Hunsur | |
Other Name: | Hunasuru |
Settlement Type: | City |
Governing Body: | City Municipal Council |
Blank Name Sec1: | Wards |
Blank Info Sec1: | 31 |
Pushpin Map: | Karnataka#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 12.3106°N 76.2802°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mysore |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 11.76 |
Area Rural Km2: | 886.11 |
Elevation M: | 792 |
Population Total: | 50865 |
Population Rural: | 232098 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 571 105 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 08222 |
Registration Plate: | KA-45 |
Hunsur is a city in Mysore district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Hunsur Taluk administrative division.
Hunsur is located at .[1] It is located at an elevation of 805m (2,641feet) above mean sea level. The river Lakshmana Tirtha flows through the town and two bridges are built across the river. The town is the administrative center of Hunsur taluk, which is part of the Mysore District.[2]
Hunsur is situated on NH-275, connecting it to metropolitan cities of Mysuru, Bengaluru and Mangaluru. It is 45 km from Mysuru, and 175 km from Bengaluru. Other major highways passing through Hunsur are SH-88, SH-86 and SH-90.