Channapatna facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Channapatna
City
Nickname(s):  The Land of Toys, Ground Zero
Channapatna Location in Karnataka
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bengaluru South
Area
• Total	12.87 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Elevation	673 m (2,208 ft)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	562160
Telephone code	91-80 / 91-8113
Vehicle registration	KA 42

Channapatana is a city and taluk headquarters in Bengaluru South District, Karnataka, India. Channapatna is approximately 60 km from Bangalore and 80 km from Mysore. The Kannadiga film actor Kishore was born here in 1974.

Geography

Channapatna has an average elevation of 739 metres (2424 ft).

Total length of roads is 108.20 km. Total water supply is 70.50 litres per capita per day. This means a per capita water supply of 65.50 litres. In summer the temperature is 32 °C. In winter it is 19 °C.

Channapatna is located on the Bangalore - Mysore highway. It is about 55 km from Bangalore and 80 km from Mysore.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Channapatna City Municipal Council has population of 71,942 of which 36,098 are males while 35,844 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Languages of Channapatna City (2011 census)      Kannada (48.04%)     Urdu (43.00%)     Tamil (4.22%)     Telugu (2.73%)     Hindi (0.83%)     Others (1.17%)

Toys

Assorted toys of Channapatna

The city is known for its wooden toys and lacquerware. Channapatna is also called "Town of toys" ("Gombegala nagara"). These toys are manufactured in traditional and advanced small-scale industries. Manufacturing and twisting of raw silk, rice, ragi and coconut is a major product of Channapattana taluk. The origin of these toys is dated back to the reign of Tipu Sultan who invited the artisans from Persia in order to train the local artisans in the art of wooden toy making. These toys have been given Geographical Indication tag by Government of India.