Sullia

Sullia
Town
Sullia Scene
Sullia Scene
Nickname: 
Sulya
Sullia is located in Karnataka
Sullia
Sullia
Location in Karnataka, India
Sullia is located in India
Sullia
Sullia
Sullia (India)
Coordinates: 12°33′29″N 75°23′21″E / 12.55806°N 75.38917°E / 12.55806; 75.38917
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDakshina Kannada
Government
 • BodyTown Panchayath
 • MLABhageerathi Murulya
Area
 • Town
17.13 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
 • Rural
809.43 km2 (312.52 sq mi)
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Town
19,958 [1]
 • Rural
125,269
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
574239
Telephone code+91 8257
Vehicle registrationKA-21
Websitehttp://www.sulliatown.mrc.gov.in/

Sullia (also known as Sulya) is a town in the Dakshina Kannada district of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of the Sullia taluk. Sullia is located 300 kilometres west of the state capital Bengaluru.

History

A historical revolution took place during 1837, when a majority of the Gowdas, Bunts, Kydiyas, Adidravidas and other castes from Amara Sullia, Madikeri, Siddapura, Bhagamandala, Shanivarasanthe, Bellare, Puttur and Nandavara went and fought for freedom against the British.[2][3][4][5][6]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
1972 P. D. Bangera Indian National Congress
1978 A. Ramachandra Janata Party
1983 Bakila Hukrappa Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 K. Kushala Indian National Congress
1969
1994 Angara S.[7] Bharatiya Janata Party
1998
2004
2008
2013
2018
2023 Bhageerathi Murulya Bharatiya Janata Party

Demographics

According to the 2011 census report, Hindus form the largest religious group in Sullia taluk (1,23,507 that is 85.04% of the Taluk population). The number of Muslims is 19,556 (13.47% of the Taluk population) and the number of Christians in the Taluk is 2,076 (1.43%).[8]

Religions in Sullia taluk

Religions in Sullia taluk

source: Sullia Taluk Census 2011 data

  Hindus (90.0%)
  Muslim (8.51%)
  Christians (1.43%)
  Other (0.06%)

Languages in Sullia Taluk

Languages in Sullia taluk[9]
Language Speakers
Tulu
 
 40.9%
Kannada/Arebhashe
 
 19.2%
Malayalam
 
 18.8%
Marathi
 
 13.3%
Others
 
 7.8%
Distribution of languages
Source: 2011 Census of India

Climate

Climate data for Sullia, India
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F 84 — — — 109 — — — — 86 95 — 109
Mean maximum °F — — — 111 — — — — — — — — 111
Mean daily maximum °F — — — — — — 77 — 90 — — — —
Mean daily minimum °F — — — — — — 64 — 66 — — — —
Mean minimum °F — — — 102 — — — — — — — — 102
Record low °F 59 — — — 90 — — — — 64 64 — 59
Record high °C 29 — — — 43 — — — — 30 35 — 43
Mean daily maximum °C — — — — — — 25 — 32 — — — —
Mean daily minimum °C — — — — — — 18 — 19 — — — —
Record low °C 15 — — — 32 — — — — 18 18 — 15
Source 1: [10]
Source 2: [11]

Connectivity

Air

The nearest airport to Sullia is Mangalore International Airport which is at a distance of 88 km.[12] Flights are available to major Indian cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Middle East countries like Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dammam, Doha, Dubai–International, Kuwait, Muscat.

Railway

The closest railway station to the city is Subrahmanya Road Railway Station (Station Code:SBHR), which is around 48 km[13] via the fastest road.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Census Data Handbook 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Karnataka / Madikeri News : Appaiah Gowda's feats to be remembered". The Hindu. 31 October 2004. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Karnataka / Madikeri News : Appaiah Gowda memorial to honour freedom fighter". The Hindu. 19 May 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Account of an uprising". deccanherald.com. 4 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Fate of the insurgents". deccanherald.com. 4 March 2013.
  6. ^ "DK's new NH to connect three states". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election – 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Muslim population goes up in DK too: Census report". Deccan Herald. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Census of India – Language". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Sullia.net". Sullia.net. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Google weather". Google weather. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Mangaluru International Airport to Sullia". Mangaluru International Airport to Sullia. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Subrahmanya Road to Sullia". Subrahmanya Road to Sullia. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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