Issuru

14°12′10″N 75°21′15″E / 14.202769°N 75.354213°E / 14.202769; 75.354213

Isuru is a village in Shimoga district of Karnataka, India.

Hucharaya Swamy Temple

Location

Issuru village is located 46.6 km north of Shimoga town in southwestern Karnataka.[1] It is ten kilometers from the nearest town of Shikaripur. Issuru is administered from Shikarpur block office coming under Shimoga Tehsil.[2]

Demographics

Issuru village has 4,674 people, according to the 2011 census.[3]

History

In 1942, Issuru attracted national attention when the villagers declared independence of the village from the British government who ruled India at that time. They blockaded the village and prevented the British officers from collecting tax. In the confrontation that followed, two British officers were killed by the villagers and the criminal case registered culminated in the hanging of four freedom fighters.This incidence is also called chauri chaura of Karnataka.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Issuru · Karnataka 577214, India".
  2. ^ "Issuru village in shimoga, karnataka". Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Issuru Village Population - Shikarpur - Shimoga, Karnataka".
  4. ^ "75 years later, legacy and fighting spirit of Karnataka's Issur live on". Archived from the original on 4 June 2017.


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