Gunadal is a panchayat village in the 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 ...

, India.2001 Census Village code = 199500, Administratively it is under

Bijapur Taluka Bijapur Taluk, officially Vijayapura Taluka, is a taluka in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located in the Bijapur district. The administrative centre for Bijapur Taluka is in the city of Bijapur. The taluka is located in the southwest q ...

of Bijapur district, Karnataka.2011 Census Village code = 599138, Located in the far southwestern corner of the district, Gunadal is nearly 45 km by road from the district headquarters, the city of

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 ...

. In Gunadal there is a Government Ayurvedic Hospital,Gunadal had a primary health care centre and a veterinary centre as of 1985. Government Veterinary Hospital, Post Office, Police Station and

gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

headquarters. There are four villages in the Gunadal

: Gunadal, Babalad, Kengalagutti and Shirabur.

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, the village of Gunadal had a population of 2,136, with 1,131 males and 1,005 females. In the 2011 census, the village of Gunadal had a population of 2,711.

Temples

*Shri Pandurang Temple *Shri Kalika Devi Temple *Shri AmoghaSiddeshwar Temple *Shri Durga Devi Temple *Shri Basaveshwar Temple *Shri Venkateshwar Temple *Shri Mallikarjun Temple

Agriculture

The village land is quite fertile, with over 90% of it being well-suited to cultivation and crop production. Farmers there grow mainly sugar cane, grapes, maize, and sorghum. Small areas are planted in citrus orchards, and crops such as onions and turmeric. Irrigation is mainly based upon distribution canals from the river, borewells and open wells.

Education

The Govt Higher Primary School has currently working with 1st to 7th standard having more than 250 students and the Indira Gandi Memorial New High School is working with 8th to 10th Standards having more than 200 students. The whole village has a higher than 75% literacy rate.

Festivals

The main celebrations of the year are ''Shri Hari Pandurang Vittal Saptaha (Dindhi)'' and ''Khaza Yamanur Uras''. ''Kara Hunnume'', ''Nagara Panchami'', ''Deepavli'', ''Ugadi'', and ''Dassara'' are also celebrated.

References

External links

* * Gundal on {{Settlements in Bijapur district Villages in Bijapur district, Karnataka