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Narasimharajapura is a town panchayat and tehsil headquarters in Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India. It resides in the Malenadu region of Chikmagalur district.[1] The nearest Towns that connect to it are in Bhadravathi (52 km), Channagiri (85), Shimoga (55 km) and Tarikere (67 km). In 1915, Yuvaraja Shri Narasimharaja Wodeyar visited Yedehalli and in his memory, the town was named after him. The taluk was ruled by Ganga, Kadamba, Santhara, Hoysala and Vijayanagara kings.

Narasimharajapura
Taluk
Nickname(s): 
N.R.Pura
Narasimharajapura
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13.62°N 75.52°E / 13.62; 75.52
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictChikmagalur
Named forKanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar
Government
  TypeTown Panchayat
  BodyGovernment of Karnataka
Elevation
697 m (2,287 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total7,441
Languages
  OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
577134
Vehicle registrationKA-18
Websitehttp://www.narasimharajapuratown.mrc.gov.in

Geography


Narasimharajapura is located at 13.62°N 75.53°E / 13.62; 75.53 and has an average elevation of 697 m (2,287 ft).[2][3]


Demographics


As of the 2001 Indian census,[4] Narasimharajapura had a population of 7,441; 51% of the population are males and 49% are females. Narasimharajapura has an average literacy rate of 91%, higher than the state average of 75.3%: male literacy is 93%, and female literacy is 88%. In Narasimharajapura, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.


Attractions


The Shri Atishaya Kshetra Simhanagadde is located near the town and is famous for being the Atishaya (place of miracles) of Jwalamalini. It is located in the town of Simhanagadde near Narasimharajapura in Chikmagalur district.[5]

Kshetra Simhanagadde is famous for the Atishaya (place of miracles) of Jwalamalini Devi - Yakshini (guardian spirit) of the Eighth Tirthankara, Chandraprabha in Jainism.[6]


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