Lying between 12° 13´ and 13° 33´ North latitudes
and 75° 33´ and 76º38´ East longitude, Hassan district
has a total area of 6826.15 Sq. Kms. The greatest length of the district,
from south to north, is about 129 kilometers, and its greatest breadth,
from east to west, is about 116 kilometers. The District which has 8
taluks 38 hoblies & 2369 villages. The geographic area of the district
of Hassan is 6845 square kilometers. The population is 15.67 lakhs and
the average rainfall is about 1031 mms annually. Coffee, Black Pepper,
Potato, Paddy and Sugarcane are the major agricultural crops.
Hassan district lies partly
in the "malnad" tract and partly
in the southern "maidan"(plains) tract. By considering the
physical aspects, climate, rainfall, etc. the district may be divided
into three regions, viz., (1) southern malnad, (2) semi-malnad and (3)
southern maidan. western and north-eastern portions of the Belur taluk,
western and central parts of Alur taluk and the whole of Sakaleshapura
taluk constitute the "southern malnad" region, the central
parts of the Arkalgud taluk, the western portion of the Hassan taluk,
the eastern portion of the Alur taluk, the central and eastern parts
of the Belur taluk and the western parts of the Arasikere taluk form
the "semi-malnad" region. The southern maidan region includes
the whole of the Holenarasipura and Channarayapatna taluks, eastern parts
of the Arasikere and Hassan taluks and the south-eastern portions of
the Arkalgud taluk. The southern malnad is a forest-clad hilly region
with a heavy rainfall.
