Kanakatte is a village located in Arasikere taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, India.
[1] Its earliest documented history can be traced to an inscription found at Arakere, a village in Arasikere taluk.
It was also mentioned in several inscriptions belonging to Hoysala dynasties and was also called as "Vijayanarasimha pura" after setting up an Agrahara during 13th Century CE.
[1] The name of this village, Kalikatti figures prominently in various inscriptions of Hoysalas, a strong regional power of South India.
[1] An inscription of 1189 CE describes the villages as prosperous with rice fields, areca palms, water filled tanks and full of temples.