Channapatna

Located 60km South West of Bangalore, Channapatna is silk center of Karnataka. The place is famous for its eye-catching wooden toys and hence also called as “City of Toys”. There are several traditional as well as contemporary industries located here which manufacture and market these toys world wide. While silk is twisted and manufactured here, coconut remains the main product here.

The center also has 94 years old Artisan Training Institute (A.T.I) which was established to promote Channapatna toys made up of a specific wood called "Aale Mara". Ornately carved Lacquerware products are also a major attraction of this place. The place is dotted by many monuments as well. There are three main hoblies(small villages) situated here, Kasaba, Malur and Virupakshapura.


Accessibility

• Road route is the only route to reach Channapatna. Buses and Cabs can be hired to reach here.