Motebennur is one of the largest villages in
Haveri district
Haveri is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,597,668, out of which 20.78% were urban residents. The district headquarters is Haveri.
Name of the place Haveri is derived from two Kannada words "Hav ...
of 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. It is the largest village in
Byadagi
Byadagi is a popular town in Haveri district, in the state of Karnataka, it is agricultural business centre.
The town is known for its long, red Byadgi chilli. The areas surrounding Byadgi produce the chilli which is then dried in sunlight a ...
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 ...
. It is about 10 km south from
Haveri
Haveri is a city in Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Haveri district. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands and Byadagi red chillies. Around 25 km away, there is a place called Bada, which is the birthplace ...
city in NH-4. Local language is
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
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Villages in Haveri district
{{Haveri-geo-stubThis is located at center of the Haveri district and have a good transport system of both road way and rail way. One of the largest road transport system in india NH4 passes through this village.
This village have given birth to one of the popular freedom fighters
"Mahadev Mailar" who took part in "
Uppina Satyagraha". Motebennur also have a historic school called '
GOVT HIGHER PRIMARY KANNADA GIRLS SCHOOL'' which is inaugurated on 1906. Motebennur also have few other good education institutions like "Navodaya Vidhya Samsthe", "Ballari Rudrappa Education Society", "Govt Higher Primary Kannada Boys School".
Govt boys school also have over 100 year history.
Motebennur have given birth to a famous poetry ''
. This village also have a historic Church called "
C.S.I.Shanti Church'" built by British before independence.