Saraswatipur is a residential locality that is part of

Dharwad Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the north western part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merge ...

city of

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state,

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. Saraswatpur is located on top of a hillock besotted with old bungalows and garden in front of them. Saraswatpur is near to

Malmaddi Malamaddi is a residential area in the city of Dharwad, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located near the Dharwad city railway station. The area is mainly middle-class. It was developed for independent houses ( bungalows) with a courtyard ...

, another locality of Dharwad. The name is derived because of concentration of Saraswat Brahmins in the area. Saraswatpur has been developed to an urban locality in the recent years. Being very close to some educational institutions like

SDM College of Engineering and Technology Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Engineering and Technology (also called SDMCET) is an autonomous private engineering college located in Dharwad in the state of Karnataka, India. It was established in 1979 and is affiliated under ...

helped the rapid development of this place. Also it is very near to the century-old Dharwad Railway station. Famous personalities like Girish Karnad and

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hail from this area. One of the Unit office o
National Projects Construction Corporation Limited
( KREIS North Unit ) had been here.

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