (India)\|National ~~passes~~Highway ~~through the city, connecting it to [[Mangaluru]] and to [[Shivamogga]],via NH-69 from [[Banavara~~73]]. Towards northeast of the city, there is a mountainous scrub forest, known as the Nagapuri Forest. Old temples are found in isolation. Bears and Leopards population is the highlight of this forest. The elevation of the forest lies between {{convert\|900\|m\|ft}} to {{convert\|1240\|m\|ft}} above mean sea level.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://medium.com/@drvivekm/discovering-the-treasures-of-nagpuri-3c2edc55b288\|access-date=21 June 2019\|title= Nagapuri forest}}</ref> Line 91 ⟶ 92: Notable educational facilities in Arsikere include the following: ===School's and ~~Colleges~~colleges=== * Sharadha English school * St Mary's High school Line 130 ⟶ 131: ==Transportation== Arsikere serves as a common point for people travelling from [[Bengaluru]] to Northwest Karnataka and for commuters from [[Mysuru]] towards ~~north-western~~all ~~and~~of ~~central~~Northern Karnataka ~~region~~. Thus, public transport buses of ~~all four~~3 branches of [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation\|KSRTC]] can be found here. KSRTC also has a [[List of bus depots in Karnataka\|bus depot]] in Arasikere, operated under [[Chikkamagaluru]] division. [[Tumakuru]]-[[Shivamogga]] four-lane expressway, comprising parts of [[National Highway 73 (India)\|NH-73 (Tumkur-Banavar)]] & [[National Highway 69 (India)\|NH-69 (Banavar-Shivamogga)]] is under construction, as of Nov-2022.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/national/south/centre-approves-four-laning-of-tumakuru-shivamogga-highway-969804.html\|access-date=3 April 2021\|title= Shivamogga-Tumakuru Expressway}}</ref> [[Arsikere railway junction]] ~~belongs~~lies toon [[Bangalore-Arsikere-Hubli line]]. It comes under the Mysore division of [[South Western Railway Zone]] and is a major railway junction between Bengaluru – Hubli, Bengaluru – Shivamogga, Mysuru – Shivamogga and also connects northern Karnataka to [[Mangalore Central railway station]], via ~~hassan~~[[Hassan Junction railway station\|Hassan Junction]]. Trains typically stop here before heading to Hassan, Bangalore, Hubli, Mysuru and Mangalore. Nearly 100 trains stop here and is around 166  km from state capital [[Bengaluru]]. It has five trains starts from here to Bengaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga and Hubballi. Around 30,000 people travel from Arsikere to other parts of Karnataka every day. Nearest international airport is [[Kempegowda International Airport]] at 190 ~~kms~~km. Other nearby international airport is [[Mangalore International Airport]] at 220 ~~kms~~km. Domestic airport ~~which is under construction~~ near [[Shivamogga]] is around 110 ~~kms~~km away from Arsikere. ==Festivals== Line 142 ⟶ 143: * Yadhapura "Sri Jenukallu Siddeshwara Swamy Jatramahotsava" is a big festival held every month during full moon day. * [[Ganapathi]] [[Pendal]] (where a large Ganesha statue is displayed for about ninety days in Pendal), [[Ganesh Chaturthi\|Ganapathi Chathurti]], and Ganapathi Visarjana which has been celebrated from past 72(in 2017) years (where an idol of Ganesha is immersed into the lake near Arasikere). During these festivals, Sports, cultural, and spiritual activities are organized. * Madalu "Sri Swarna Gowri JathraMahotsava" is the biggest festival in Arasikere Taluk which is held during Gowri - Ganesha festival. * Undiganalu "Sri Kariyamma Devi Jatramahotsava" is the biggest festival in Arasikere taluk which is held in the month of April. * Malekallu Thirupathi Fair takes place annually for the god Venkataramana and Govindaraja. Line 170 ⟶ 172: ===Nearby towns and places of interest=== * Madalu Sri Swarna Gowri (also called as Madalu Gowramma)JathraMahotsava is one of the popular festivals in Arasikere Taluk. This is celebrated during Gowri - Ganesha festival. Madalu which is the village located 23 kms away from Arsikere and 75 km away from Hassan district. * Undiganalu which is the village located in between Arasikere and Javagal there are historical temples called Kariyamma Devi Temple, Chamundeshwari Temple, Gavisiddeshwara temple (located in the hill top), Bhalu Basaveshwara Temple (located midway). There are many festivals in that the Kariyamma Devi Jathramahothsava is ~~the~~ one of the popular festivals in Arasikere Taluk. Unidiganalu is located 28 km from Arasikere and 11 km from Javagal. * Javagal, the [[hobli]], is about 33 km from Arasikere and about 35 km from Hassan. It has a temple dedicated to [[Lakshminarasimha Temple, Javagal\|Lakshminarasimha]], which is a good specimen of Hoysala architecture with an outer entrance. This temple is attributed to the middle of the 13th century A.D.<ref>Karnataka State Gazetteer 1983.</ref> * Haranahally is a big village about eight kilometres south of Arasikere; there are remains of an old fort that is said to have been erected in 1070 A.D. by a chief named Someshvara Raya. There is a large Nagarti tank, which was named after his daughter. Line 180 ⟶ 183: * [[David Johnson (cricketer, born 1971)\|David Johnson]], cricketer * [[Javagal Srinath]], Indian cricketer and pace bowler * [[Dhananjay (actor)]], Kannada actor▼ * [[Doddanna]], Kannada actor▼ * Ashok Haranahalli, Former Advocate General to Govt. of Karnataka * Haranahalli Ramaswamy, Former Irrigation Minister and founding member of the Malnad Education Trust Line 189 ⟶ 194: * [[Rajanand]], Kannada actor * D Shankar Singh, Kannada producer/director ▲* [[Dhananjay (actor)]], Kannada actor ▲* [[Doddanna]], Kannada actor ==Image gallery== Line 211 ⟶ 214: ==See also== [[Arakere, Arsikere\|Arakere Village]] [[Ajjanahalli, Arsikere]] *[[Banavara]]