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.
Geography
Thirthahalli is located at . 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
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