Sullia

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History

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.[1][2][3][4][5]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
1972 P. D. Bangera style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress
1978 A. Ramachandra style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Janata Party
1983 Bakila Hukrappa style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 K. Kushala rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Indian National Congress
1969
1994 Angara S.[6] rowspan="6" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party
1998
2004
2008
2013
2018
2023 Bhageerathi Murulya style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Bharatiya Janata Party

Demographics

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%).[7]

Religions in Sullia taluk

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Languages in Sullia Taluk

Languages in Sullia taluk[8]
Language Speakers
Tulu
40.9%
Kannada
19.2%
Malayalam
18.8%
Are Bhashe (Kannada)
13.3%
Others
7.8%
Distribution of languages
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Climate

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Connectivity

Air

The nearest airport to Sullia is Mangalore International Airport which is at a distance of 88 km.[9] 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

The closest railway station to the city is Subrahmanya Road Railway Station (Station Code:SBHR), which is around 48 km[10] via the fastest road.

See also

References

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