Haveri District - Geography

Geography

Haveri District is exactly in the centre of Karnataka with equidistant from Bidar in the far north to Kollegal in the far south. The district consists of seven taluks namely Hanagal, Shiggaon, Savanur, Haveri, Byadagi, Hirekerur, and Ranebennur. It is bounded by Dharwad district on the north, by Gadag district in the northeast, by Bellary district on the east, by Davangere district on the south, by Shimoga district in the southwest and by Uttar Kannada on the west and northwest. Before it was made into its own district, it was part of Dharwad District. Haveri is 335 km from Bangalore.

Haveri is the administrative and political headquarters of the district, whereas Ranebennur in the south is a business hub. The important towns and villages in Haveri District are:

• Haveri: The district's administrative, culture and political headquarters, it also famous for its cattle markets, oil mills and cotton markets.
• Haunsabhavi: Famous Place for Education (Mruthyunjaya vidya peeta).
• Hangal: Taluk head quarter. Place of the beautiful Tarkeshawar temple.
• Akki-Alur: City in Hanagal Taluk. Rice bowl of Haveri District. Famous for its lake and gardens.
• Kumar Pattanam: Place of Birla industries on the bank of the river Tungabhadra.
• Byadgi: Famous for Byadgi chilli.
• Bankapura: Notified as Bankapur Conservation Reserve offering a safe haven for peacocks.
• Ranebennur: Important trade centre in central Karnataka.
• Kaginele: Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha, a religious Math (institution) dedicated to sage Kanakadasa is present here.
• Rattihalli : City in hirekerur taluk. Place for beautiful kadambeshwar temple.