Belagere

Belagere
Village
Belagere

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 14°09′39″N 76°45′11″E / 14.160793°N 76.753020°E / 14.160793; 76.753020Coordinates: 14°09′39″N 76°45′11″E / 14.160793°N 76.753020°E / 14.160793; 76.753020
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Government
 • Body Gram Panchayat
Elevation 600 m (2,000 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,769
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN Code 577522
STD code 08195
Vehicle registration KA 16

Belagere is a village in Challakere, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, India. It is located on the left bank of Vedavati River. According to the 2011 census of India, there was a population of 2769 people (1459 males; 1310 females).[1] n Belagere village population of children with age 0-6 is 251 which makes up 9.06% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Belagere village is 898 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Belagere as per census is 806, lower than Karnataka average of 948.

Belagere village has lower literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Belagere village was 72.95% compared to 75.36% of Karnataka. In Belagere Male literacy stands at 83.18% while female literacy rate was 61.69%.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Belagere village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

Geography

Belagere is located at 14.160793°N 76.753020°E at an altitude of 600m approx.

Temples

There are many historic temples in Belagere.

Lakshmi Ranganatha Swamy temple

Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple

Kolhapur Mahalakshmi temple

Anjaneya Swamy temple

Shiva temple

Maramma temple

Transportation

Belagere is connected by MDR roads. It is 14 km away from NH 150A, which connects Chamrajnagar and Jewargi. Belagere is well connected to Challakere which is 28 km and Hiriyur which is 40 km by road.

Challakere and Chitradurga are the nearest railway stations.

References

  1. ↑ "Belagere Population - Chitradurga, Karnataka". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2016.


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