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Thirthahalli is a panchayat town located in the Shimoga district of the state of Karnataka, India. It lies on the bank of the river Tunga and is also the headquarters of the Thirthahalli Taluk of Shimoga district.Birthplace of KUVEMPU.




Geography



Thirthahalli is located at 13.7°N 75.23°E / 13.7; 75.23. It has an average elevation of 591 metres (1938 feet). The Tirthahalli Town Panchayat has population of 14,528 of which 7,093 are males while 7,435 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.




Languages


The majority of people speak Kannada. There are also a sizeable number of Tulu speakers in this region.




Notable people


Purandara Dasa - One of the founding proponents of Carnatic Music
Kuvempu - Kannada author and poet, Jnanapeetha and Padma Vibhushan awardee
Shantaveri Gopala Gowda - Socialist Leader and Politician.
U. R. Ananthamurthy- Contemporary writer, Novelist and critic, Jnanapeetha and Padma Bhushan awardee.
Kadidal Manjappa- Politician and former Chief Minister of Karnataka
Justice. M Rama Jois - Advocate and Chief Justice, Former Governor of Jharkhand and Bihar
M. K. Indira, Kannada Novelist.
Poornachandra Tejaswi- writer, environmentalist and son of kuvempu.
Anupama Niranjana- Novelist
Girish Kasaravalli- Multiple award-winning Kannada Film Director, Padmashri awardee.
Kimmane Rathnakar- Politician and former minister of Legislative assembly
Araga Jnanendra- Home Minister of Karnataka and former chairman of Mysore Paper Mills.
Kaviraj (lyricist)- Poet, lyricist, director in Kannada film industry
Diganth-Kannada film actor
Anaga - Kannada film actor




Education institutions


Tunga Mahavidyalaya
Sahyadri Polytechnic
Sevabharathi Higher Primary School
Government First Grade College
St.Mary's English Medium School
Government Primary School
Kuvempu School
Government Pre University College
Vagdevi English Medium School
Vagdevi Pre University College
Sahyadri Central School
Sahyadri ICSE School
Sahyadri Polytechnik
Government Girls Pre University College
DR. U.R Anantha Murthy Government High School
Government ITI College
Morarji Desai Residential School
Aradhana School




References






External links



Thirthahalli website
Official Website of Thirtahalli Town Panchayath

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