Sullia

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Town in Karnataka, India

Sullia

Town

Sullia Scene

Nickname:

Sulya

Sullia

Location in Karnataka, India

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Sullia

Sullia (India)

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Coordinates: 12°33′29″N 75°23′21″E﻿ / ﻿12.55806°N 75.38917°E﻿ / 12.55806; 75.38917
Country|  India
State| Karnataka
District| Dakshina Kannada
Region| Tulu Nadu
Government

• Body| Town Panchayath
• MLA| Bhageerathi 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 zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

574239

Telephone code| +91 8257
Vehicle registration| KA-21
Website| http://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

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A historical revolution took place during 1837, when a majority of the Gowdas, Bunts, Kudiyas, 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

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Year  | Member  | Party

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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

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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

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Religions in Sullia taluk

source: Sullia Taluk Census 2011 data

1. Hindus (90%)
2. Muslim (8.51%)
3. Christians (1.43%)
4. Other (0.06%)

## Languages in Sullia Taluk

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Languages in Sullia taluk[9]

Language |  | Speakers
Tulu |

| 40.9%
Kannada |

| 19.2%
Malayalam |

| 18.8%
Are Bhashe (Kannada) |

| 13.3%
Others |

| 7.8%
Distribution of languages
Source: 2011 Census of India

## Climate

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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

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### Air

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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

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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

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* Jalsoor
* Ajjavara, Sulya
* Aletty

## References

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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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