Gadag-Betageri

Gadag-Betageri
Veeranarayana Temple
Veeranarayana Temple
Gadag-Betageri is located in Karnataka
Gadag-Betageri
Gadag-Betageri
Location in Karnataka, India
Gadag-Betageri is located in India
Gadag-Betageri
Gadag-Betageri
Gadag-Betageri (India)
Coordinates: 15°25′00″N 75°37′00″E / 15.4167°N 75.6167°E / 15.4167; 75.6167
Country India
StateKarnataka
RegionBayaluseeme
DistrictGadag
Government
 • TypeCity Municipal Council (CMC)
 • BodyGadag-Betageri CMC
Area
 • City54.01 km2 (20.85 sq mi)
Elevation
654 m (2,146 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • City172,813
 • Density4,657/km2 (12,060/sq mi)
 • Metro
367,258
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
582 101-103
Telephone code08372
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA-26
Websitewww.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 (20.8864 sq mi). Kanaginahal of Gadag is the birthplace of the first co-operative society in Asia.[1][2] The temples of Veera Narayana and Trikuteshwara[3] are places of religious and historic importance.

The twin city municipality is situated 80 km (50 mi) from Dharwad and 60 km (37 mi) from Hubballi, and lies on the Gutti-Vasco National Highway.

Gadag style of architecture[edit]

The Gadag style of Architecture,[4] marked by Ornate pillars with intricate sculpture,[5] 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 CE to 1200 CE) during which period some 50 temples were built; some examples being: The Trikuteshwara temple complex at Gadag, The Kasivisvesvara temple, Lakkundi, The Doddabasappa Temple at Dambal, The Amriteshwara temple at Annigeri, etc.

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

Demographics[edit]

As of 2011 India census,[6] 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 females per 1000 males to females. 18,419 of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kannada is the main and widely spoken language, English and Hindi are spoken and understood by few people.

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Gadag (1981–2010, extremes 1932–2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.5
(94.1)
37.7
(99.9)
40.0
(104.0)
41.1
(106.0)
41.7
(107.1)
40.6
(105.1)
34.9
(94.8)
35.4
(95.7)
37.8
(100.0)
35.6
(96.1)
37.2
(99.0)
34.1
(93.4)
41.7
(107.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.1
(86.2)
32.8
(91.0)
35.7
(96.3)
37.2
(99.0)
36.4
(97.5)
31.0
(87.8)
28.9
(84.0)
28.7
(83.7)
30.0
(86.0)
30.4
(86.7)
29.7
(85.5)
28.9
(84.0)
31.6
(88.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.3
(61.3)
18.2
(64.8)
20.9
(69.6)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
21.7
(71.1)
21.2
(70.2)
20.9
(69.6)
20.7
(69.3)
20.5
(68.9)
18.3
(64.9)
16.0
(60.8)
20.0
(68.0)
Record low °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3)
11.1
(52.0)
13.8
(56.8)
17.2
(63.0)
17.3
(63.1)
17.4
(63.3)
18.5
(65.3)
18.3
(64.9)
15.5
(59.9)
14.2
(57.6)
10.2
(50.4)
9.8
(49.6)
9.6
(49.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.8
(0.03)
1.6
(0.06)
6.6
(0.26)
34.0
(1.34)
62.8
(2.47)
98.0
(3.86)
74.1
(2.92)
83.1
(3.27)
111.2
(4.38)
116.8
(4.60)
36.9
(1.45)
9.4
(0.37)
635.4
(25.02)
Average rainy days 0.1 0.1 0.6 2.3 4.2 6.7 6.5 7.4 7.6 6.0 2.0 0.6 44.1
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) 32 25 22 26 36 62 69 70 63 53 45 39 45
Source: India Meteorological Department[7][8]

Notable people[edit]

Shri Aluru Venkataraya from Holealur is revered as Karnataka Kulapurohita (High priest of the Kannada family) in the Karnataka region for his contribution towards the cause of a separate Karnataka state. He became famous for undertaking a Karnataka Ekikarana movement in support of the formation of a state for the Kannada-speaking population of Mysore, Bombay Presidency and the Nizam's Hyderabad.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  6. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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  8. ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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