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Hassan
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Hassan is a city in the state of Karnataka, India, and serves as the capital of Hassan district. It is situated at an elevation of 972 meters above sea level. The city has a population of 133,436 and covers an area of 6,814. Kannada is the official language, and the local postal code is 573201.
The administrative center operates under the time zone UTC+05:30. Its official name is listed as Hassan, with the native label ಹಾಸನ. The city is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Hassan
- Region
- Karnataka
- Country
- India
- Population
- 155,006
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Karnataka
- District
- Hassan
- Named after
- Hasanamba
- Body
- City Municipal Corporation
- Mp
- Shreyas M. Patel
- Mla
- Swaroop Prakash
- Total
- 86.01 km (33.21 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 950 m (3,120 ft)
- Density
- 3,500/km (9,000/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Hassanadavaru
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30 ( IST )
- Pin
- 573201, 573202
- Telephone code
- ISD 00918172 / STD CODE 08172
- Iso 3166 code
- IN-KA
- Vehicle registration
- KA-13
- Official language
- Kannada
- Website
- hassancity .mrc .gov .in
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- ಹಾಸನ
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Hassan district
- Official language
- Kannada
- Population
- 133436
- Area
- 6814
- Elevation
- 972
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Hassan district
- Official website
- www.hassancity.mrc.gov.in
- Image
- Hassan India.JPG
- Dialing code
- 8172
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- Hassan, Karnataka
- postal code
- 573201
- native label
- Hassan
- P8168
- Neno Ašćerić
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Timur
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
Hassan is a very good place, often called as poor man's Ooty.
Get in
It is about 185 km from Bangalore City and 130 km from Mysore.
Get around
Many autorickshaws roam around Hassan city. Taxis for regional trips are available near the Maharaja Park.
KSRTC operates city bus service of Hassan on selected routes at regular frequency.
Do
Palaka resort has excellent activities for people staying there or for a day outing. The resort also has the only paintball facility in the district of Hassan.
Go next
Dakshina Kannada
Chikmagalur Hill Station. 61 km Belur Temple Town Doddagadavalli - Lakshmidevi Temple on the Hassan-Belur road Halebidu - the capital of the Hoysala dynasty. Haranahalli - Chennakeshava and Someshwara temples Hosaholalu - Lakshmirarayana Temple Nuggehalli - Kesava Temple Shravanabelagola Jain temple.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
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Hassan is a city and district headquarter of Hassan district in Karnataka state of India.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hassan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.