Gadag-Betageri
Gadag-Betageri | |
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UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 582 101-103 |
Telephone code | 08372 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
Vehicle registration | KA-26 |
Website | www |
Gadag-Betageri is a city municipal council in
The twin city municipality is situated 80 km (50 mi) from
Gadag style of architecture
The Gadag style of Architecture,
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[6] 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) |
Mean daily maximum °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) |
Mean daily minimum °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[7][8] |
Notable people
- Koliwada. He composed his work sitting before Lord Veera Narayana, his chosen deity.
- visually challenged singer from Gadag. His music school Veereshwara Punyashrama [9][10] 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.
- Shri Aluru Venkataraya
Shri Aluru Venkataraya from Holealur is revered as Karnataka Kulapurohita (High priest of the Kannada family) in the Karnataka region for his contribution towards the cause of a separate Karnataka state. He became famous for undertaking a Karnataka Ekikarana movement in support of the formation of a state for the Kannada-speaking population of Mysore, Bombay Presidency and the Nizam's Hyderabad.
- Bhimsen Joshi, Hindustani singer, recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award - Highest Civilian Honour of India
- 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.[11]
- 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.[12]
- R. S. Mugali famous writer and author of "Kannada Sahitya Charitre"
- Giraddi Govindaraj famous critic and former president of "Karnataka Sahitya Akademi"[13][14]
- G. B. Joshi famous playwright and founder of "Manohara Granthamala"
See also
References
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- ^ "Gadag" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 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.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Islamabad-bound athletes named" Deccan Herald(on-line), 21 March 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2012
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