Huliyurdurga 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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India
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[Village code= 1696600 ][ Huliyurdurga, Tumkur, Karnataka] It is located in the
Kunigal
Kunigal is a town in Tumakuru district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kunigal taluk. As of 2011 census, the town has a population of 34155.
Kunigal is famous for stud farm established by Hyderali and Tippu Sultha ...
taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of
Tumkur district
Tumakuru District is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. It is the third largest district in Karnataka by land area with an area of 10,598 km2, and fourth largest by Population. It is a one-and-a-half-hour drive from ...
in Karnataka.
Demographics
As of 2011 India
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 in ...
, Huliyurdurga had a population of 7989 with 4034 males and 3955 females.
Geography
Huliyurdurga is about 60 km south of Tumkur town and about 22 km south of Kunigal, 30 km of Ramanagara. It is now the headquarters of the hobli of the same name was once the headquarters of the taluk of the same name till 1873. It is situated on the foot of the hill of the same name. The hill is a solid mass of rock and has the peculiar appearance of an inverted cup.
The fortification of the hill commanding the place is about 845 metres above the sea level and were said to have been erected by Kempe Gowda, the Magadi chief. There are springs, ruined houses, powder magazines granaries, durbar hall and other remains of the fort.
A temple close to this hill is said to have been built by Kempe Gowda or by Chikkadeveraya Wodeyar. It has well worked granite pillars in the navaranga. The temple of Mallikarjuna is situated on the summit of Hemagiri hill which is by the side of Huliyurdurga. A shrine of Varadaraja, locally known as Hemagiriyappa, is on the eastern slope of Hemagiri where the object of worship is a round stone and on the southern slope is a shrine of Bhairava. The hill is loftier than Huliyurdurga but not fortified.
Gallery
HuliyurDurgaHill_1.jpg, Huliyur Durga Hill - A view from Hemagiri
HuliyoorDurga2.jpg, Ruins of fort on top of Huliyur Durga Hill
HuliyoorDurga3.jpg, A view of Hemagiri Hill from Huliyur Durga Hill
HuliyoorDurga4.jpg, A View of Huliyur Durga City from top of Huliyur Durga Hill
HuliyoorDurga-Hemagiri5.jpg, Hemagiri Hill
See also
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Tumkur
Tumkur, officially renamed as Tumakuru, is a city located in the southern part of Indian state of Karnataka. Tumkur is situated at a distance of northwest of Bangalore, the state capital along NH 48 and NH 73. It is the headquarters of the ...
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Districts of Karnataka
The Indian State of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions. The state geographically has 3 principal regions: the coastal region of Karavali, the hilly Malenadu region comprising the Western Ghats, and the ...
References
3.Karnataka State Gazetteer 1983.
External links
* http://Tumkur.nic.in/
Villages in Tumkur district
Forts in Karnataka
Buildings and structures in Tumkur district
Hills of Karnataka
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