Haveri district

district in Karnataka, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Karnataka
Region: Bayaluseeme
Division: Kittur Karnataka
Established: August 24, 1997
Headquarters: Haveri
Commercial office: Ranebennur
Taluks: Byadgi , Haveri , Hangal , Hirekerur , Shiggaon , Savanur , Rattihalli , Ranebennur
Deputy commissioner: Vijaymahantesh Danammanavar
Total: 4,823 km (1,862 sq mi)
Density: 331.3/km (858.0/sq mi)
Official: Kannada
Time zone: UTC+5:30 ( IST )
Pin: (581110) Haveri (581115) Ranebennur
Telephone code: (08375) Haveri (08373) Ranebennur
Iso 3166 code: IN-KA
Vehicle registration: KA-27 Haveri , KA-68 Ranebennur
Website: haveri .nic .in

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1597668
Official website: haveri.nic.in
Image: Chaudayyadanapura Mukteshwara temple 11.jpg
Households: 330414
Dialing code: 08375

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postal code: 581110
Commons category: Haveri district
short name: HAV
male population: 819128
female population: 778540
urban population: 355501
rural population: 1242167
literate population: 1085443
illiterate population: 512225

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Haveri district is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,597,668, out of which 20.78% were urban residents. The district headquarters is Haveri. Ranebennur is the biggest city in Haveri district with population and the commercial city and business headquarters and seeds production hub.

Name of the place Haveri is derived from two Kannada words "Havu" which means snake and "keri" which means lake or Village/Locality so people called it "Havu-keri" meaning "Village of snakes.