Hoovina Hadagali

HuvinaHadagali
HuvinaHadagali
Town
	HuvinaHadagali Location in Karnataka, India
	Coordinates: 15°1′2″N 75°56′10″E / 15.01722°N 75.93611°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Vijayanagara
Subdivision	Huvina Hadagali
Government
• Body	Town Municipal Council
Area
• Town	19.84 km2 (7.66 sq mi)
• Rural	928.12 km2 (358.35 sq mi)
Elevation	532 m (1,745 ft)
Population (2011)
• Town	27,967
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
• Rural	167,252
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	583 219
Telephone code	08399
Vehicle registration	KA 35

Hoovina Hadagali or Huvina Hadagali is a town and a taluk in the Vijayanagara district of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the HuvinaHadagali Taluk.

Historical names of Huvina Hadagali

Puvina-Posavadangile^[2]

An inscription found on a slab set up at the western entrance into the Keshavaswami temple at Huvina Hadagali, records that "Rebbaladevi, wife of the brave Brahman general Ravideva or Raviga caused the construction of the temple of Kesavadeva in Puvina-Posavadangile, which was her birthplace and having set up the god in the temple, made grants of many plots of land for the service of the god and for maintaining a feeding house for Brahmans, a flower garden and a house for the satra, in the presence of the Brahman Mahajanas of the place".

Puvina-Padangile^[3]

An inscription found on a slab set in the front of the Anjaneya temple at Yenigi, Hadagali Taluk, records that "while the king (the Sevuna Yadava king Kandharadeva or Kannara (1247-1261)) was camping at the nelevidu of Devagiri, the 120 Brahman Mahajanas of Puvina-Padangile, who are described as very learned in the Vedas and the Shastras, performing Aupasana and Agnihotra and as ripukula-kadali-vana-kunjarar (as destructive to enemies as elephants to a forest of plantain-trees) and saranagata-vajra-panjarar (mail-armour to those who seek shelter under them), made a gift of various plots of land of specified boundary, for the service of the god Kusmanatha at the village." Puvina-Padangile is stated to have been "situated in the Kogali-nadu, which was the eye of the Nolambavadi-nadu which again was, as it were, the nose of Kuntala-desa".

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[4] Huvina Hadagali had a population of 23,404. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Huvina Hadagali has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 53%. In Huvina Hadagali, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.^{[citation needed]}

Major cultivation

Hadagali Mallige (ಹಡಗಲಿ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ) (Jasminum auriculatum) is one of the top three cultivars of Jasmine endemic to Karnataka, grown mainly in Huvina Hadagali and surrounding in Bellary district of Karnataka. The other two varieties being Mysooru Mallige (Jasminum sambac) and Udupi Mallige (Jasminum grandiflorum), and Paddy has also become the 2nd major commercial crop.

Notable peoples

C. R. Rao (1920–2023), mathematician and statistician, was born in Hoovina Hadagali.
M. P. Prakash, lawyer and ex-Home Minister, was born in Hoovina Hadagali.
Krishna Nayaka, MLA of Hadagali Constituency
P. T. Parameshwar Naik, Ex MLA of Hadagali Constituency
B.Chandra Naik, Former MLA of Hadagali Constituency

Tourist places

Honnur Basavanna Temple (new)
Kalleshwara Temple (Sogi - 10 km.)
Panduranga Temple
Kalleshwara Temple, Hire Hadagali (20 km.)
Bettadamalleshwara Temple (20 km.)
Anjaneya Temple, Madalagatta
Suryanarayan Temple (Hoysala period), Magala
Huligudda
Singataluru Dam
Gavimata
Tungabhadra river

Places to visit

Singataluru Dam (15 km.)
Honnur Anjaneya Temple and Tungabhadra River
Madalagatta Temple Hanuman and river crossing
Navali on the banks of Tungabhadra River
Magala on the banks of Tungabhadra River
Hire Hadagali Kalleshwara Temple and Mutt (14 km.)
Mailaralingeshwara Temple and Mailara Bridge (36 km.)
Kuruvatti Basaveshwara Temple of Kuruvatti, built by Jakanacharya (41 km.)
Sri Channaveereshwara Matha of Sri Ma Ni Pra Channaveerashivayogigalu of Jangamakshetra, Linganayakanahalli (51 km.)

References

^ "Census Data Handbook undivided Ballari 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^ "South Indian Inscriptions, Vol IX - Part - I- Chalukyas of Kalyani". Retrieved 18 October 2007.
^ "South Indian Inscriptions, Vol IX - Part — I- Yadavas". Retrieved 18 October 2007.
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

External links

http://wikimapia.org/10727399/RANGA-BHARATHI-DRAMA-THEATER

[1] "Census Data Handbook undivided Ballari 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[2] "South Indian Inscriptions, Vol IX - Part - I- Chalukyas of Kalyani". Retrieved 18 October 2007.

[3] "South Indian Inscriptions, Vol IX - Part — I- Yadavas". Retrieved 18 October 2007.

[4] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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