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Keelara

Coordinates: 12°35′48″N 76°56′26.5″E / 12.59667°N 76.940694°E / 12.59667; 76.940694
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Keelara
village
Keelara is located in Karnataka
Keelara
Keelara
Location in Karnataka, India
Keelara is located in India
Keelara
Keelara
Keelara (India)
Coordinates: 12°35′48″N 76°56′26.5″E / 12.59667°N 76.940694°E / 12.59667; 76.940694
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictMandya
TalukasMandya
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5,263
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Keelara is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Mandya taluk of Mandya district. The village is around 10 km from Mandya city and 96 km from the capital city of Karnataka via NH-275.

Demographics

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As of 2001 India census, Keelara had a population of 5263 with 2629 males and 2634 females.[1]

Notable people

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Sri. K. V. Shankaragowda - politician, known as Nitya Sachiva (lit.'Minister forever')

Prof K M Veerappa, Principal(Retd.) Yuvarajas College, Mysore.

Sri.K L Anandegowda- Town planner. Retired Director of Town planning, Govt.of Karnataka.

Sri.K T Veerappa- Retired Director, Prasaranga, Uni. of Mysore.

Dr T.Chandrashkar, Bangalore.

Sri.K L Mariswamy, Retired Prof., Govt.College of Pharmacy, Bangalore.

Dr K L Mahadevappa, Retired Prof., of Biochemistry, KIMS, Bangalore.

Sri. KV Chandramouli, Retired Deputy Director of Boilers, Government of Karnataka.

Dr. Babu Veeregowda, Vice-President, HNTB, NewYork.

Ravishankar Gowda

Nearby villages

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Echagere - 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-east

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Village code= 2388500 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Yahoomaps India :". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Keelara, Mandya, Karnataka
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