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Hunagunda
Hungund or Hunagunda is a taluk in the northern district of Bagalkot in Karnataka, India. Major towns in the taluk are Amingad, Hunagunda. Kudalasangama, where the social reformist Basavanna died, is located in the taluk. Hunagunda Taluk also contains Aihole and Pattadkal which were once under the rule of Chalukyas of Badami. Amingad is known for Amingad karadantu, a sweet dish. Geography Hungund is located at . It has an average elevation of 531 metres (1742 feet). The soil found in the area is usually black or red and the soil is very fertile. Tourism Places around Hunagund * Aihole * Pattadakal * Badami * Banashankari * Kudalasangama * Bijapur Demographics , Hunagunda had a population of 18,035. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Hunagunda had an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 53%. In Hunagunda, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kannad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungund Taluk
Hungund or Hunagunda is a taluk in the northern district of Bagalkot in Karnataka, India. Major towns in the taluk are Amingad, Hunagunda. Kudalasangama, where the social reformist Basavanna died, is located in the taluk. Hunagunda Taluk also contains Aihole and Pattadkal which were once under the rule of Chalukyas of Badami. Amingad is known for Amingad karadantu, a sweet dish. Geography Hungund is located at . It has an average elevation of 531 metres (1742 feet). The soil found in the area is usually black or red and the soil is very fertile. Tourism Places around Hunagund * Aihole * Pattadakal * Badami * Banashankari * Kudalasangama * Bijapur Demographics , Hunagunda had a population of 18,035. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Hunagunda had an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 53%. In Hunagunda, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kannada i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungund Taluk ZP Constituency Map
Hungund or Hunagunda is a taluk in the northern district of Bagalkot in Karnataka, India. Major towns in the taluk are Amingad, Hunagunda. Kudalasangama, where the social reformist Basavanna died, is located in the taluk. Hunagunda Taluk also contains Aihole and Pattadkal which were once under the rule of Chalukyas of Badami. Amingad is known for Amingad karadantu, a sweet dish. Geography Hungund is located at . It has an average elevation of 531 metres (1742 feet). The soil found in the area is usually black or red and the soil is very fertile. Tourism Places around Hunagund * Aihole * Pattadakal * Badami * Banashankari * Kudalasangama * Bijapur Demographics , Hunagunda had a population of 18,035. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Hunagunda had an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 53%. In Hunagunda, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kannada i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagalkot District
Bagalakote district(), is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The district headquarters is located in the town of Bagalakote. The district is located in northern Karnataka and borders Belgaum, Gadag, Koppal, Raichur and Bijapur. The new Bagalakote district was carved out of Vijayapura in 1997 via Government of Karnataka directive ''Notification RD 42 LRD 87 Part III''. The bifurcated Bagalakote district consists of ten taluks — Badami, Bagalakote, Bilagi, Guledgudda, Rabkavi Banhatti, Hunagund, Ilkal, Jamakhandi and Mudhol,Teradal. The Ghataprabha River, Malaprabha River and Krishna River flow through the district. Kudalasangama lies at the point of confluence of the rivers Krishna and Malaprabha and is famous for being the samadhi of Basavanna. Like most districts in India, Bagalakote is headed by a Deputy Commissioner, with various Tahalsidars heading individual taluks in the district. Origin Stone inscriptions identify ''Bagadige'' as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aihole
Aihole (pronounced "Eye-hoḷé"), also referred to as Aivalli, Ahivolal or Aryapura, is a historic site of ancient and medieval era Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments in Karnataka, India that dates from the sixth century through the twelfth century CE. Most of the surviving monuments at the site date from the 7th to 10th centuries. Located around an eponymous small village surrounded by farmlands and sandstone hills, Aihole is a major archaeological site featuring over one hundred and twenty stone and cave temples spread along the Malaprabha river valley, in Bagalakote district. Hunagunda Taluk Distance 35km Aihole is from Badami and about from Pattadakal, both of which are major centres of historically important Chalukya monuments. Aihole, along with nearby Badami (Vatapi), emerged by the 6th century as the cradle of experimentation with temple architecture, stone artwork, and construction techniques. This resulted in 16 types of free-standing temples and 4 types of rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnataka'' in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. Its capital and largest city is Bengaluru. Karnataka is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. It is the only southern state to have land borders with all of the other four southern Indian sister states. The state covers an area of , or 5.83 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the sixth-largest Indian state by area. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth-largest state by population, comprising 31 districts. Kannada, one of the classical languages of India, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Indian Census
