Jevargi

Jevargi
Jewargi
Town
Jevargi
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 17°01′N 76°46′E / 17.02°N 76.77°E / 17.02; 76.77Coordinates: 17°01′N 76°46′E / 17.02°N 76.77°E / 17.02; 76.77
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Kalaburagi
Area
 • Total 4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation 393 m (1,289 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 25,685[1]
Demonym(s) Jevargiyavaru
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 585 310
Telephone code 08442
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA-32
Website karnataka.gov.in

Jevargi is a Town Panchayat city[1] in Kalaburagi district in Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of the Jevargi Taluk.

Geography

Jevargi is located at 17°01′N 76°46′E / 17.02°N 76.77°E / 17.02; 76.77.[2] It has an average elevation of 393 meters (1,289 ft). The town is spread over an area of 4.25 square kilometres (1.64 sq mi).[3][4]

Jevargi Taluk borders Afzalpur Taluk and Gulbarga Taluk to the north, Chitapur Taluk to the east, Shahpur Taluk to the south-east, Shorapur Taluk to the south and Sindgi Taluk to the west. The Bhima River flows just north of Jevargi.

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census,[1] Jevargi Town Panchayat had a population of 25,685 people, 12,976 and 12,710 females giving a sex ratio of 980. Jevargi has an average literacy rate of 73.83%, lower than the national average of 75.36%. The male literacy rate was 82.75% while the female literacy rate was only 64.78%, slightly worse than the national literacy gap in gender.[5] 15.9 percent of the population was under six years of age.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jevargi Population Census 2011". Census 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jewargi
  3. ↑ The area of major towns in Karnataka has been mentioned in the webpage Population of Corporation/CMC/TMC/TP Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. belonging to the Municipal Administration Department of the Government of Karnataka
  4. ↑ Team, Maplandia.com. "Jevargi Map | India Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  5. ↑ "State of World Population 2009" (PDF). United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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