Nyamati
| Nyamathi | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Nyamathi Location in Karnataka, India  Nyamathi Nyamathi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 14°08′N 75°34′E / 14.14°N 75.56°ECoordinates: 14°08′N 75°34′E / 14.14°N 75.56°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Karnataka |
| District | Davanagere district |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 577 223 |
| Telephone code | 08188 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA |
| Website |
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Nyamathi is located in Davangere District of the Karnataka state, India. It is approximately 65 km south of Davangere and 26 km north of Shimoga. Nyamathi derived from Kannada words nyaya mati.
Description
It is believed that the name Nyamati was derived from earlier Kannada word Nelavarti and which has later transformed to Nyamati. The village with total 2082 families residing. The Nyamati village has population of 9288 of which 4676 are males while 4612 are females as per Population Census 2011. The population of children with age 0-6 is 897 which makes up 9.66% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Nyamati village is 986 which is higher than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Nyamati as per census is 993, higher than Karnataka average of 948. Also, Nyamati village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Nyamati village was 84.42% compared to 75.36% of Karnataka. In Nyamati Male literacy stands at 89.23% while female literacy rate was 79.54%.
This rural town served as a taluk headquarters during the reign of Mysore Wodeyars . A commercial hub of Honnali taluk, This city was part of Shimoga district, later it became part of Davanagere district when new districts were formed by the then Chief Minister JH Patel. In response to the protest from local people, it is declared as a new taluk in 2017.
Nyamati is famous in vegetable production (green chili) and also for areca sales from Malnad areas.
Interesting place for visit is Raghavendraswamy Math at Honnali is an age old pilgrim center about 14 km away. Also the weekly market held on all Wednesdays near to Taluk Office.
The nearest town is Savalanga, 9 km south-west. The nearest airport and railway are Hubli Airport and Shimoga Town Railway Station.