Ranibennur
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Ranebennuru or Ranebennur, (Kannada: ರಾಣೇಬೆನ್ನೂರು) is the biggest city and only City Municipal Corporation in Haveri district
in Karnataka
. It is situated about 300 km north west of Bangalore
, the capital of Karnataka. Its also well connected to other major cities like Hubli by 105 km, Shivamogga by 88 km, Davangere by 37 km
yarn, cotton seed, oil seeds, red chilli, betel nut
, Maize and Betel leaf, Jawar are traded on the burgeoning local market.
Link from www.mapmyindia.com site:
http://www.mapmyindia.com/?cx=-1585205&cy=4620961&cz=9
, Ranebennur has a population of 106,365. Males constitute 50.7% of the population and females 49.3%. Ranebennur has a literacy rate of 89.98%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 90.16%, and female literacy is 89.8%. In Ranebennur, 10.8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
) are very well suited for the semi-arid climate. Coconut, brinjal, maize, betel leaves and tomatoes are the other crops grown here. Much of the agricultural output is dependent on the southwest monsoon and hence gets challenging at times. Upper Tunga http://waterresources.kar.nic.in/salient_features_uppertunga.htm project if completed will be a boon for the farmers in this region.
(rearing of silkworms) is growing in popularity among the farmers. Mulbery plants are grown and silkworm larvae are fed cut-up mulberry leaves. This is a labour intensive activity and hence well suited to this region.
Ranebennur is a very famous in seed multiplication. Several seed company are located and operating from here. Mahyco, Namdari, Advanta, Suraj seeds, Chirag Seeds Corporation and the list goes on...
Ranebennur is also known for its wholesale cloth market.
To name few major Industries -
with Badnekai Yengai (Sorghum
bread with Brinjal curry) is the favourite of the people of this region. Other specialities include Biranji Anna,Mirchi(stuffed chilli) and Mandakki.
Various popular joints on the road side sell the mirchi(stuffed chilli) and mandakki(dish made from puffed rice)along with other popular delicacies. Sangam Circle is the famous place where you get Mirchi Mandakki, Ambode, Bajji, Vadi
A rich royal family of Haribal resides here. Its the place of birth of Helavanakatte Giriyamma in Fort of city, She is a worshipper of lord Shree Ranganatha, Now her temple is found in Malabennur.
Chaudayyadanapura is around 22 km from Ranebennur. The Mukteshvara Temple here is a single cella temple in Jakkanachari style built in the 11-12 century.
BY AIR - The nearest airport is at Hubli 108 km from Ranebennur. From there one can take flights to Bengaluru and Mumbai. The nearest international airport is 300 km away in Bengaluru.
BY RAIL - Ranebennur is connected with most of the metros like Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai through regular trains.
BY ROAD - There is a good network of roads that connects Ranebennur to other important cities of the region.
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Haveri District
Haveri is a district in the state of Karnataka, India with the potential to become a tourist hub. As of 2001, it had a population of 1,439,116 of which 20.78% were urban residents.-Tourism:Examples of tourist attractions in the district:...
in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. It is situated about 300 km north west of Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, the capital of Karnataka. Its also well connected to other major cities like Hubli by 105 km, Shivamogga by 88 km, Davangere by 37 km
History
Popularly known as the "Gateway to North Karnataka", The name of the city is derived from the term Rani-bennuru, literally meaning Queen's resting place. From the late 17th century onwards, the city was a part of the Regency of Bombay until the independence of India in 1947, when Bombay merged into the Republic of India.Ranebennur Taluk
Ranebennur Taluk is the most populous Taluk of Haveri District & also famous for its rich commodity market. Commodities like cottonCotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
yarn, cotton seed, oil seeds, red chilli, betel nut
Betel nut
The Areca nut is the seed of the Areca palm , which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa. It is commonly referred to as "betel nut" as it is often chewed wrapped in betel leaves.-Description:...
, Maize and Betel leaf, Jawar are traded on the burgeoning local market.
