Sirsi or Shirasi is a city located in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. Administratively, Sirsi functions as the headquarters for the eponymous taluk, subdivision, and educational district. The Sirsi subdivision comprises four taluks: Sirsi, Siddapur, Yellapur, and Mundgod. The broader Sirsi Educational District encompasses these four, along with the taluks of Joida, Dandeli, and Haliyal.
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The primary cash crop cultivated in the surrounding rural areas is the areca nut locally referred to as Adike (or supāri). Notably, the 'Sirsi Supari' variety of areca nut, grown in the Sirsi subdivision, has been accorded the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag.
The area is also renowned for its cultivation of various spices, including cardamom, pepper, betel leaves, and vanilla. Rice constitutes the principal food crop grown here. The Spices Board of India lists the prices of black pepper from Sirsi and Kochi, making them the only two markets officially designated as primary price reference centers for the black pepper in India.
From the Wikipedia article Sirsi, Karnataka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Sirsi
- Hāngal35 km NE
- Yellāpur41 km N
- Mundgod45 km NE
- Kumta50 km SW
- Sirālkoppa52 km SE
- Sāgar55 km S
- Gokarna56 km W
- Honnavar57 km SW
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