Maddur, Mandya

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nameMaddur
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineThe Shimsha river in Maduur.jpg
image_captionThe Shimsha river in Maddur
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pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Karnataka, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Seal of Karnataka.svgKarnataka
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Mandya
established_title
governing_bodyTown Municipal Council
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km26.23
area_rural_km2612
elevation_m662
population_total28754
population_rural266678
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
population_demonymMaddurean
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Kannada
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code571428
area_code_typeTelephone code
area_code08232
registration_plateKA-11
websitehttp://maddurtown.mrc.gov.in/
official_nameMadduru
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Geography

Maddur is located at . It has an average elevation of 662 metres (2175 ft). The Maddur Taluk neighbors Channapatna, Malavalli and Mandya Talukas the most and Nagamangala and Kunigal talukas for some extent.

Demographics

India census, Maddur had a population of 28,754 of which 14,342 males and 14,412 females. Maddur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 63%. In Maddur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Crops

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Maddur has been recently famous for its tender coconut cultivation. Farmers from Maddur, Mandya, Channapatna, Malavalli and surrounding areas sell tender coconuts. Nearly 300 trucks of nuts are daily sent to the other states of India such as Punjab, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Goa, Telangana, Gujarat and other states. Small towns near Maddur consume more and more tender coconuts daily. Maddur has been recently named as Tender coconut capital of India.

Temples

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Among the important temples here is the Narasirnha temple of the Hoysala period with a 7 ft high image of Ugra Narasimha made of black stone.

  • Varadarajawamy temple Maddur's Varadaraja temple is an early Chola or pre-Chola structure. Its 12 ft high Alialanatha deity is elaborately carved both in front and on the back with unusual features which has led to the Kannada saying 'Ella Devara Munde Nodu Allalanathana hinde nodu' - 'All other idols are to be seen from the front but Allalanatha is to be seen from the back'. The temple was built by king Vishnuvardhana (formerly known as Bitti Deva).

  • Vaidyanathapura – Vidyanatheswara Temple

  • Shivapura - Shivapur in Maddur is famous for the historical monument Satyagraha Soudha the symbolic structure of Maddur where Mahatma Gandhi had sat for Satyagraha against the British along with other freedom fighters. An inspiring monument of India's freedom struggle located adjacent to the Mysuru-Bengaluru highway at Shivapura of Maddur taluk in Mandya District Built to commemorate the Shivapura Flag Satyagraha of 1938.

  • Kokkarebellur – Kokkare Bellur, is a famous bird sanctuary located in maddur taluk. Its 12 km from Maddur town.

Jain temple

A Jain temple or Derasar is the place of worship for Jains, the followers of Jainism. Jain architecture is essentially restricted to temples and monasteries, and secular Jain buildings generally reflect the prevailing style of the place and time they were built.

Jain temple architecture is generally close to Hindu temple architecture, and in ancient times Buddhist architecture. Normally the same builders and carvers worked for all religions, and regional and period styles are generally similar. For over 1,000 years the basic layout of a Hindu or most Jain temples has consisted of a small garbhagriha or sanctuary for the main murti or cult images, over which the high superstructure rises, then one or more larger mandapa halls.

Māru-Gurjara architecture or the "Solanki style" is, a particular temple style from Gujarat and Rajasthan (both regions with a strong Jain presence) that originated in both Hindu and Jain temples around 1000, but became enduringly popular with Jain patrons. It has remained in use, in somewhat modified form, to the present day, indeed also becoming popular again for some Hindu temples in the last century. The style is seen in the groups of pilgrimage temples at Dilwara on Mount Abu, Taranga, Girnar and Palitana.

In 2016, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) excavated another 13 feet statue of Bahubali made in the 3rd – 9th centuries on another hillock located opposite the basadis in Arthipura. Excavation work is expected to be completed by 2018.

References

References

  1. "Census Data Handbook 2011".
  2. [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Maddur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Maddur]
  3. (July 2025). "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages, and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India}}{{Dead link.
  4. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Indias-coconut-capital-near-Bangalore/articleshow/17539788.cms Tender Coconut capital of India]
  5. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Indias-coconut-capital-near-Bangalore/articleshow/17539788.cms Maddur market gives Coconut growers a fair deal.]
  6. (2015-09-12). "Sri Ugra Narasimha Temple in Maddur".
  7. Express News Service. (7 January 2015). "Eighth Century Jain Temple Discovered in Maddur". [[The New Indian Express]].
  8. Girish, M. B.. (23 February 2016). "Another Jain centre under excavation in Mandya district". [[Deccan Chronicle]].
  9. Girish, M. B.. (23 February 2016). "Another Jain centre under excavation in Mandya district". [[Deccan Chronicle]].

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