is a a
Town in
Hassan District in the state of
Karnataka ,
India .
Arsikere is major
Railway Junction . It is a central place for visit to some of places like
Belur (40 km),
Halebidu (25kms) and
Shravanabelagola (80kms).
It was an important town during
Hoysala rule and the name Arsikere comes from one of the princesses of the Hoysala dynasty, who built one big pond (''kere'' in Kannada). ''Arasi'' means queen in Kannada. Therefore, it is 'Arasiya+kere' which means 'princess-pond'. Th
Arsikere is located at
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Arsikere . It has an average elevation of 807
Metre s (2647
Feet ).
