Maddur, Mandya

Maddur
town
Vegetable shop in Maddur
Maddur
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°35′06″N 77°03′00″E / 12.5849°N 77.05°E / 12.5849; 77.05Coordinates: 12°35′06″N 77°03′00″E / 12.5849°N 77.05°E / 12.5849; 77.05
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Area
 • Total 6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Elevation 662 m (2,172 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 26,456
 • Density 4,246.55/km2 (10,998.5/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 571 428
Telephone code 08232
Vehicle registration KA-11
Website http://maddurtown.gov.in/

Maddur (also pronounced as Maddūru) is a town in Mandya district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It lies on the banks of the river Shimsha. It is 82 kilometers from the state capital Bangalore and 60 kilometers from Mysore.

Maddur vada with Gulab jamun
Coffee shop in Maddur
School in Maddur

Geography

Maddur is located at 12°35′03″N 77°02′42″E / 12.584169°N 77.0449°E / 12.584169; 77.0449.[1] It has an average elevation of 662 metres (2175 ft).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Maddur had a population of 26,456. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Maddur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 63%. In Maddur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Maddur vada

Maddur vada is a type of vada named after the town of Maddur. Maddur has become an attractive stop for the travellers for this one reason. Onions and rava help to give the Maddur vada its distinctive flavour. It seems the flour for this vada is prepared using onion juice instead of water.

Tourist places Important Temples

  • Sri Varadaraja Swamy Temple - This temple was constructed by the King Vishnuvardhan.
  • Nambinayakanahalli- Pattadlama Temple.
  • Kolirayanagudde: The hills are in lush natural surroundings, near the village of Thoppanahally (K.Honnalagere grama panchayath), 8 km from Maddur. The hills were included in the administration of vijayanagara satraps, before the kingdom was destroyed.

Crops

Maddur has been recently famous for its tender coconut cultivation. Nearly 300 trucks of nuts are daily sent to the other states of India such as Punjab, Maharashtra, Kolkata, Goa, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. Small towns near Maddur consume more and more tender coconuts daily. Maddur has been recently named as Tender coconut capital of India.[3][4]

It is also famous for Koppa Sugars at Koppa village.

Jain temple

A Jain temple dated 8th Century AD was discovered in Arathipura, Maddur by Archaeological Survey of India. The structure is built with bricks and stones and is 100 feet long and 40 feet wide. Shilabalikes (stone sculpture of young women), Dwarapalakas (gatekeepers) and a statue of Lord Bahubali (3 foot wide, 3.5 feet tall) were also discovered in the excavations.[5][6]

Maddur mosque

The relationship between Hindus and Muslims of Maddur town is generally very cordial. The Muslim community was allowed to build a mosque in the town in 1937. A plaque on the mosque points out that music nearby is permitted.

Plaque on the Maddur Mosque saying that “as agreed to by the Mahomedan community no right whatever will be claimed by them to forbid the use of music by religious and other procession passing before the mosque”.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Maddur
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ↑ Tender Coconut capital of India
  4. ↑ Maddur market gives Coconut growers a fair deal.
  5. ↑ Express News Service (7 January 2015), Eighth Century Jain Temple Discovered in Maddur, The New Indian Express
  6. ↑ Girish, M. B. (23 February 2016) [4 December 2015], "Another Jain centre under excavation in Mandya district", Deccan Chronicle
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