Devara Hipparagi
Devara Hipparagi
ದೇವರ ಹಿಪ್ಪರಗಿ | |
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City | |
  Devara Hipparagi Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°55′N 76°14′E / 16.92°N 76.23°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bijapur |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 27,749 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Area code | +91-8488 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA-28 |
Devara Hipparagi is a town in Sindagi Taluk of Bijapur district, Karnataka, India.
Geography
Devara Hipparagi is located at 16°55′N 76°14′E / 16.92°N 76.23°E, about 37 km east of Bijapur and 23 km from Sindagi.[1] It has an average elevation of 500 metres (1640 feet). It is major market hub for near by villages. The location of Devara Hipparagi is very strategic & accessible by road. It is major junction to reach or divert the routes to Belgaum, Bagalkot, Vijayapura Gulbarga, Muddebihal, Talikot, Sindagi & Solapur.
Demographics
As of the 2001 India census,[2] Devar Hipparagi had a population of 20,000. Males constitute 51 percent of the population and females 49 percent. Devar Hipparagi has an average literacy rate of 56 percent, lower than the national average of 59.5 percent: male literacy is 63 percent, and female literacy is 49 percent. 16 percent of the population is under 6.
Points of interest
There are nearly 40 temples in Devara Hipparagi, including Mallayya, Ravutaraya, Kalmeshwar, Madiwal machidev, Karidevru, and Baanati. The fourteenth-century monument Mahalagumb (Deepstumb) is on the ground of Mallayya temple.
See also
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sindagi
- ^ "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.
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