Haliyal is a Panchayat town in Uttara Kannada

Uttara Kannada

Uttara Kannada also known as North Canara or North Kanara, is a district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is bordered by the state of Goa and Belgaum District to the north, Dharwad District and Haveri District to the east, Shimoga District and Udupi District to the south and the...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

. It can be classified as a main-road town

Main road towns

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. The NH-63 (India) highway passes through this town.

Geography

Haliyal is located at 15.33°N 74.77°E. It has an average elevation of 559 metres (1834 feet).

Places to see

• Haliyal Fort
• Mallikarjuna Temple
• Tulaja Bhavani Temple
• Port garden and deer park
• Lord Ganesh Temple
• parry sugar industry
• technocol collage

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census

Census

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, Haliyal had a population of 20,652. Males constitute 51% of the population. Haliyal has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average (59.5%); male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 60%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kannada

Kannada language

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 is the predominant languages spoken in the city. Marathi

Marathi language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...

 is also spoken here.

See also

• Supa Dam
  Supa Dam
  Supa Dam is built across Kalinadi or Kali river in state of Karnataka in India. The dam is situated in Joida taluk of Uttara Kannada district. The power house at the foot of the dam has two electricity generators of fifty megawatt each. The electricity generated is supplied to different parts of...
  
  
• Ulavi
  Ulavi
  Ulavi is a town about 75 km from Karwar in Karnataka state, India.Ulavi is an important center of pilgrimage for people of the Lingayat faith. The Samadhi of Channabasavanna, one of the most revered saints of the Lingayat faith lies here. In the 12th century, Channabasavanna traveled from...
  
  
• Kavala Cave near Ambikanagar
  Ambikanagar
  Ambikanagar is a small project township approximately 16 km from bustling Dandeli city in the Haliyal taluk of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. Ambikanagar is soaked in the green pristine environs of the Western Ghats. The former name of Ambikanagar is believed to be Amga.This is a...
  
  
• Sykes Point near Ambikanagar
• Lalgulli Waterfall
• Sathodi Falls
  Sathodi Falls
  Satoddi Falls is a waterfall in India that is formed by several unnamed streams near Kallaramarane Ghat, Uttara Kannada District, near Sirsi, and 32 km from Yellapur. It is about 15 meters tall. The stream then flows into the backwaters of the Kodasalli Dam, into the Kali River...