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This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Chamarajnagar district.
Chamarajanagara ಚಾಮರಾಜನಗರ — town — Coordinates 11°55′34″N 76°56′25″E / 11.9260°N 76.9402°ECoordinates: 11°55′34″N 76°56′25″E / 11.9260°N 76.9402°E Country India State Karnataka District(s) Chamarajanagara Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Chamarajanagar (Kannada: ಚಾಮರಾಜನಗರ) is a town in the southern end of Karnataka, a state in India. It is also the headquarters of the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka. It is named after Chamaraja Wodeyar IX (1774–1796), king of Mysore, who was born in the town. It is also one of the less developed towns in Karnataka, even though it is situated on the interstate that links Tamil Nadu and Kerala
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Geography
Chamrajnagar is located at 11°55′N 76°57′E / 11.92°N 76.95°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 662 metres (2171 feet).
Demographics
As of the 2008 India census,[2] Chamrajnagar had a population of 77,810. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Chamrajnagar has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 65% and female literacy of 54%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
Road
From the state capital Bangalore, the State Highway 17 can be used to reach Chamarajanagar via Mysore, Chamarajanagar is at a distance of 61 km from Mysore. The distance from Bangalore to Chamarajanagar is about 185 km. The Bangalore-Kanakapura-Kollegal-Chamarajanagar road can also be used with the distance being the same.
Rail
Chamarajanagar has a new railway station inaugurated after the railway track was upgraded to broad gauge from metre gauge in November 2008. Mysore, 61 km away, is well connected by railway to the major cities in India. Some long-distance trains now come through Chamarajanagar also. The project to construct a new railway line from Chamarajanagar to Satyamangalam, Gobichettipalayam, Erode is progressing slowly. It will reduce the distance between Bangalore and Chamarajanagar and other cities of Tamil Nadu. The proposal to extend the railway line further to Mettupalayam in Tamil Nadu has not yet received environmental clearance.
On the day of the new BG line inauguration, a local committee at Chamarajanagar had presented a memorandum to the then Honourable Minister for Railways for State, Dr. Velu to take up the construction work between Chamarajanagar and Mettupalayam directly, and also to take up the construction work of the Bangalore—Mettupalayam railway line via Satyamangalam. They have conveyed the importance of connecting Satyamangalam with Gobichettipalayam and Erode, which is said to be very prosperous for the country. This proposal will bring the eastern as well as the western coastal regions closer to the northern region via Chamarajanagar. i.e. Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam including Coimbatore from the west and the eastern costal cities including Madurai, Trichy, Srirangam, etc.
Since Feb 2010, Tirupati Express (213) has been extended till Chamarajanagar station and is the only long route train from Chamarajanagar.
In 2010, the railway budget came out with a proposal to conduct a survey for the newline between Chamarajanagar and Krishnagiri(Tamil Nadu). This line will give direct connectivity between Chennai and Mysore. That means the new services will be through Chennai-Krishnagiri-Chamarajanagar-Mysore instead of the busy Chennai-Bangalore-Mysore route.
The 2011 railway budget came out with a proposal to conduct a survey for a newline between Tumkur and Chamarajanagar. This line will go through Kunigal and kollegal.
As per the latest reports in media, the Union Railway Minister and Minister of State Railways have announced that the new line construction between Kengeri to Chamarajanagar via Kanakapura will be taken up shortly. Ministry of Environment/Forest has not yet approved the construction of line between Chamarajanagar and Satyamangala as it passes through protected forest.
Air
The nearest airport is MysoreMandakalli which is 52 km. The International airports are Bangalore located 236 km, Coimbatore located 134 km and Kozhikode is more distant but can be used for reaching Chamarajanagar.
Tourist places
Chamarajanagar is also known as the 'Silk City' (Reshme Nagari). There are many tourist spots to visit in this district and around the city. These are:
- B R Hills (Biligiri Rangana Betta)
- Haralukote Hanuman Temple & Janardhanaswamy Temple is about 5 km from Chamarajanagar Town
- Bannari Amman Temple Bannari is about 60 km from Chamrajnagar
- K.Gudi (Jungle Lodge)
- MM Hills (Male Mahadeshwara Betta)
- Bandipura (Wild life Sanctuary)
- Talkad (Piligrimage centre)
- Somanathpur (Historical place)
- Shivanasamudra (Shivanasamudra Falls)
- Madyaranga temple (Near Shivanasamudra Falls)
- Karivaradarajaswamy Hills
- Huliganamaradi temple near Terakanambi which is about Rms1973 (talk) 17:24, 9 November 2011 (UTC)22 km from Chamarajanagar town
- Himavadh Gopal Swamy Betta (Misty hilltop Temple with full of FOG)
- Veerabhadraswamy Temple Channappanapura 10 km from Chamarajanagar
- Veerabhadraswamy temple H.mookahalli 15 km from Chamarajanagar
- There are two water reservoir called chikkahole and suvarnavathi just 15 km from chamarajanara towards talavadi
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chamrajnagar
- ^ "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. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
External links
Categories:- Cities and towns in Chamarajanagar district
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