Manvi is a City in the

Raichur district Raichur District is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located in the northeast part of the state and is bounded by Yadgir district in the north, Bijapur and Bagalkot district in the northwest, Koppal district ...

of the Indian 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 ...

. It is the municipal headquarters of the Manvi

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. Manvi Police Station stood fifth in the list of top 10 best police station across the country. Manvi is governed by a

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. It is home to a number of religious sites including: Hazrat Syed Shah Sabzali Sattar Quadri Ra, Mallikarjunn Swamy Temple, and Manvi. Manvi is associated with a number of religious philosophers of

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

, such as the 18th-century the

Madhva Madhvacharya (; ; CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317), sometimes anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the ''Dvaita'' (dualism) schoo ...

-follower and dasa Sri Jagannatha Dasa. It is also home to a number of archaeological and historical sites, such as "Fort On The Top Of The Hill", Ancient Bridges, and the Jumma-Masjid Mosque (Shahi-Masjid), an ancient mosque with outer works of black stone from the Bhamani or

Adilshahi The Adil Shahi or Adilshahi, was a Shia,Salma Ahmed Farooqui, ''A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: From Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century'', (Dorling Kindersley Pvt Ltd., 2011), 174. and later Sunni Muslim,Muhammad Qasim Firishta's T ...

periods. The said Masque is maintaining by the Khazi Ahmed Hussain sons until his ancestral.

Geography

Manvi is located in the

of Karnataka State, India. It has an administrative-limits area of 10 square kilometers (3.86 square miles) at an average elevation of 362 meters (1187 ft).

Demographics

As of the 2011 India

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, Manvi's population was 51% male and 49% female. The town has an average literacy rate of 47%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 55% and female literacy is 39%. In Manvi, 17% of the population is under six years old.

Politics

* The current

Member of the Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. ...

(MLA) is (Raja Venkatappa Nayaka). * The current representative in the

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from the Raichur constituency is (Raja Amaresh Nayaka). * The current Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) is (Shri Sharangouda Bayyapur). * The current President of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha is (Chamarasa Malipatil).

Transport

Manvi is connected by road to

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Hubli Hubli, officially known as Hubballi, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The twin cities Hubli–Dharwad form the second largest city in the state by area and population and the largest city in North Karnataka. Hubli is in Dharwad distr ...

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, and other major cities. The nearest airport is in

. Manvi has huge number of transport by lorry and DCMs and is controlled by Manvi Lorry association * The current President of the (Manvi Lorry Association) is (Amjad Khan). Auto rickshaws are used as transport inside the city. The

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation - (Karnataka SRTC), is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves routes to towns and cities in ...

(KSRTC) runs a bus service to other cities and villages. There are also various other private bus services. Raichur is the nearest railway station to Manvi. Raichur is served by a major rail line with trains connecting to all major parts of India. New Railway line, Munirabad-Mahbubnagar railway line which will pass through Manvi. Through this railway line Manvi will be connected to rest of the country.

References

{{Raichur district Archaeological sites in Karnataka Cities and towns in Raichur district Taluks of Karnataka