Geography
Ranibennur is located at 14.62°N 75.62°E. It has an average elevation of 605 metres (1984 ft).Link from www.mapmyindia.com site:
http://www.mapmyindia.com/?cx=-1585205&cy=4620961&cz=9
Rivers
One of Karnataka's most important river - Tungabhadra - flows along the border of Ranebennur taluk in the south. Another river - Kumadvathi - which originates from Madagh Masur Lake http://travel.goudar.com/2010/10/madagh-masur-lake.html flows all the way from Hirekerur taluk & passes inside Ranebennur taluk & finally joins river - Tungabhadra - in Ranebennur Taluk.Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Ranebennur has a population of 106,365. Males constitute 50.7% of the population and females 49.3%. Ranebennur has a literacy rate of 89.98%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 90.16%, and female literacy is 89.8%. In Ranebennur, 10.8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Agriculture
Bulk of the population is engaged in agriculture and related activities. Cotton and jowar (sorghumSorghum
Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses, one of which is raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents...
) are very well suited for the semi-arid climate. Coconut, brinjal, maize, betel leaves and tomatoes are the other crops grown here. Much of the agricultural output is dependent on the southwest monsoon and hence gets challenging at times. Upper Tunga http://waterresources.kar.nic.in/salient_features_uppertunga.htm project if completed will be a boon for the farmers in this region.
Sericulture
SericultureSericulture
Sericulture, or silk farming, is the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk.Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori is the most widely used and intensively studied. According to Confucian texts, the discovery of silk production by B...
(rearing of silkworms) is growing in popularity among the farmers. Mulbery plants are grown and silkworm larvae are fed cut-up mulberry leaves. This is a labour intensive activity and hence well suited to this region.
Business
Ranebennur is a taluk famous for its rich commodity market. Commodities like cotton yarn, cotton seed, oil seeds, red chilli, betel nut and betel leaf are openly traded on the burgeoning local market.Ranebennur is a very famous in seed multiplication. Several seed company are located and operating from here. Mahyco, Namdari, Advanta, Suraj seeds, Chirag Seeds Corporation and the list goes on...
Ranebennur is also known for its wholesale cloth market.
Industries
Ranebennur taluk is selected to be the Industrial Hub of old Dharwad District, advantages being its on the bank of River Tungabhadra, well connectivity of roads to various important places by National Highway - NH4, State Highways - SH57, SH26, SH76.To name few major Industries -
- Grasim Industries of Aditya Birla Group - Textile, Chemical, Fibre, Iron, Cement(Kumarapatna)
- Ramco Industries - Cement(karur)
- Mahyco - Seeds(in between chalgeri and kamdod)
- Suraj Seeds Pvt. Ltd (Located in Ranebennur)
- Chirag Seeds Corporation (Located in Ranebennur)
- Synthite - Chemical(Kavalettu near margada durgamma temple)
- Kancor Colours Limited, Byadgi
- South India Tiles - Tiles (Located in Ranebennur)
- Tunga Bhadra Co-Operative Ginning Mill, Kamadod - Cotton Ginning Mill
- Farmers Co-Operative Ginning Mill, Hanumanamatti - Cotton Ginning Mill
- Lots of Seeds Companies (Indo American, Namadharis,Advanta India limited), Cotton Ginning Mills, Rice Mills, Small Textile Industries
- Sugar Factory likely to come near Tumminakatti
Cuisine
Jolada rottiJolada rotti
Jolada rotti is a specialty North Karnataka unleavened Indian bread made out of jowar . The name literally translates into jowar bread....
with Badnekai Yengai (Sorghum
Sorghum
Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses, one of which is raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents...
bread with Brinjal curry) is the favourite of the people of this region. Other specialities include Biranji Anna,Mirchi(stuffed chilli) and Mandakki.
