Haveri district

Haveri is a district in the state of,.

Demography
It had a population of 1,439,116 of which 20.78% were urban as of 2001.

Geography
Haveri District is exactly in the centre of with equal distance from  in the far norh  to  in far south. Haveri district consists of seven taluks namely, , , , , ,. It is bounded by on the north, by  on north east, by  on East, by  on south, by  on southwest and by  on west and north west. Before it was made a separate district, it was part of. Haveri is 335 km from.

is the administrative and political Head Quarters of the District, whereas in the south is a business hub. The important towns/villages in Haveri District are:
 * : Administrative, culture and political Head quarters. Famous for its cattle markets, oil mills and cotton markets.
 * : Taluk head quarter. Place of the beautiful Tarkeshawar temple.
 * : City in Taluk. Rice bowl of Haveri District. Famous for  its lake and  gardens.
 * : Place of industries on the bank of the river.
 * : Famous for.
 * : Notified as Bankapur Conservation Reserve offering a safe haven for s.
 * : Important trade centre in central Karnataka.
 * :, a religious Math (institution) dedicated to sage is present here.
 * : City in hirekerur taluk . Place for beautiful kadambeshwar temple.

Associated People

 * : Kanakadasa was born is Bada village which situated in the district.
 * : The freedom fighter who resisted British rule, is from in Haveri District.
 * : is another freedom fighter who is a native of Hosaritti in this district. He started a residential school Gandhi Grameen Gurukul in Hosaritti.
 * : He was a great poet and philosopher of 19th century. The folk songs written by him are still relevant. His native place is Shishuvinahal of shiggaon taluk in Haveri district.

Other info
The well known Konanahalli family has been a model in terms of education, as many from that family have become architects, lawyers, medical doctors and engineers in India and abroad. The most prominent family of the district being the Magavi family, who have had an illustrious past as landlords and entrepreneurs besides being actively involved in politics, social work & religious activities(Sri Danamma Devi Devasthana Trust)in Haveri, since the 1920s to the present. The family also runs an NGO for the physically impaired - Shraddha Sansthan, which actively attempts to aid people with physical disabilities. The Magavi family has also been closely associated with one of Karnataka's most prominent Lingayat Maths - Bruhanmath, Chitradurga, for the last 100 years.

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