Channapatna

Channapatana is a city and taluk headquarter in Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India.

Channapatna
City
Nickname(s): 
Toys city
Channapatna
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12.6530°N 77.2050°E / 12.6530; 77.2050
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
DistrictRamanagara
Area
 • Total12.87 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Elevation
673 m (2,208 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
562160
Telephone code91-80 / 91-8113
Vehicle registrationKA 42
Websitewww.channapatnacity.gov.in

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
putaswamy.k, Avverahally, Channapattana

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
  1. http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803239-channapatna.html
  2. "Channapatna toys". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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