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Gandhi Nagar, Sindhanur
Gandhi Nagar(R)
Jalihal Camp
village
Map

Gandhi Nagar(erstwhile Jalihal Camp) is one of the largest village in Karnataka state in terms of area,property,agricultural produdtion & revenue.This is the first Govt. Recognized revenue village in Tungabhadra Delta Region(i.e Bellary,Raichur & Koppal districts) on May 17,1997. From May 17,1997 onwards this village name is changed to Gandhi Nagar from Jalihal Camp.Gandhi Nagar(R) is located on either sides of Tungabhadra left Bank Canal,#36.In this village you will find lots of Paddy Fields which are highly fertile & higher yielding type.Paddy is the main agricultural crop in the Tungabhadra Delta Region & the paddy varities grown here are Sonamasuri,emergency,NelloreSona,JJL,RS22 & some nice rice varities. The paddy grown here were mainly exported to Bangalore,Chennai,Maharashtra & Middle-East countries.The paddy cultivation is done by using modern agricultural equipments like Tractors,Paddy Harvesters,Pesticide Sprayers etc., & in this village each and every farmer will be having a Tractor. In this village you will also find large masses of Telugu Speaking People who are migrated from West Godhavari District of Andhra Pradesh since 1960-1970's for cultivating Agriculture in Tungabhabdra Delta Region.Migrated peoples are real hard workers who transformed uncultivated land into fertile land for growing crops.These peoples are mainly of Kamma Community and their primary occupation is agriculture.


Famous Places

Gandhi Nagar(R) has lot of temples to visit and among these "Lord Shiva Temple" is a must visit temple because of its architectural design.This is one of the finest temples you will find in Tungabhadra Delta region.This Great Temple is built from funds donated by people from Gandhi Nagar & neighboring villages & towns.Telugu Film Actors Muralimohan,Srikanth & Aahuthi Prasad are also contributed funds for buliding this temple.The great persons who involved in all activities for successful construction of Temple are the great Tanuku Siddantha Swamji & Maddhipati Gangadhar Rao of Gandhi Nagar(R).To Build this "Great Shivalayam" Temple it costed around 100 Million Rs(10Crore).Every weekend thousands of people from other places will visit this temple.

The following is the list of temples which are located in Gandhi Nagar(R)

1.Shivalayam(Lord Shiva Temple).
2.Shiridi Sai Baba Temple.
3.Ramalayam(Lord Sri Rama Temple).
4.Subbramanyam Swami Temple.
5.Lord Vigneswara Temple.
6.Lord Anjaneya Temple.
7.Durgamma Temple.
8.Thayamma Temple.

Education

The following is the list of Schools which are located in Gandhi Nagar(R)

1.Tagore Telugu Medium School.
2.Sarvepalli RadhaKrishna Education Trust's Shanthinikethan.
3.Govt. Kannada Medium School.
4.Monalisa English Medium School.

Geography

Gandhi Nagar(R) is located at 15°41′49″N 76°39′53″E / 15.69694°N 76.66472°E / 15.69694; 76.66472.[1] It is on banks of Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal,#36 and nearest town is Sindhanur around 12Kms.Its Taluk headquarters is Sindhanur & District headquarters is Raichur.


References

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