# Haveri

Haveri or Hāvēri is a city and headquarters of Haveri district of Karnataka State in India. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands, Byadagi red chillies and Hukkeri Math. Around 25 km away, there is a place called Bada, which is the birthplace of the poet Kanakadasa.

## Etymology

The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words haavu and keri, which means place of snakes.

## Tourist attractions of Haveri

* Siddheshvara Temple
The centre of Western Chalukya architectural developments was the region including present-day Bagalkot, Gadag, Koppal, Haveri and Dharwad districts;
Siddheshwara temple at Haveri a staggered square plan with dravida articulation and superstructure, 11th century CE. Miniature decorative dravida and nagara style towers at Siddheshvara Temple in Haveri
* Basavanna Temple
* Utsav Rock Garden is situated at Gotagodi on NH-48 Shiggaon Taluk. It is blended with both modern and art where more than 1000 real life size sculptures are present. It has got 8 world records. It is a unique garden in the whole world.

## Geography

Haveri is located at 14°48′N 75°24′E﻿ / ﻿14.8°N 75.4°E﻿ / 14.8; 75.4. It has an average elevation of 572 metres (1876 feet).

## Climate

Climate data for Haveri (1991–2020) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.4 (93.9) | 38.0 (100.4) | 40.0 (104.0) | 41.2 (106.2) | 40.4 (104.7) | 38.2 (100.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.4 (93.9) | 35.1 (95.2) | 34.0 (93.2) | 41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 35.4 (95.7) | 36.2 (97.2) | 34.7 (94.5) | 29.4 (84.9) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 28.6 (83.5) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.0 (87.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.2 (68.4) | 17.5 (63.5) | 15.1 (59.2) | 19.4 (66.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 13.0 (55.4) | 15.8 (60.4) | 17.4 (63.3) | 16.4 (61.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 13.0 (55.4) | 8.4 (47.1) | 9.0 (48.2) | 7.4 (45.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 4.8 (0.19) | 0.4 (0.02) | 10.4 (0.41) | 41.9 (1.65) | 71.5 (2.81) | 110.5 (4.35) | 163.3 (6.43) | 154.3 (6.07) | 98.1 (3.86) | 132.1 (5.20) | 30.8 (1.21) | 4.0 (0.16) | 822.1 (32.37) |
| Average rainy days | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 14.6 | 13.3 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 64.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 35 | 32 | 31 | 38 | 51 | 73 | 82 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 44 | 55 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department ||||||||||||||

## Education

There are a number of private, aided and government schools and colleges that offer courses in PU, degree and master's degrees.
There is also a new govt medical college started in haveri in 2020.

## Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Haveri had a population of 67102. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Haveri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 64%. In Haveri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

## Notable People

* Mailara Mahadevappa
* Gudleppa Hallikeri
* Chandrashekhar Patil
* Basavaraj Bommai
* Shivkumar Udasi