Thirthahalli

Thirthahalli is a panchayat town located in the Shimoga district of the state of Karnataka, India. It lies on the bank of the river Tunga and is also the headquarters of the Thirthahalli Taluk of Shimoga district.Birthplace of KUVEMPU.

Geography
Thirthahalli is located at 13.7°N, 75.23°W. It has an average elevation of 591 metres (1938 feet). The Tirthahalli Town Panchayat has population of 14,528 of which 7,093 are males while 7,435 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Languages
The majority of people speak Kannada. There are also a sizeable number of Tulu speakers in this region.

Notable people

 * Purandara Dasa - One of the founding proponents of Carnatic Music
 * Kuvempu - Kannada author and poet, Jnanapeetha and Padma Vibhushan awardee
 * Shantaveri Gopala Gowda - Socialist Leader and Politician.
 * U. R. Ananthamurthy- Contemporary writer, Novelist and critic, Jnanapeetha and Padma Bhushan awardee.
 * Kadidal Manjappa- Politician and former Chief Minister of Karnataka
 * Justice. M Rama Jois - Advocate and Chief Justice, Former Governor of Jharkhand and Bihar
 * M. K. Indira, Kannada Novelist.
 * Poornachandra Tejaswi- writer, environmentalist and son of kuvempu.
 * Anupama Niranjana- Novelist
 * Girish Kasaravalli- Multiple award-winning Kannada Film Director, Padmashri awardee.
 * Kimmane Rathnakar- Politician and former minister of Legislative assembly
 * Araga Jnanendra- Home Minister of Karnataka and former chairman of Mysore Paper Mills.
 * Kaviraj (lyricist)- Poet, lyricist, director in Kannada film industry
 * Diganth-Kannada film actor
 * Anaga - Kannada film actor

Education institutions

 * Tunga Mahavidyalaya
 * Sahyadri Polytechnic
 * G F G C Thirthahalli
 * halliSevabharathi Higher Primary School
 * halliSevabharathi Higher Primary School