Sidlaghatta
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Sidlaghatta
Shidlaghatta | |
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Town | |
Nickname: Silk City | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
Telephone code | 08158 |
Vehicle registration | KA-40 |
Website | www |
Sidlaghatta is a town in the
taluk panchayat
for the implementation of developmental schemes and their progress.
Geography
Sidlaghatta has an average elevation of 878 metres (2880 feet).[1] 1.5 km south to north
Demographics
As of 2001[update], Sidlaghatta had a population of 41,105.[2] Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sidlaghatta has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 56%. In Sidlaghatta, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Notable residents
N. R. Narayana Murty
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sidlaghatta
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.