Navalgund

Navalagunda
—  city  —
Navalagunda Location of Navalagunda in Karnataka and India
Coordinates	15°34′N 75°22′E / 15.57°N 75.37°E / 15.57; 75.37Coordinates: 15°34′N 75°22′E / 15.57°N 75.37°E / 15.57; 75.37
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District(s)	Dharwad
Population	22,200 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 578 metres (1,896 ft)

Navalgund or Navalagunda is a panchayat town in Dharwad district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Navalagunda or Navilagunda (ನವಲಗುಂದ or ನವಿಲಗುಂದ) means hill of peacocks.

Geography

Navalgund is located at 15°34′N 75°22′E / 15.57°N 75.37°E / 15.57; 75.37^[1]. It has an average elevation of 578 metres (1896 feet). It is situated 35 km from Hubli and is famous as birth place of 'jamkhanas', the floor covering woven using cotton ropes or carpet. & famous for holi festival world famous ramling kamannna & famous naglinga swamy temple as well famous for nilamma tank ^[2]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[3], Navalgund had a population of 22,200. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Navalgund has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 50%. In Navalgund, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Navalgund
2. ^ Deccan Herald Article on Jamkhanas
3. ^ "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. 

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