Sullia

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Sullia
Taluk
Nickname(s): 
Sulya
Sullia is located in Karnataka
Sullia
Sullia
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°33′29″N 75°23′21″E / 12.55806°N 75.38917°E / 12.55806; 75.38917Coordinates: 12°33′29″N 75°23′21″E / 12.55806°N 75.38917°E / 12.55806; 75.38917
Country India
StateKarnataka
RegionTulunad
DistrictDakshina Kannada
Government
 • MLAAngara S
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total145,227[1]
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 city in the Dakshina Kannada district of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of the Sullia taluk. Sullia taluk is one of the seven talukas of Dakshina Kannada district. Its administrative headquarters is in the town of Sullia.

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
1989
1994 Angara S.[7] Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004
2008
2013
2018

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%).[1]

Religions in Sullia taluk[]

Religions in Sullia taluk

source: Sullia Taluk Census 2011 data

  Hindus (85.04%)
  Muslim (13.47%)
  Christians (1.43%)
  Other (0.06%)

Languages in Sullia taluk[]

Languages in Sullia taluk[8]
Language Speakers
Tulu
 
 40.9%
Kannada
 
 19.2%
Malayalam
 
 18.8%
Marathi
 
 13.3%
Others
 
 7.8%
Distribution of languages
Source: 2011 Census













Climate[]

hideClimate 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
Average high °F — — — — — — 77 — 90 — — — —
Average low °F — — — — — — 64 — 66 — — — —
Mean minimum °F — — — 102 — — — — — — — — 102
Record low °F 59 — — — 90 — — — — 64 64 — 59
Record high °C 29 — — — 43 — — — — 30 35 — 43
Average high °C — — — — — — 25 — 32 — — — —
Average low °C — — — — — — 18 — 19 — — — —
Record low °C 15 — — — 32 — — — — 18 18 — 15
Source 1: [9]
Source 2: [10]

Sullia City pictures[]

  • Sullia. Karnataka

  • Sullia. Karnataka

  • Sullia,Dakshina Karnataka

  • Sullia. Karnataka

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Muslim population goes up in DK too: Census report". Deccan Herald. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  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 - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference election2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Census of India - Language". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Sullia.net". Sullia.net. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Google weather". Google weather. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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