Magadi

Magadi
town
Ranganatha Swamy temple
Magadi
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°14′E / 12.97°N 77.23°E / 12.97; 77.23Coordinates: 12°58′N 77°14′E / 12.97°N 77.23°E / 12.97; 77.23
Country India
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara district
Elevation 925 m (3,035 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 27,605
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 562120

Magadi, is a Taluk headquarters located in Ramanagara district. The town is situated at a distance of 51 km from Bangalore City. The founder of Bangalore, the great Kempegowda was a native of Kempapura, Magadi taluk. Magadi, having a rich cultural heritage was the largest boundary (Maha Gadi) marked during the rulers of Vijayanagar empire. The town was earlier known by names Maha Gadi or Mahalakshmi Gadi, later the British regime renamed the town as Magadi.

Effect of Urbanisation

In modern literature, the forests around Magadi were the setting of the true story "Old Munisamy and the Panther of Magadi" by the India born British hunter Kenneth Anderson. Since then, the wildlife around Magadi has been greatly reduced by poaching and habitat loss. The rise in real estate activities and illegal quarries operating around Magadi is causing enormous damage to the ecosystem and the town is fast becoming a part of the growing Bangalore district.

Agriculture

The important crops of the taluk are ragi, paddy, groundnut, coconut, arecanut, maize and mulberry. Magadi taluk is considered to be the semiarid region with an average annual rainfall of 795 mm, which is mainly contributed by south-west monsoon.

List of Temples of Magadi

The small town of Magadi is home to historical temples of Shaiva and Vaishnava sects, Sri Ranganathswamy Temple is the main attraction of the town. There are 5 Shiva temples located around the town making this place as one of the Panchalinga Kshethras. The 5 temples of Lord Shiva are

  • Sri Prasanna Someshwara temple
  • Sri Prasanna Rameshwara temple
  • Sri Kote Rameshwara temple
  • Sri Kashi Vishwanatha temple
  • Sri Gavi Gangadhareswara temple

Savanadurga, a small village at a distance of 12km from Magadi has temples devoted to Lord Sri Veerabhadreshwara and Lord Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy. [1]

Geography

Magadi is located at 12°58′N 77°14′E / 12.97°N 77.23°E / 12.97; 77.23.[2] It has an average elevation of 925 metres (3034 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[3] Magadi had a population of 27,605. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Magadi has an average literacy rate of 77.86%, male literacy is 82.8%, and female literacy is 67.93%.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Magadi Pincode". citypincode.in. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Magadi
  3. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803237-magadi.html
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