The 2001 Census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871. The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. Total population increased by 182,310,397, 21.5% more than the 846,427,039 people counted during the 1991 census. Religious demographics Hindus comprise 82.75 crore (80.45%) and Muslims were 13.8 crore (13.4%) in 2001 census. Census 2001 showed 108 faiths under the head "Other Religions and Persuasion" (ORP) in India. 700,000 people did not state their religion. Language demographics Hindi is the most widely spoken language in northern parts of India. The Indian census takes the widest possible definition of "Hindi" as a broad variety of "Hindi languages". According to 2001 Census, 53.6% of Indian population know Hindi, in which 41% of them have declared Hindi as their native language or mother tongue. English is known to 12.18% Indians in the 2001 census. The numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattadakal
Pattadakal, also called Paṭṭadakallu or Raktapura, is a complex of 7th and 8th century CE Hindu and Jain temples in northern Karnataka (India). Located on the west bank of the Malaprabha River in Bagalakote district, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is from Badami and about from Aihole, both of which are historically significant centres of Chalukya monuments.World Heritage Sites – Pattadakal – More Detail Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India (2012) The monument is a protected site under Indian law and is managed by the (ASI). UNESCO has described Pattadakal as "a harmonious ble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banashankari
Banashankari, abbreviated as BSK, is a locality in South Bangalore. It gets its name from the Banashankari Amma Temple on Kanakapura Road, one of Bangalore's oldest and well known temples constructed by Subramanya Shetty in 1915. Banashankari is the largest locality in Bangalore, extending all the way from Mysore Road to Kanakapura Road. It is bound by Girinagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar in the west, Basavangudi in the north, Jayanagar and J.P. Nagar in the east, and Padmanabhanagar, Kumaraswamy Layout, ISRO Layout, Vasanthapura and Uttarahalli in the south. Areas under Banashankari Banashankari is the only locality which has all the possible classifications – stage, phase and block. It is divided into six stages, with the sixth stage being the largest. Banashankari 1st Stage This area is one of the oldest areas of Bangalore. It subsumes areas such as Hanumanthanagar, Byatarayanapura, Srinagar, Nagendra Block, Kalidasa Layout, Raghavendra Block, Brindavan Nagar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijapur
Bijapur, officially known as Vijayapura, is the district headquarters of Bijapur district of the Karnataka state of India. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluk. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importance built during the rule of the Adil Shahi dynasty. It is also well known for the sports by the popular Karnataka premier league team as Bijapur Bulls. Bijapur is located northwest of the state capital Bangalore and about from Mumbai and west of the city of Hyderabad. The city was established in the 10th–11th centuries by the Kalyani Chalukyas and was known as ''Vijayapura'' (city of victory). The city was passed to Yadavas after Chalukya's demise. In 1347, the area was conquered by the Bahmani Sultanate. After the split of the Bahmani Sultanate, the Bijapur Sultanate ruled from the city. Relics of the Sultanates' rule can be found in the city, including the Bijapur Fort, Bara Kaman, Jama Masjid, and Gol Gumbaz. Bijapur, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Indian Cities
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilkal
Ilkal is a City in Bagalkot district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The town is located in a valley that lies in south-east corner of Bagalkot district and is quite close to the borders of Kushtagi taluk of the Koppal district.Now Ilkal city becomes taluk previous the city falls within the jurisdiction of Hungund taluk and lies at a distance of about south of taluk headquarters. Between these two towns, Ilkal is an important centre of trade, commerce, education, and industry. Ilkal is well connected with state and national highways. It is also famous for its hospitality and education institutions. Ilkal saree Ilkal is famous for hand-loomed sarees, popularly known as Ilkal sarees. These sarees are worn in the North Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra states. Ilkal sarees have a distinctive pattern and are usually made from cotton. They are best suited for weather conditions prevailing in the region. Recently, sarees made in Ilkal are worn by high society ladies as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karadantu
Karadantu ( kn, ಕರದಂಟು) is a sweet delicacy unique to the state of Karnataka, India. ''Karadantu'' means ''fried-edible gum'' in the local language, Kannada. It is made of edible gum mixed with dry fruits and has a chewy texture. The other ingredients used in its preparation are fried bengal gram flour, jaggery and seeds of marking-nut (''Semecarpus anacardium'') tree. Gokak is very famous for karadant. Amingad town in Bagalkot district Karnataka is also famous for the ''karadantu'' produced in its sweet shops. The tastes of the 2 varieties of kardant are almost similar but never same courtesy the ingredients used. History Karadantu was first invented by Vijaya Karadant in Karnataka in 1907 when jaggery was put on existing desserts. See also * Cuisine of Karnataka Karnataka cuisine includes the cuisines of the different regions and communities of the Indian state of Karnataka, namely, Uttara Karnataka cuisine, Dakshina Karnataka cuisine, Udupi cuisine, Manga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