Various popular joints on the road side sell the mirchi(stuffed chilli) and mandakki(dish made from puffed rice)along with other popular delicacies. Sangam Circle is the famous place where you get Mirchi Mandakki, Ambode, Bajji, Vadi
Tourism
- Ranebennur Wild Life Sanctuary Ranibennur Blackbuck SanctuaryRanibennur Blackbuck SanctuaryRanebennur Blackbuck Sanctuary was declared as a sanctuary mainly to protect blackbucks. It comprises two unconnected portions, an eastern and a western bit. The sanctuary has a core zone of 14.87 km² and a buffer-cum tourism zone of 104.13 km²...
- Aduvi Hanumappa Temple 5 km from Ranebennur
- Adishakthi Temple at Vageesh Nagar, Ranebennur
- Ayyappa Swamy Temple at Banashankari Nagar, Ranebennur
- Banashankari Temple at Banashankari Nagar, Ranebennur
- Basavanna Temple at Doddapete, Ranebennur
- Choudeshwari Temple at Choudeshwari Nagar, Ranebennur
- Shri Sumatinath Jain Swetambar Jain Temple in Ranebennur
- Two old Forts in Ranibennur that are 250 years of old.
A rich royal family of Haribal resides here. Its the place of birth of Helavanakatte Giriyamma in Fort of city, She is a worshipper of lord Shree Ranganatha, Now her temple is found in Malabennur.
Ranebennur Region Tourism
- Malsa Marthanda Bhairava Malatesh Temple at Devaragudda Around 8 km from Ranebennur
- Joisaraharalahalli 8 km from ranebennur, a holy place, birth place of Sree Hanagal Kumaraswamiji
- Anjaneya Temple at Kadaramadalagi Around 12 km from Ranebennur
- The Temple of Mukteswara at ChaudayyadanapuraChaudayyadanapuraChaudayyadanapura is a small village in Ranebennur taluk of Haveri District in North Karnataka, Karnataka. All facets of Indian civilisation are exemplified in an exquisite Mukteshwara temple, with the highest degree of refinement.-Introduction:The North Karnataka is one of the richest areas of...
Chaudayyadanapura is around 22 km from Ranebennur. The Mukteshvara Temple here is a single cella temple in Jakkanachari style built in the 11-12 century.
- Kadambeshwar Temple at RattihalliRattihalliRattihalli is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Hirekerur taluk of Haveri district in Karnataka. It is around 26 km from Ranebennur & around 16 km from Hirekerur-History:...
(Around 26 km from Ranebennur) - Madagh Masur Lake (40 km from Ranebennur)
- GalaganathaGalaganathaGalaganatha is a small village located in Haveri Taluk and Haveri District, North Karnataka.It has a famous temple called Galageshwara Shiva Temple built by chalukyas. This large temple faces east and is situated along the Tungabhadra river. The rivers Tunga and Varada join at this place.- History...
Temple (Around 40 km from Ranebennur) - Mylara Lingeshwara Temple at Mylara (Around 25 km from Ranebennur)
- Harihareshwara TempleHarihareshwara templeThe Harihareshwara Temple at Harihar in Karnataka state, India, was built in c. 1223–1224 CE by Polalva, a commander and minister of the Hoysala Empire King Vira Narasimha II. In 1268 CE, Soma, a commander of King Narasimha III of the same dynasty made some additions. The temple was...
at HariharHariharHarihar is a city located in Davanagere District in the Indian state of Karnataka. Harihar also spelled Hari-hara, in Hinduism, a syncretic deity, combining the two major gods, Vishnu and Siva...
(Around 22 km from Ranebennur) - Airani Fort (Around 25 km from Ranebennur)
- Abalur - Around 28 km from Ranebennur is the birth place of the famous 16th century Kannada poet Sarvagnya
- Mallari Temple at Gudda Guddaapura near Ranebennur
- Balligavi - Around 58 km south west of Ranebennur is the birth place of the famous vachanakara/poet of the Veerashaiva Bhakti movement of 12th century - Allama Prabhu
- Udutadi - Around 60 km south west of Ranebennur is the birth place of the prominent kannada poet of Veerashaiva Bhakti movement of 12th century - Akka Mahadevi
- yerekuppi - many temples & greenary plant (5 km From ranebennur)
Connectivity
Situated exactly in the middle of Karnataka, ranebennur has a good connectivity from South and North.BY AIR - The nearest airport is at Hubli 108 km from Ranebennur. From there one can take flights to Bengaluru and Mumbai. The nearest international airport is 300 km away in Bengaluru.
