Periyapatna


Periyapatna is located at 12°20′N 76°06′E / 12.34°N 76.1°E / 12.34; 76.1. It has an average elevation of 849 metres.

Location

Periyapatna is located at. It has an average elevation of 849 metres.
The town is situated on Mangalore-Mysore-Bangalore highway at a distance of 70 km from Mysore.

Demographics

Piriyapatna had a population of 14,922. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Piriyapatna has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 61%. In Piriyapatna, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Vokkaliga Gowda community forms the highest population of the Taluk and majorly are tobacco cultivators. Also it is the homeland for Majority of Minor Tribal group Beda Nayakas vowing to thick Malanad forest around and Hunting being their occupation.
India census,