Hoovina HadagaliHoovina Hadagali or Huvina Hadagali is a town and a taluk in the Vijayanagara district of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Huvina-Hadagali Taluk.
List of districts of KarnatakaThe southern Indianstate of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions, viz., Belagavi, Bengaluru , Gulbarga, and Mysore. Geographically, the state has three principal variants: the western coastal stretch, the hilly belt comprising the Western Ghats, and the plains, comprising the plains of the Deccan Plateau.
HospetHospet (officially Hosapete) is the largest and fastest-growing industrial city and district headquarters of the Vijayanagara district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Hospet is known as "the steel city of Karnataka". It is located on the bank of the Tungabhadra River and is 13 km (8.1 mi) from Hampi (Vijayanagar). Hampi was once the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
List of districts in IndiaA district (zila), also known as a revenue district, is an administrative division of an Indian state or union territory. In some cases, districts are further subdivided into subdivisions, and in others directly into tehsils or talukas. As of 9 December 2025, there are a total of 800 districts in India.
Vijayanagara EmpireKarnata Empire in southern India (1336–1646)Today part ofIndiaThe Vijayanagara Empire, also known as the Karnāta Empire, was a late medievalHindu empire that ruled much of Southern India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty. The empire rose to prominence in the aftermath of the invasion of the Delhi Sultanate in India by the end of the 13th century.
KarnatakaState in southwestern IndiaState in South India, IndiaKarnataka is a state on the southwestern coast of India. It was formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, and renamed in 1973. The state is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest.
Ballari districtDistrict of Karnataka State, India District in Karnataka, IndiaBallari districtDistrictView of the city from Bellary FortTungabhadra DamDaroji Sloth Bear SanctuaryKumaraswami TempleInteractive map of Ballari districtCoordinates: 15°09′00″N 76°56′00″E / 15.1500°N 76.9333°E / 15.1500; 76.9333Country IndiaState KarnatakaRegionKalyana-KarnatakaHeadquartersBallariTalukasBallari, Kampli, Sanduru, Siruguppa, KurugoduGovernment • TypeDistrict administration • BodyZilla Panchayat • District Commissioner & District MagistrateNagendra Prasad K. (IAS) • CEOMD Haris Sumair, IAS • District in-charge ministerB.
HampiAncient and medieval monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, IndiaHampi or Hampe (Kannada:), also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the town of Hampi in Vijayanagara district, east-central Karnataka, India. Hampi predates the Vijayanagara Empire; it is mentioned in the Ramayana and the Puranas of Hinduism as Pampa Devi Tirtha Kshetra.
Kalyana-KarnatakaKalyana-Karnataka, formerly known as Hyderabad-Karnataka or Gulbarga Division, is a region located in the northeastern part of Karnataka that was historically split between the Nizam-ruled Hyderabad State and the Madras Presidency of British India. The region comprises Bidar, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal and Kalaburagi districts from former Hyderabad state, along with the Ballari and Vijayanagara districts from the former Madras Presidency.
South IndiaSouth India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area (635,780 km2 or 245,480 sq mi) and 20% of India's population. It is bound by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west and the Indian Ocean in the south.
Harapanahalli Assembly constituencyHarapanahalli Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.
World Heritage SiteWorld Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity".*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.