Chowlahiriyur
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Chowlahiriyur | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chikkamagaluru |
| Talukas | Kadur Taluk |
| Government | |
| • Body | Grama panchayat chowlahiriyur |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 577180 |
| Telephone code | 08267 |
| Vehicle registration | KA18 |
| Nearest city | Chikkamagaluru |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Udupi |
| Civic agency | Grama panchayat chowlahiriyur |
| Climate | Dry (Köppen) |
Chowlahiriyur is a village in Kadur Taluk Chikkamagaluru district, located about 18 km (11 mi) from Hosadurga. Its population is around 10,000.
Economy
Agriculture is the main occupation, which is mainly dependent on rainfall. Important crops are ragi, jowar, oil seeds, horse gram, green gram, onion and green chilly. Coconut is an important plantation crop.
Recently, a considerable amount of the population has moved to the cities of Bengaluru, Davanagere and other cities.
Many people work in government offices and private sectors. Among all government jobs, teacher is the most sought after among students because of its short duration and less fees compared to other professional courses.
Places of worship
There is a famous Shree Someshwara temple in the heart of the village which was renovated in 2000. Devotees of this temple mainly belong to the Lingayath community.
Shree Bhoga nanjundeshwara temple, situated in the heart of the city, is mainly worshipped by the Kuruba community.
There is an old temple that was built in the period of Hoysalas called as Chowdammana gudi or horala(horagala) gudi. Under the name of development, the whole interior walls have been changed to granite and the original walls of ancient time have been destroyed.
Education
Education is considered very important. There are many teachers, engineers, public servants and few doctors who studied in the college of Chowlahiriyur. The village has two government primary schools, a government high school and a pre-university college. There is also a private convent.
Public facilities
Facilities include a government primary health centre, public library, APMC market, Samudaya bhavana and Grama panchayat. Karnataka bank has a branch in the village.
Demographics
Religion
The population mainly consists of Hindus and a few Muslims. The Hindu caste are more in number than in other communities.
Religious activities and festivals
Maheshwara jaathre, Bhoganandunjeswara jaathre are celebrated every year. Once every 13 years, a jaathre is held in which 8 selected people eat living sheep.
Language
Kannada is the main spoken language. Urdu is also spoken by the Muslim community. A few families speak Tamil. Many people also can speak Hindi, English, Telugu, marathi etc.