BY RAIL - Ranebennur is connected with most of the metros like Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai through regular trains.
BY ROAD - There is a good network of roads that connects Ranebennur to other important cities of the region.
- Buses : Being on National Highway NH4, the city enjoys a good connectedness. It is a 1.5 hrs drive from Hubli (105 km) and 5 hr drive from Bengaluru (300 km). Most of the buses which ply from/to North Karnataka to/from South Karnataka (if not all) go via this place. NWKRTC (North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation) and KSRTCKarnataka State Road Transport CorporationKarnataka State Road Transport Corporation or KSRTC is the state owned road transportation company in Karnataka.-About:KSRTC was set up in the year 1961 under the provisions of Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. The Government of India is also...
(Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation),Vijayanand Roadlines (VRL) - Trains : Good train facility, again connecting Hubli - Bangalore route. Intercity express "Rani Chennamma Express" and Janashatabdi Express are the major trains which people here rely upon and commonly commute in. Other trains include Hubli-Bangalore Fast Passenger which is by all means the convenient train to go to Bangalore (departs from Ranebennur at 8:30pm, arrives at Bangalore at 6:10am) or to come to Ranebennur (departs from Bangalore at 10:00pm and arrives at Ranebennur at 6:30am). Another train which has come to light recently is the Dharwad-Mysore express train which departs from ranebennur at 10:05pm.
- Train# 12079, 12080 : Janashatabdi Express
- Train# 12725, 12726 : Intercity Express
- Train# 06535, 12080 : Bijapur Express
- Train# 16589, 16590 : Ranichennamma Express
- Train# 16508, 16507 : Jodhpur Express
- Train# 11018, 11017 : Chalukya Express
- Train# 56912: UBL (Hubli Junction) to SBC (Bangalore city) Fast Passenger
- Train# 56909: SBC (Bangalore city) to UBL (Hubli Junction) Fast Passenger
- Dharwad Mysore Express
- Sharavathi Express Mysore to Mumbai and Back
Education
- Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Institute of TechnologySri Taralabalu Jagadguru Institute of TechnologyThe Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Institute of Technology is a school of engineering situated in Ranibennur, a town in the northern Karnataka state of India...
, An engineering college offering technical education and professional degrees. - Ranibennur Taluka Education Society's Science, Commerce and Arts College (RTES).
- Anglo Urdu High School is Prominent Urdu medium and one of the oldest schools in the town.
- Sri RajaRajeshwari Girls School/College.
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar High School, The famous Kannada Medium School.
- B.K.Gupta High School, The famous Kannada Medium School.
- Municipal Boys High School is very old & famous Kannada medium school
- Rotary English Medium School, Ranibennur, The first English medium school in the town run by the Rotary Club.
- Lions School, the Kannada medium school run by the Lions Club.
- Vivekananda Primary School & Oxford English Medium School, Medleri road, Ranebennur.
- Prchina Prathimaka Shale, The famous Sanskrit Medium School
- Poorva Badavane kannada Prathimaka Shale, The famous kannada Medium School
- National Public School with CBSE & ICSE' Ranebennur
- S.S.R.R.S. School, another famous Kannada Medium School. Near to Police Station.
- Naganadeshwara school maruthi nagar Ranebennur. Near Mini Vidansouda
- Om Public School- School having ICSC Syllabus and Modern Technology
- K V Polytechnic Diploma College
- B.A.J.S.S.(Bharatiya Adima Jati Sevak Sangh) Arts & commerce college for women, Halgeri road, Ranebennuru.
- B.A.J.S.S.(Bharatiya Adima Jati Sevak Sangh) Arts,commerce & Homescience Preuniversity college,Indiranagar, Ranebennuru.
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