Kugur

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Kugur
type = village
state_name = Karnataka
latd = 12.7 | longd = 77.7
locator_position = right
district = Bangalore
taluk_names = Anekal
altitude = 915
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 1137
area_total = 300.51

Kugur is a small village in the Anekal taluk of Bangalore district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located near Sarjapura. [ [http://www.bmrda.kar.nic.in/apav1.htm Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority] ] [ [http://www.anekal-pa.in/bigmap.htm Anekal Planning Authority - List of villages in the Anekal local planning area] ]

Geography

It is located 30 kilometers to the east of Bangalore. The village is located on the banks of river Dakshina Pinakini. The agricultural production is made possible by the nearby river water, includes paddy fields, sugarcane, sericulture and other crops throughout the year. The village is very famous for sugarcane, silk and milk.fact|date=December 2007

Education

The Government High School was started in 1983, the second Government High School in Anekal Taluk. The school has grown to a 30 acre campus, with its own computer lab, and lush green scenery surrounding the school. Infosys Foundation donated 14 computers to the school in 2000. The school has a very good track record over the last ten years in SSLC examination, achieving second place in Bangalore District level. The students have also achieved gold, silver, and bronze medals in state level competitions for kabaddi, khokkho, running, javelin throwing, long jump, and high jump.

The villagers have a literacy level of 95%, the highest for their district. "Stree Shakti" was formed by middle income women of the village with the help of Dena Bank, Kugur Branch for women's empowerment. It has been successfully run on a co-operative basis for the past six years. Kugur is well culture bound village; the folk culture is still alive. The youth have formed teams for kolaata, dollu kunita, naadaswara and other arts. These teams have participated in the State Annual Youth Cultural festival and other programs.

History

There is a small and very old Lord Shiva Temple on the banks of the river.

Hoysala era statues (veera kallu, masti kallu) can be seen in the village and a century old gramadevatha (duggalamma) statue is also present. A century-old shiva linga also exists on the banks of river Dakshina Pinakini. The upcoming Dravidian style temples are Lord Vinayaka and Lord Shaneshwara.

Transportation

The village can be reached by BMTC bus from K.R. Market, bus numbers 323B, 323K and 327G from the Bangalore Bus Stand.

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