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.
| Population
and growth Trends |
As per the 2001 census the population of Hassan district is 17,21,669.
Out of which 14,16,996 is the rural population and 3,04,673 is urban
population. The percentage of rural and urban population to the total
population of the district is 82.31 and 17.69 respectively. The percentage
of rural and urban population to the total population according to
1981 census (1357014) was 85.37 and 14.62 respectively. Between 1981
to 1991 there is an increase of 2.76 percent in urban population. The
decadal growth rate works out to 15.67 percent (1981-91). The decadal
growth rate was highest between 1951-61 and it was 25.57 percent. It
reduced to 23.05 percent during 1961-71, increased to 23.10 percent
during 1971-81 and reduced to 15.67 percent during 1981-91. There is
a decrease in 7.43 percent of growth in population between 1981-91.
The district has a balanced male, female ratio (996) as per 2001 census.
The density of population varies considerably amongst the taluks.
With a density of 385 persons per sq.km Hassan taluk tops the list
and this is followed by Arkalgud (295), Holenarasipura (290), Channarayapatna
(266), Arasikere (238), Belur (217), Alur (199) and the lowest density
of 129 persons per sq.km is noticeable in the case of Sakaleshapura
taluk according to 2001 census. The density of population per square
kilometer for the district is 251.
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