Kelgeri
Kelgeri is a village in Dharwad district of Karnataka, India.[1]
Kelgeri | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dharwad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA |
| Website | karnataka |
The village is surrounded by Kelgeri lake. The Dharwad–Hubli bypass road passes through the area. The famous Dharwad buffaloes are plentiful in this area. Buffalo farming is the main business. It is common to see people with several cans hanging on their bicycles in the morning, supplying milk to remote places of Dharwad. People selling milk are called by the name Gouli.
Apart from milk, Kelgeri has many good cooks of jowar roti that is famous in north Karnataka.
The nearest localities are Vinayak Nagar and Sadhan Keri.
References
- Village Directory Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 2001 Census of India.
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