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Gadag

Gadag-Betageri
ಗದಗ - ಬೆಟಗೇರಿ
city
Viranarayana Temple
Viranarayana Temple
Gadag-Betageri is located in Karnataka
Gadag-Betageri
Gadag-Betageri
Gadag-Betageri is located in India
Gadag-Betageri
Gadag-Betageri
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 15°25′00″N 75°37′00″E / 15.4167°N 75.6167°E / 15.4167; 75.6167Coordinates: 15°25′00″N 75°37′00″E / 15.4167°N 75.6167°E / 15.4167; 75.6167
Country  India
State  Karnataka
Region Bayaluseeme
District Gadag
Population (2010)
 • Total 172,813
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 582 101 & 582 102 & 582 103
Telephone code 08372
Vehicle registration KA-26
Website www.gadag-betagericity.mrc.gov.in

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 twin city municipality is situated 80 km from Dharwad and 60 km from Hubli, and lies on the Gutti-Vasco National Highw

The Gadag style of Architecture marked by Ornate pillars with intricate sculpture 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 about 50 temples were built. some of the examples are The Trikuteshwara temple (complex) at Gadag, Kasivisvesvara temple, Lakkundi, Doddabasappa Temple at Dambal, Amriteshwara temple at Annigeri.

Someshwara and Rameshwara temples, built in the Chalukya style, are also present.

This is also the land of great freedom fighters like Huilgol Narayana Rao and Shankar Rao Kampli who along with other freedom fighters founded "Azad Hind Seva Dal" which contributed a lot to the nations struggle for freedom.

As of 2011 India census, 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 feamles per 1000 males to females. 18,419 of the population is under 6 years of age.


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