Location : Central Karnataka                       Area in Sq.Kms : 8,441
Percent of State's Area : 4.40                      Population in 1991 : 2,694,264
Rank : 6                                                      Numder of Taluks : 8
Number of Grama Panchayats : 356            Number of Taluk and Urban
Distance From Bangalore : Kms.                 Agglomerations : 16

Important jatra :

Place	Month	Deity/Saint	No of days	Approximate attendence
Sirsi	March(once in 2 years)	Marikamba Devi	7	1 lakh
Sonda	May	Vadiraja	5	25,000
Ulvi	January-February	Channabasaveshwara	8	50,000
Gokarna	March	Mahabaleshwara	1	50,000