Devadurga, India

Coordinates: 16°25′21″N 76°55′48″E / 16.42250°N 76.93000°E / 16.42250; 76.93000
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Devadurga
city
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
584 111
Telephone code08531
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA 36
Websitewww.devadurgatown.gov.in

Devadurga is a city in the sub-district (

Taluka) within the Raichur district of the Indian state of Karnataka
.

Demographics

The 2020 population of Devadurga is estimated to be 32929. The population is 51% male and 49% female, with 17% under age 6. The literacy rate is 43%, below the national average of 59.9%.

Sights

Devadurga has a 600-year-old baobab tree.[1] An ancient fort is there.[2] Kyadigera village also has an ancient fort.[3] The Hazrat Zahiruddin Badshah Quadri Al-Jeelani Bagdadi Dargah is there. Jalahalli village has the Shree Laxmi Ranganatha temple and the Shri Jagadaradya Jayashanthlingeswar temple.

Koppur village, hosts the Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple, which is over a thousand years old. Benekal village hosts the Anegudi temple. ((ಮಾನಸಗಲ್ಲ್)) ಶ್ರೀ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ರಂಗನಾಥಸ್ವಾಮಿ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನವು ದೇವದುರ್ಗ ರಿಂದ 12 ಕೀ.ಮಿ ದೂರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ

Transport

Road construction, which was scheduled to be completed in 2015, is designed to connect Devadurga to

Bagalkot
, and other major cities. The nearest major airport is in Hyderabad.

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) operates a bus service to other cities and villages. Private bus services are available.

Railways

Raichur is the nearest

Trivandrum, Kanyakumari, Pune, Bhopal, and Agra
.

References

  1. ^ "Baobab Tree(500 years), Devadurga | Mysticaltrails.comMysticaltrails.com". Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Places of Interest". Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. ^ "ಕಣಜ » » ರಾಯಚೂರು ತಾಲೂಕ ದರ್ಶನ". kanaja.in. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022.