Gadag-Betageri

Gadag-Betageri
ಗದಗ - ಬೆಟಗೇರಿ
city

Viranarayana Temple
Gadag-Betageri

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 15°25′00″N 75°37′00″E / 15.4167°N 75.6167°E / 15.4167; 75.6167Coordinates: 15°25′00″N 75°37′00″E / 15.4167°N 75.6167°E / 15.4167; 75.6167
Country  India
State  Karnataka
Region Bayaluseeme
District Gadag
Population (2010)
  Total 172,813
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 582 101 & 582 102 & 582 103
Telephone code 08372
Vehicle registration KA-26
Website Template:Www.gadag-betagericity.mrc.gov.in .

Gadag-Betageri is a city municipal council in Gadag district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Gadag District. The original city of Gadag and its sister city Betageri (or Betgeri) have a combined city administration. The municipality of Gadag-Betageri has a population of 172,813 and an area of 54.0956 km². Kanaginahal of Gadag is the birthplace of the first co-operative society in Asia.

The twin city municipality is situated 80 km from Dharwad and 60 km from Hubli, and lies on the Gutti-Vasco National Highw

Gadag style of architecture

Gadag style Ornate pillars at Sarasvati Temple, Trikuteshwara temple (complex) at Gadag

The Gadag style of Architecture[1] marked by Ornate pillars with intricate sculpture[2] originated during the period of the Western Chalukya (or Kalyani Chalukyas) king Someswara I, and it flourished for a period of 150 years (During 1050 to 1200 CE) during which about 50 temples were built. some of the examples are The Trikuteshwara temple (complex) at Gadag, Kasivisvesvara temple, Lakkundi, Doddabasappa Temple at Dambal, Amriteshwara temple at Annigeri.

Gadag inscription

Business

Tourism

Saraswati temple at Trikuteshwara temple complex Gadag, Karnataka

Someshwara and Rameshwara temples, built in the Chalukya style, are also present.


Notable citizens

Freedom movement

This is also the land of great freedom fighters like Huilgol Narayana Rao and Shankar Rao Kampli who along with other freedom fighters founded "Azad Hind Seva Dal" which contributed a lot to the nations struggle for freedom.

Delicacies

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[10] Gadag-Betageri had a population of 172,813. Males constitute 86,165 of the population and females 86,648. Gadag-Betageri has an average literacy rate of 85.56%. The Sex ratio is about 1006 feamles per 1000 males to females. 18,419 of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kannada is the main & widely spoken language, English & Hindi(Urdu) are also spoken and understood.

Transport

Air

Hubli Airport is the nearest airport, which is about 60 km from Gadag, And future plans are running from Karnataka Government to set up A small Airport in Gadag to serve for the twin city Of Gadag-Betageri, It will be named As Gadag Airstrip[4]

Rail

Gadag comes under the South Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways, Gadag is a Junction station on Hubli-Hospet-Guntukal railway line. It connects to Hotgi junction on Pune-Solapur-Wadi railway line. Major tourist centres like Badami and Bijapur lie on the Gadag-Hotgi railway line. The Gadag-Hotgi railway track was converted from metre gauge to broad gauge in stages and completed in December 2008.

Gadag buses & Trains

Road

Gadag is well connected by roads to all major cities like Hubli, Bellary, Bangalore, Hospet & Bijapur. NH-63 Passes through the city. NWKRTC Government City buses & Three-wheeled, green and black auto-rickshaws are the basic mode of transport in City.

Education

Gadag has been a renowned centre of learning, with many famous high schools, colleges These include:

Engineering Colleges

Medical Colleges

Management Colleges

Kanakadasa shikshana samiti's K.S.S.Arts,Science And Commerce College Gadag

Premier Education Colleges

Premier Education Schools

*Aman English medium high school,Idga maidan vivekanand road gadag

References

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  2. "Kalyani Chalukyan & chanakya temples". Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "CHAPTER 9. THE CALUKYAS AND THE KALACURYAS OF KALYANI. HISTORY – ANCIENT PERIOD, Chalukya" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Karnataka News : Process on to identify land for Gadag airport: Sriramulu". The Hindu. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  5. "Gadag" www.nkpost.kar.nic.in. Retrieved September 9, 2012
  6. Parvathi Menon "A movement for music" Frontline, frontlineonnet.com. Volume 22, Issue 12, June 4–17, 2005. Retrieved September 9, 2012
  7. "Shri Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai". Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  8. Amaresh Datta (2006). The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Two) (Devraj To Jyoti) (Volume 2 ed.). Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. p. 1585. ISBN 81-260-1194-7. Retrieved September 9, 2012. Note: Google Book link
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  10. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  11. "Gadguru Tontadarya College"
  12. "Rural Engineering College"
  13. "Agadi Engineering College"
  14. http://aeipolytechnic.org/#
  15. "The cabinet meet gave nod for seven new government medical colleges Kodagu, Tumkur, Chitradurga, Chamarajnagar, Gadag, Koppal and Haveri. Two new government engineering colleges were also approved in Devadurga in Raichur and Chikamagalur. - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  16. "DGM Ayurvedic Medical College"
  17. "ajeev Gandhi Ayurvedic Medical College"
  18. "Shri SBS Ayurved Medical College"
  19. "Abdul Kalam College of Information Science"
  20. "Manorama College of Business Administration"
  21. "KLE's J.T.College"
  22. "A S S Commerce College"
  23. "Krantiveer Sangolli Rayanna College"

1. SAMAVASARAN (Research Articles-2015), Dr. Appanna N. Hanje, Vidyashree Prakashan, Alagawadi. 2. LAKKUNDIY BASADIGALU (2015), Dr. Appanna N. Hanje, Vidyashree Prakashan, Alagawadi.

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