Manvi

Manvi
—  town  —
Manvi Location of Manvi in Karnataka and India
Coordinates	15°59′00″N 77°03′00″E / 15.9833°N 77.05°E / 15.9833; 77.05Coordinates: 15°59′00″N 77°03′00″E / 15.9833°N 77.05°E / 15.9833; 77.05
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District(s)	Raichur district
Population • Density	37,613 (2001[update]) • 3,761.3 /km2 (9,742 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) • 361 metres (1,184 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 584 123 • Telephone • +08538 • Vehicle • KA-36

Manvi (Kannada: ಮಾನವಿ) is a town in Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is one of the taluks (administrative divisions) in Raichur District. It has paddy fields irrigated by water from the Tunga Bhadra left bank canal.This is hometown of the great Madhva follower and dasa Sri Jagannatha Dasa , who wrote the Harikathamruthasara. It is also famous for Kalmath (Hindu Matt). It has many Hindu deity Sri Chowdeshwari , Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy located on the hill that covers the old town in semi circle and also Sri Annamayya taata self styled Holy man has many followers. Manvi is famous for its elephant procession during Dasara and is now the home for many institutions like Ayurvedic college by Kalmatha Group of Institutions, Gandhi memorial school , Sharada and Kakateeya school are also contributing to the education here.

Geography

Manvi is located at 15°59′N 77°03′E / 15.98°N 77.05°E / 15.98; 77.05.^[1] It has an average elevation of 362 metres (1187 ft).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Manvi had a population of 37,555. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Manvi has an average literacy rate of 47%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 55%, and female literacy is 39%. In Manvi, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Many leaders from Manvi participated in Freedom struggle and also during Hyderabad Karnataka Liberation. Leaders like Sri Chaannabasappa Bettadooru and Sri Shanakaragouda Bettadooru were key figures from the region in spreading the message among them and leading from the front

• Current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Hampayya Ballatgi.^[3]

• Current Member of Parliament from Raichur (Lok Sabha constituency) is Shri S. Pakkirappa.^[4]

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Manvi
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
3. ^ "Karnataka Elections 2008". Mapunity. http://karnatakaelections.in/. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
4. ^ "Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)". Government of India. http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=4311. Retrieved 13 March 2010.