Hassan, Karnataka

Hassan is a city and district headquarter of Hassan district in Karnataka state of India.

Hassan
City
District Court in Hassan
Hassan in Karnataka
Coordinates: 13.012°N 76.068°E / 13.012; 76.068
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Named after	Hasanamba
Government
• Body	City Municipal Corporation
• MP	Shreyas M. Patel
• MLA	Swaroop Prakash
Area
• Total	86.01 km2 (33.21 sq mi)
Elevation	950 m (3,120 ft)
Population  (2025)[1]+[2]
• Total	300,000
• Density	3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Hassanadavaru
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	573201,573202
Telephone code	ISD 00918172 / STD CODE 08172
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA-13
Official language	Kannada[3]
Website	hassancity.mrc.gov.in

Etymology

Hassan city gets its name from the Hindu goddess Hassanamba Devi .^[4][5]

History

Hassan dates from beginnings of the Hoysala Empire in the 11th century.^[6][7] Hoysala Empire ruled this city for a long time and their influence can be seen in the art and inscriptions on the different monuments such as in Halebidu, Belur and Shravanabelagola.

Geography

The city is situated 950 m (3,120 ft) above sea level. The urban population in 2011 was 133,436.^[8] It is situated at a distance of 182 km (113 mi) from the state capital, Bangalore, and 171 km (106 mi) from Mangalore.

Climate

Tropical savanna climates have monthly mean temperature above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60 mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. According to the Köppen Climate Classification, Hassan has a tropical savanna climate (Aw).^[9]

Climate data for Hassan (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	34.8 (94.6)	35.5 (95.9)	37.5 (99.5)	37.8 (100.0)	37.8 (100.0)	37.2 (99.0)	34.6 (94.3)	34.0 (93.2)	35.0 (95.0)	34.8 (94.6)	35.0 (95.0)	35.9 (96.6)	37.8 (100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.8 (83.8)	30.8 (87.4)	33.0 (91.4)	33.3 (91.9)	31.9 (89.4)	28.2 (82.8)	26.5 (79.7)	26.3 (79.3)	27.6 (81.7)	28.6 (83.5)	28.3 (82.9)	28.5 (83.3)	29.3 (84.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	13.9 (57.0)	15.8 (60.4)	17.8 (64.0)	19.7 (67.5)	20.0 (68.0)	18.4 (65.1)	18.4 (65.1)	18.5 (65.3)	18.4 (65.1)	18.7 (65.7)	17.0 (62.6)	14.7 (58.5)	17.6 (63.7)
Record low °C (°F)	5.6 (42.1)	8.0 (46.4)	9.4 (48.9)	10.0 (50.0)	12.1 (53.8)	11.6 (52.9)	11.0 (51.8)	12.8 (55.0)	12.1 (53.8)	11.1 (52.0)	8.3 (46.9)	6.2 (43.2)	5.6 (42.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	1.1 (0.04)	3.5 (0.14)	13.7 (0.54)	69.2 (2.72)	103.2 (4.06)	109.6 (4.31)	141.5 (5.57)	115.6 (4.55)	111.8 (4.40)	168.6 (6.64)	44.1 (1.74)	6.0 (0.24)	887.7 (34.95)
Average rainy days	0.0	0.3	1.1	4.3	5.8	8.2	11.1	8.9	6.6	8.2	2.8	0.5	57.8
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	55	48	50	57	67	78	82	83	80	77	71	62	68
Source: India Meteorological Department[10][11][12]

Rainfall

In 2022, Hassan hobli received an annual rainfall (1 Jan – 31 Dec) of 1,316 millimetres (51.8 in).^[13]

Demographics

Religions in Hassan city (2011)[14]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			72.18%
Islam			24.19%
Christianity			2.04%
Jainism			1.31%
Other or not stated			0.56%

Languages of Hassan City^[15]

1. Kannada (68.2%)
2. Urdu (23.7%)
3. Telugu (2.11%)
4. Hindi (1.35%)
5. Marathi (1.28%)
6. Tamil (1.18%)
7. Malayalam (0.96%)
8. Others (1.20%)

As of the 2011^[update] Indian census, the city of Hassan had an urban population of 177,484. Males were 49.5% of the population and females 50.5%. The average literacy rate was 80.8%. Male literacy was 82.7%, and female literacy was 78.9%. Of the population, 10.1% was under the age of 7.^[8]

In 2020, the Karnataka Government upgraded Hassan's city municipal council area to 66.12 km² (25.53 sq mi) by including nearby villages to the panchayat and the population increased from 133,436 to 226,520.^[16]

In 2025, Karnataka Government upgraded Hassan city municipal council to Hassan municipal corporation expanded urban area to 86.01 km² (33.21 sq mi) by including CMC area and neighbouring villages and the population grew from 226,520 to over 300,000.^[17]

Economy

Industries

Hassan city is also an industrial hub in Karnataka. Major industries related to pharma, textiles, food processing sectors and also numerous MSMEs have set up their units in the KIADB Industrial Growth Centre, Hassan.

HPCL POL Terminal

The terminal is located on 103 acres of land in Hassan industrial area. It supplies diesel, petrol and ethanol to retail outlets across 14 districts of Karnataka.^{[18] [19]}

Gallery

• 
  Positioning of Hassan district in Karnataka
• 
  Hobli Map of Hassan district
• 
  Hassan in 1900
• 
  Map of Hassan Taluk as per 2001 Census
• 
  Map of Hassan Taluk as per 2011 Census
• 
  Hassan Taluk - Hobli and Village Map
• 
  Hassan Taluk - Grama Panchayat and Village Map
• 
  Hassan Taluk Map about Fluoride content in DWS

See also

• Hassan District
• Manjarabad Fort, a star fort from 1792
• Shravanabelagola
• Belur
• Sakleshpur
• Mangalore
• Halebidu
• Saligrama, Mysore