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Konanduru

Konanduru
Village
Konanduru Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13.690°N 75.245°E / 13.690; 75.245
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Thirthahalli Taluk Shimoga district
Region	Malenadu
Government
• MLA	Araga Jnanendra
Area
• Total	5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Elevation 566	591 m (1,939 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	14,357
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Languages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	577 422
Telephone code	08181
Vehicle registration	KA-14
Website	www.konandur.gov.in

Konanduru is a panchayat town located in the Shimoga district of the state of Karnataka, India. It lies on the regions of Westerns ghats Tunga and is also the headquarters of the Thirthahalli Taluk of Shimoga district.

Geography

Konandur is located at 13.7°N 75.23°E / 13.7; 75.23. It has an average elevation of 591 metres (1938 feet). The Konandur Grama Panchayat has population of 14,528 of which 7,093 are males while 7,435 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Notable people

• Kuvempu - Kannada author and poet, Jnanapeetha and Padma Vibhushan awardee
• Shantaveri Gopala Gowda - Socialist Leader and Politician.
• U. R. Ananthamurthy- Contemporary writer, Novelist and critic, Jnanapeetha and Padma Bhushan awardee.
• Kadidal Manjappa- Politician and former Chief Minister of Karnataka
• Justice. M Rama Jois - Advocate and Chief Justice, Former Governor of Jharkhand and Bihar
• M. K. Indira, Kannada Novelist.
• Poornachandra Tejaswi- writer, environmentalist and son of kuvempu.
• Girish Kasaravalli- Multiple award-winning Kannada Film Director, Padmashri awardee.
• Kimmane Rathnakar- Politician and former minister of Legislative assembly
• Araga Jnanendra- Politician and former chairman of Mysore Paper Mills.
• Diganth-Kannada film actor
• Konanduru Lingappa - Socialist Leader and Politician.

Schools

• Sharavathi First Grade College
• National Educational Society
• Karnataka Govt School

External links

• Official Website of Thirtahalli Town Panchayath