Atharga is a village in the southern state of

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 ''Karnat ...

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.Village code= 209800 Atharga, Bijapur, Karnataka It is located in the

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of Bijapur district in Karnataka.

Demographics

India

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, Atharga had a population of 8610 with 4430 males and 4180 females. The current MP of Bijapur lokasabha Mr. Ramesh Jigajinagi is from this village. Sri Kulankareshwara Temple is in the west part of the village.

Transport

Atharga is connected only by Road(SH34). There are many buses from Bijapur and Indi. The nearest railway station is Minchanal which is about 8 km from the village Exactly 25 km from Bijapur and Indi.

Education

# BLDEA's Horticulture Training Institute # BLDEA's Shri R M Biradar High school and P U College # Banjara High School # Govt Kannada Boys Primary School # Govt Kannada Girls Primary School # Govt Urdu Primary School There are many convent schools there, too.

Economy

Farming and agriculture related business is the main occupation for many people in the village. The cropping pattern in the village reveals that food crops like jowar, maize, bajra and wheat among cereals, red gram, Bengal gram and green gram among pulses are major crops cultivated in the village. The major oilseed crops are sunflower, groundnut and safflower. Horticulture crops like grapes, pomegranate, ber, guava sapota, and lime are also grown. Atharga is famous for lime.

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