This article is about the municipality in India.

For its namesake district, see Haveri

district.
For the village in Azerbaijan, see Hovari.
Haveri
town
Siddheshwara Temple at Haveri
Siddheshwara Temple at Haveri
Haveri is located in Karnataka HaveriHaveri
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 144738N 752414ECoordinates: 144738N 752414E
Country

India

State Karnataka
Region

Bayaluseeme

District

Haveri district

Area
Total
Elevation

26.19 km2 (10.11 sq mi)

571 m (1,873 ft)

Population
Total

55,913

Density

2,134.89/km2 (5,529.3/sq mi)

Languages
Official
Time zone
PIN

Kannada
IST (UTC+5:30)

581 110

Telephone code

08375

Vehicle registration KA-27

Haveri is a town in Karnataka, India, It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri

District.[1] The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words havu and keri,
which means place of snakes. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands. It is said
that Haveri had around 1000 maths (sacred religious places) in ancient days. One of
the famous maths is Hukkeri Math. Haveri is also famous for marketing Byadagi red
chillies, which are well known all over India. Around 25 kilometers away, there is a
place called Bada which is the birthplace of the poet Kanakadasa.

Haveri is 7 hours away from Bangalore by train. It is the middle way stop between
Hubli and Davanagere. It is the stop 72 km before Hubli and 72 km after
Davanagere. By road, it is about 340 km from Bangalore on NH-4 towards Mumbai.