Gadag-Betageri

Gadag-Betageri is a city municipal council in Gadag district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Gadag District. The original city of Gadag and its sister city Betageri (or Betgeri) have a combined city administration. The municipality of Gadag-Betageri has a population of 172,813 and an area of 54.0956 km² (20.8864 sq mi). Kanaginahal of Gadag is the birthplace of the first co-operative society in Asia.^[2][3] The temples of Veera Narayana and Trikuteshwara^[4] are places of religious and historic importance.

Gadag-Betageri
City
Veeranarayana Temple
Gadaga in Karnataka
Coordinates: 15.4167°N 75.6167°E / 15.4167; 75.6167
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Gadag
Government
• Type	City Municipal Council (CMC)
• Body	Gadag-Betageri CMC
Area
• City	54.01 km2 (20.85 sq mi)
Elevation	654 m (2,146 ft)
Population  (2010)
• City	172,813
• Density	4,657/km2 (12,060/sq mi)
• Metro	367,258
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	582 101-103
Telephone code	08372
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA-26
Official language	Kannada[1]
Website	gadag-betagericity.mrc.gov.in

Gadag style of architecture

The Gadag style of Architecture,^[5] marked by Ornate pillars with intricate sculpture,^[6] originated during the period of the Western Chalukya (or Kalyani Chalukyas) king Someswara I, and it flourished for a period of 150 years (During 1050 CE to 1200 CE) during which period some 50 temples were built; some examples being: The Trikuteshwara temple complex at Gadag, The Kasivisvesvara temple, Lakkundi, The Doddabasappa Temple at Dambal, The Amriteshwara temple at Annigeri, etc.

Gadag style Ornate pillars at Sarasvati Temple, Trikuteshwara temple (complex) at Gadag

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[7] 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, while English and Hindi are spoken and understood by few people.

Climate

Climate data for Gadag (1991–2020, extremes 1932–2020)
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)	30.2 (86.4)	32.7 (90.9)	35.7 (96.3)	37.1 (98.8)	36.3 (97.3)	31.0 (87.8)	28.9 (84.0)	28.8 (83.8)	29.8 (85.6)	30.3 (86.5)	29.8 (85.6)	29.2 (84.6)	31.7 (89.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	23.2 (73.8)	25.5 (77.9)	28.4 (83.1)	29.6 (85.3)	28.9 (84.0)	25.7 (78.3)	24.6 (76.3)	24.3 (75.7)	24.8 (76.6)	25.2 (77.4)	24.1 (75.4)	22.5 (72.5)	25.6 (78.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16.0 (60.8)	17.9 (64.2)	20.9 (69.6)	22.4 (72.3)	22.4 (72.3)	21.7 (71.1)	21.3 (70.3)	20.9 (69.6)	20.7 (69.3)	20.4 (68.7)	18.2 (64.8)	15.8 (60.4)	19.9 (67.8)
Record low °C (°F)	9.6 (49.3)	11.1 (52.0)	13.8 (56.8)	17.2 (63.0)	17.3 (63.1)	16.6 (61.9)	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)	0.3 (0.01)	1.9 (0.07)	7.3 (0.29)	39.5 (1.56)	71.5 (2.81)	99.6 (3.92)	77.5 (3.05)	93.6 (3.69)	112.9 (4.44)	123.7 (4.87)	38.7 (1.52)	7.2 (0.28)	673.8 (26.53)
Average rainy days	0.1	0.2	0.8	2.6	4.7	6.5	6.6	8.0	7.9	6.3	1.7	0.4	45.8
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	31	26	22	27	36	63	71	70	63	54	45	38	45
Source 1: India Meteorological Department[8][9]
Source 2: Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)[10]

Notable people

• Kumara Vyasa - Gadag immediately brings to mind the name of Naranappa, popularly known as Kumara Vyasa, the author of Karnata Bharata Kathamanjari. It is the classic Mahabharata in Kannada. Naranappa was born in the nearby village of Koliwada. He composed his work sitting before Lord Veera Narayana, his chosen deity.
• Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai, visually challenged singer from Gadag. His music school Veereshwara Punyashrama ^[11][12] 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.^[13]
• 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.^[14]
• R. S. Mugali famous writer and author of "Kannada Sahitya Charitre"
• Giraddi Govindaraj famous critic and former president of "Karnataka Sahitya Akademi"^[15][16]
• G. B. Joshi famous playwright and founder of "Manohara Granthamala"

See also

• Lakkundi

References

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2. Nayak, N. Dinesh (18 March 2016). "Reviving the Kanaginahal cooperative society". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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7. "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.
8. "Climatological Tables 1991–2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
9. "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.
10. "Normals Data: Gadag – India Latitude: 15.42°N Longitude: 75.63°E Height: 670 (m)". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
11. Parvathi Menon "A movement for music" Frontline, frontlineonnet.com. Volume 22, Issue 12, 4–17 June 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2012
12. "Shri Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
13. Amaresh Datta (2006). The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Two) (Devraj To Jyoti) (Volume 2 ed.). Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. p. 1585. ISBN 81-260-1194-7. Retrieved 9 September 2012. Note: Google Books link
14. "Islamabad-bound athletes named" Deccan Herald(on-line), 21 March 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2012
15. "Giraddi Govindraj passes away". The Hindu. 11 May 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
16. Staff Correspondent (22 January 2016). "Ambikatanayadatta Award for Giraddi Govindaraj, Venkatesh Murthy". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 March 2022. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)

External links

• Gadag-Betageri municipality website