Sakharayapatna
Sakharayapatna is a panchayat town in Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. This town is situated in Malenadu region. The town is midway on Kadur- Chikkamagaluru highway; from Kadur, from Chikmagalur, from Mangalore, and from Bengaluru.
The name of the town literally means "the town of the ruler named Sakharaya" in the Kannada language.
Sakharayapatna and the surrounding region produce areca nuts and jackfruits.