Sakharayapattana | |
Official Name: | Sakharayapattana |
Other Name: | Town of Sakharaya |
Settlement Type: | Panchayat Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 13.4318°N 75.9245°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chikmagalur |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Malenadu |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 577 135 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 918267 |
Registration Plate: | KA-18 & KA-66 |
Sakharayapatna is a panchayat town in Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. This town is situated in Malenadu region. The town is midway on Kadur- Chikkamagaluru highway; from Kadur, from Chikmagalur, from Mangalore, and from Bengaluru.
The name of the town literally means "the town of the ruler named Sakharaya" in the Kannada language.
Sakharayapatna and the surrounding region produce areca nuts and jackfruits.