Channapatna
Channapatna | |
|---|---|
City | |
 | |
| Nickname: Toys city | |
  Channapatna Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 12°39′11″N 77°12′18″E / 12.6530°N 77.2050°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Ramanagara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.87 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 673 m (2,208 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 562160 |
| Telephone code | 91-80 / 91-8113 |
| Vehicle registration | KA 42 |
| Website | www |
Channapatana is a city and taluk headquarter in Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India.
Channapatana is also called as Channpatna by locals.
Geography
Channapatna has an average elevation of 739 metres (2424 ft).
Total length of roads is 108.20 km. Total water supply is 70.50 litres per capita per day. This means a per capita water supply of 65.50 litres. In summer the temperature is 32 °C. In winter it is 19 °C.
Channapatna is located on the Bangalore - Mysore highway. It is about 60 km from Bangalore and 80 km from Mysore.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Channapatna City Municipal Council has population of 71,942 of which 36,098 are males while 35,844 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.[1]
Toys
The city is famous for its wooden toys and lacquerware. Channapatna is also called Town of toys ("Gombegala nagara")). These toys are manufactured in traditional and advanced small-scale industries. Manufacturing and twisting of raw silk, rice, ragi and coconut is a major product of Channapattana taluk.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803239-channapatna.html
- ^ "Channapatna toys". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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