Atharga

Atharga
ಅಥರ್ಗಾ
Athargan or Hatharki
Village
Nickname(s): ಅಥರ್ಗಾ
Atharga
Location in Karnataka, India
Atharga
Atharga (India)
Coordinates: 17°10′N 75°58′E / 17.17°N 75.96°E / 17.17; 75.96Coordinates: 17°10′N 75°58′E / 17.17°N 75.96°E / 17.17; 75.96
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Bijapur
Talukas Indi
Population (2001)
 • Total 8,610
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 586112
Telephone code 08359
Vehicle registration KA28
Nearest city Indi Bijapur
Sex ratio 51:49 ♂/♀
Literacy >60%
Lok Sabha constituency Bijapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Indi
Climate Semi-Arid to Arid (Köppen)

Atharga (ಅಥರ್ಗಾ) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Indi taluk of Bijapur district in Karnataka.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Atharga had a population of 8610 with 4430 males and 4180 females.Current MP of Bijapur lokasabha Mr.Ramesh Jigajinagi is from this village.[1]

The Famous Sri Kulankareshwara Temple is situated in the West part of the Village.

Transport

Atharga is connected only by Road(SH34). There are many buses from Bijapur and Indi. The nearest Railway station is Minchanal which is about 8 km from the village

Exactly 25 km from Bijapur and Indi.

Education

  1. BLDEA's Horticulture Training Institute.
  2. BLDEA's Shri R M Biradar High school and P U College.
  3. Banjara High school.
  4. Govt Kannada Boys Primary School.
  5. Govt Kannada Girls Primary School.
  6. Govt Urdu Primary School.

And also lots of convent schools are there.

Economy

Farming and agriculture related business is the main occupation for many people in the village. The cropping pattern in the village reveals that food crops like jowar, maize, bajra and wheat among cereals, red gram, Bengal gram and green gram among pulses are major crops cultivated in the village. The major oilseed crops are sunflower, groundnut and safflower. Horticulture crops like grapes, pomegranate, ber, guave sapota, lime are also grown. Atharga is famous for lime.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Village code= 209800 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  2. ↑ "Yahoomaps India :". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-18. Atharga, Bijapur, Karnataka
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