Gadag-Betageri
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. Kanaginahal of Gadag is the birthplace of the first co-operative society in Asia. The temples of Veera Narayana and Trikuteshwara[1] are places of religious and historic importance.
Gadag-Betageri Krutapura | |
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 Veeranarayana Temple | |
  Gadag-Betageri Location in Karnataka, India  Gadag-Betageri Gadag-Betageri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 15.4167°N 75.6167°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Bayaluseeme |
| District | Gadag |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipal Council (CMC) |
| • Body | Gadag-Betageri CMC |
| Area | |
| • City | 54.01 km2 (20.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 654 m (2,146 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 172,813 |
| • Density | 4,657/km2 (12,060/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 367,258 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 582 101-103 |
| Telephone code | 08372 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA-26 |
| Website | www |
The twin city municipality is situated 80 km from Dharwad and 60 km from Hubballi, and lies on the Gutti-Vasco National Highway.
Gadag style of architecture
The Gadag style of Architecture,[2] marked by Ornate pillars with intricate sculpture,[3] 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 inscription
- The 'Gadag inscription'[4] of Vikramaditya VI, records that Taila took the head of Panchala by the terror of the pride of his arm in battle.
- The inscription[4] reveals that the battle was fought on the bank of the Godavari & ocean river and a certain Keshava (son of Madhava), fought in the battle and won Taila’s admiration.
- At the command of Sattiga (Satyashraya) in 1006 A.D., a Lenka Keta fell fighting at the battle of Unukallu, probably against the Cholas. An inscription',[4] dated in Saka 930 (1008 A.D.) of the reign of Satyashraya refers to the siege of the agrahara Kaldugu in the Belvola 300 by Desinga and the destruction of the forces because of the treachery of king Perggade.
- The inscription[4] of Ballala recounts his victory as "And by force, he, the strong one, defeated with cavalry only, and deprived of his sovereignty, the general Brahmana whose army was strengthened by an array of elephants and who acquired 60 tusked elephants with a single tuskless elephant, when, on account of an insult, he was tearing the royal fortune from the family of the Kalachuris of Kalyani."
Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[5] 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
| Climate data for Gadag (1981–2010, extremes 1932–2012) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Notable citizens
- Kumara Vyasa - Gadag immediately brings to mind the name of Naranappa, popularly known as Kumara Vyasa, the author of Karnata Bharata Kathamanjari. It is the classic Mahabharata in Kannada. Naranappa was born in the nearby village of Koliwada. He composed his work sitting before Lord Veera Narayana, his chosen deity.
- Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai, visually challenged singer from Gadag. His music school Veereshwara Punyashrama [8][9] is a renowned institution in north Karnataka.
- Puttaraj Gawai, recipient of the "Padma Bhushan" Award from Govt Of India, visually challenged Indian musician (classical Hindustani tradition), scholar, music teacher and social servant. A student of Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai (above). He headed the Veereshwara Punyashrama until he died in late 2010.
- Bhimsen Joshi, Hindustani singer, recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award - Highest Civilian Honour of India
- Pt Rajguru Guruswami Kalikeri, Writer/Musician, senior disciple of Pt. Puttaraja Gavai, recipient of the Karnataka State 2003 Award Karnataka Kalashree 2014 Award Jagadguru Renukacharya Award
- Sunil Joshi, cricketer, born in Gadag.
- Huilgol Narayana Rao, writer of "Udayavagali namma cheluva kannada nadu" the anthem which heralded the birth of Karnataka state.[10]
- Vijay Sankeshwar, businessman, founder of VRL Group, Vijaya Karnataka newspaper and Vijayavani.
- Vilas Nilgund, runner, who represented India in 100 metre sprint, and 4x100 metre.[11]
- R.S.Mugali famous writer and author of "Kannada Sahitya Charitre"
- Giraddi Govindaraj famous critic and former president of "Karnataka Sahitya Akademi"
- G.B.Joshi famous playwright and founder of "Manohara Granthamala"
See also
References
- "Gadag" www.nkpost.kar.nic.in. Retrieved September 9, 2012
- "In search of Indian records of Supernovae" (PDF). Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- "Kalyani Chalukyan & chanakya temples". Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- "CHAPTER 9. THE CALUKYAS AND THE KALACURYAS OF KALYANI. HISTORY – ANCIENT PERIOD, Chalukya" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- "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.
- "Station: Gadag Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 275–276. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "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.
- Parvathi Menon "A movement for music" Frontline, frontlineonnet.com. Volume 22, Issue 12, 4–17 June 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2012
- "Shri Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- Amaresh Datta (2006). The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Two) (Devraj To Jyoti) (Volume 2 ed.). Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. p. 1585. ISBN 81-260-1194-7. Retrieved 9 September 2012. Note: Google Book link
- "Islamabad-bound athletes named" Deccan Herald(on-line), 21 March 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2012
1. SAMAVASARAN (Research Articles-2015), Dr. Appanna N. Hanje, Vidyashree Prakashan, Alagawadi. 2. LAKKUNDIY BASADIGALU (2015), Dr. Appanna N. Hanje, Vidyashree Prakashan, Alagawadi.
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