Sullia

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Place details

Locality: Sulya
Region: Karnataka
Country: India
Population: 19,958
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sullia
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: NMC Sullia front view.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Sullia Scene
Settlement.nickname: Sulya
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Karnataka#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Karnataka, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dakshina Kannada
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Tulu Nadu
Settlement.governing_body: Town Panchayath
Settlement.leader_title: MLA
Settlement.leader_name: Bhageerathi Murulya

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 108
Image: NMC Sullia front view.jpg
Dialing code: 8257

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Commons category: Sullia
postal code: 574239

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Contents

History
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Demographics
Religions in Sullia taluk
Languages in Sullia Taluk
Climate
Connectivity
Air
Railway
See also
References

Sullia (also known as Sulya, ) is a town in the Dakshina Kannada district of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of the Sullia taluk. Sullia is located 300 kilometres west of the state capital Bengaluru.

==History== A historical revolution took place during 1837, when a majority of the Gowdas, Bunts, Kudiyas, Adidravidas and other castes from Amara Sullia, Madikeri, Siddapura, Bhagamandala, Shanivarasanthe, Bellare, Puttur and Nandavara went and fought for freedom against the British.