15-805: Shiggaon is a municipal town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka . Shiggaon is about 365 km from Bengaluru and 465 km from Pune on the NH-48 (National Highway 4). Shiggaon taluk was earlier in Dharwad district . In the year 1997–98, Dharwad district was divided into three districts: Dharwad with five taluks (Dharwad, Hubli, Kalghatgi, Kundgol and Navalgund), Gadag district with five taluks (Gadag, Ron, Nargund, Mundargi and Shirahatti) and Haveri district with seven taluks (Haveri, Byadgi, Ranebennur, Hirekerur, Hangal, Shiggaon and Savanur). Shiggaon taluk
30-410: A forest area of 9951 hectares which is about 16.88% of the total geographical area. Irrigation is available in the taluk. Agriculture is the main occupation. As of 2011 India census , Shiggaon had a population of 35,678. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Shiggaon has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy
45-469: A function in 2005, encouraging people from Karnataka to share in his vision of developing Kaginele as a Maha Samstana . This resulted in the creation of the Shri. Kanakadas Kaginele Kshetra spiritual and devotional center plus an educational institute for poor local children. The 2001 Indian census stated that Kaginele's population totaled 4,755, with 2,514 males and 2,241 females in 773 households. Kaginele
60-595: A social reformer in the village. A Krishna temple in the village, the Keshava , is dedicated to his family god and contains a statue of Kanaka Dasa. In 2004, the Karnataka state government decided to protect his works and monuments. Hence, the Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha (temple) was built. The architecture is similar to most temples in the state, with sculpted figures and idols. Shri. Beerendra Swamiji organized
75-468: Is 13 km (8.1 mi) from the district headquarters Haveri and 15 km (9.3 mi) from the taluka headquarters Byadagi . Both these towns are connected by road and train to Kaginele. Trains runs daily from Bangalore City Junction to Kolhapur via Haveri . The nearest airport is at Hubli , 89 km (55 mi) away. There are other airports at Sambre and at Dabolim, Goa, which are 170 and 202 km (106 and 126 mi) away from
90-472: Is 53%. In Shiggaon, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Haveri district Haveri is a district in the state of Karnataka , India . As of 2011, it had a population of 1,597,668, out of which 20.78% were urban residents. The district headquarters is Haveri . Name of the place Haveri is derived from two Kannada words "Havu" which means snake and "keri" which means lake together "Havukeri". Core area of Western Chalukya monuments includes
105-698: Is a village in the Byadagi taluk of Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka . In August 2004, the Karnataka State Government formed the Kaginele Development Authority (KDA) to protect all the monuments and documents related to Kanaka Dasa. Kaginele is famous for Kanaka Dasa , who is venerated as a saint by the Kuruba Gowda community. In addition to poems and songs he wrote about philosophy and social issues and worked as
120-431: Is bounded by Dharwad district in the north, by Gadag district in the northeast, by Vijayanagara district in the east, by Davangere district in the south, by Shimoga district in the southwest and by Uttar Kannada in the west and northwest. Before it was made into its own district, it was part of Dharwad District . Haveri is 335 km from Bangalore . Haveri is the administrative and political headquarters of
135-608: Is bounded by Dharwad district in the North, Savanur taluk in the East, Hangal taluk in the South and Mundagod Taluk of Uttara Kannada district in the West. Shiggaon taluk has 91 villages, 25 Gram Panchayats and 2 City Municipal Councils (Shiggaon and Bankapur). The taluk lies between North latitude 14’.28o to 14’.59o and East longitude 75’.07o to 75’.38o. The area of the taluk is 588 km. The taluk possesses
150-547: The 13th century from Guttavol (Guttal) village as Mandaliks of Chalukya , independently for some time and as Mandaliks of Seunas of Devagiri. Shasanas found in Chaudayyadanapura (Choudapur), a village near Guttal, reveal that Mallideva was Mandalika of 6th Vikramaditya of Chalukyas. Jatacholina, under the leadership of Mallideva built the Mukteshwara temple at Chaudayyadanapura (Choudapur). Kadambas of Nurumbad during
165-559: The decade 2001-2011 was 11.08%. Haveri has a sex ratio of 951 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 77.6%. 22.25% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.77% and 8.85% of the population respectively. Languages in Haveri district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 77.29% of the population spoke Kannada , 17.70% Urdu and 2.84% Lambadi as their first language. Kaginele Kaginele , also known as Kaginelli,
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#1733094013951180-520: The district, whereas Ranebennur in the south is a business hub. According to the 2011 census Haveri district has a population of 1,597,668, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or the US state of Idaho . This gives it a ranking of 312th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 331 inhabitants per square kilometre (860/sq mi). Its population growth rate over
195-455: The district. Bankapura Challaketaru, Guttavula Guttaru, Kadambas of Hangal and Nurumbad are some of the well known Samanta Rulers. Devendramunigalu the teacher of Kannada Adikavi Pampa and Ajitasenacharya the teacher of Ranna Chavundaraya lived in Bankapura . This was also the second capital of Hoysala Vishnuvardhana. Guttaru ruled during latter part of the 12th century and up to end of
210-479: The period of Kalyani Chalukyas ruled about 100 villages with Rattihalli as their capital. Examples of tourist attractions in the district: Churches at Haveri Temples at Kaginele Haveri District is exactly in the centre of Karnataka , being equidistant from Bidar in the far north and Kollegal in the far south. The district consists of Eight taluks, namely (Rattihalli), Hanagal , Shiggaon , Savanur , Haveri , Byadagi , Hirekerur , and Ranebennur . It
225-528: The places Badami , Sudi , Annigeri , Mahadeva Temple (Itagi) , Gadag , Lakkundi , Lakshmeshwar , Dambal , Haveri, Bankapura , Rattahalli, Kuruvatti, Bagali, Balligavi , Chaudayyadanapura , Galaganatha , Hangal . It was possible because Soapstone is found in abundance in these areas. Haveri also comes under Core area of Western Chalukya architectural activity. History of Haveri district dates to pre-historic period. About 1300 stone writings of different rulers like Chalukyas , Rastrakutas are found in
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