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Ranibennur is a city in northern Karnataka state, India. Ranibennur is a taluk in the district of Haveri. It is situated about 300 km north west of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka.

History

Popularly known as the "Gateway to North Karnataka", The name of the city is derived from the term Rani-bennuru, literally meaning Queen's resting place. From the late 17th century onwards, the city was a part of the Regency of Bombay until the independence of India in 1947, when Bombay merged into the Republic of India.

Ranibennur Taluk

Ranibennur is a taluk famous among other things for its rich commodity market. Commodities like cotton yarn, cotton seed, oil seeds, red chilli, betel nut and betel leaf are openly traded on the burgeoning local market.

Tourist Attractions

History and Religion Ranibennur is home to various religions including sub castes of Hindus, Muslims, Jains, Christians, Buddhists etc.

Wildlife

  • The Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary (119 km²) was declared as a sanctuary mainly to protect blackbucks. It comprises of two unconnected portions, an eastern and a western bit. The sanctuary has a core zone of 14.87 km² and a buffer-cum tourism zone of 104.13 km². The area is covered mainly by scrub forest and Eucalyptus plantations, and is also inhabited by the highly endangered Great Indian Bustard and the wolf. However, the Great Indian Bustard has not been sighted in the sanctury since around 2002 and may be locally extinct. Blackbuck are pleantiful with a count of more than 6000 in the 2005 census. 11:07, 3 January 2007 (UTC)61.95.189.128Agricultural fields surround the sanctuary.One of the most populr animal in the world called "Krishnamruga" is available to see in this Sanctuary only.The best time to visit is between October and March for observing the blackbuck, while the bustard is most easily sighted from February to June.
  • The famous temple in Ranibennur is "Basavanna Temple" which is located in Doddapete.Also two old forts are there in Ranibennur that are 150 years of old.

Noted personalities

  • Shivanna Tilavalli, BJP MLA of the city and local politician.

Institutions

  • B.K.Gupta High School, The famous Kannada Medium School.
  • S.S.R.R.S.School,The another famous Kannada Medium School.Near to Police Station.
  • Sri RajaRajeshwari Girls School.
  • Rotary English Medium School, Ranibennur, The first English medium school in the town run by the Rotary Club.
  • Lions School, The Kannada medium school run by the Lions Club.
  • Sri Taralabalu Jagadguru Institute of Technology, An engineering college offering technical education and professional degrees.
  • Ranibennur Taluka Education Society's Science,commerce and art's College.
  • Ranibennur Taluka Education Society's PUC Science College

External links

Rashtriya Taluka Education Society, Offering 10+2 and Degree programme in Science,commerce and arts

Ranibennur Taluka Education Society's Science,commerce and art's College. Ranibennur Taluka Education Society's PUC College(RTES)

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