Honnali | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 14.2373°N 75.6496°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Malenadu |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Davanagere |
Governing Body: | Town Municipal Council |
Leader Title1: | Administrator |
Leader Title2: | Chief Officer |
Leader Name1: | Abhishek V |
Leader Name2: | Niranjani H |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 10.49 |
Area Rural Km2: | 856 |
Elevation M: | 540 |
Population Total: | 22138 |
Population Rural: | 215278 [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 577217 |
Registration Plate: | KA-17 |
Honnāli (also written as Honnali) is a town and a taluk headquarter in Davanagere district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Its name is derived from honnarali, which means "Blossom of gold".
Honnali is located at [3] and has an average elevation of 540 m (1771 ft). The Tungabhadra River flows through the area. It is 40 km north of Shimoga,44 km Northwest of channagiri 46 km south of Ranebennur, 35 km southwest of Harihar and east of Shikaripur (37 km), Shirallakoppa (57 km) and Munchikoppa (61 km).
As of the 2001 census,[4] Honnali had a population of 15,574. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Honnali has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 62%. In Honnali, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. The principal occupation is agriculture.