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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Humnabad<br />
| other_name =<br />
| settlement_type = city<br />
| image_skyline =<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption =Veerabhadreshwara temple Humnabad <br />
| nickname = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|17.77|N|77.13|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Karnataka|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bidar district|Bidar]]<br />
| established_title = <br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = Humnabad Town<br />
| governing_body = Municipal Council<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 24<br />
| area_rank = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 638<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_total = 84561<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = HBDians, Humnabadnivaru<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Regional & Official Languages<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Urdu]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br />
| leader_title = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br />
|leader_name= [[Rajashekhar Basavaraj Patil]] |timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type =Pin code<br />
| postal_code =585330 <br />
| registration_plate = '''KA-39'''<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest City<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Bidar]]<br />
| website = <br />
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'''Humnabad''' is a city and municipal council in the [[Bidar District]] of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Karnataka]] and the city is the headquarters of Humnabad taluk.<ref>{{cite book|title=District Census Handbook, Series 14, Mysore: Bidar|publisher=Govt. Press, 1973}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Humnabad is located at {{Coord|17.77|N|77.13|E}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Homnabad.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Homnabad]</ref> It has an average elevation of 638&nbsp;metres (2093&nbsp;feet). <br />
Humnabad consists of 112 Villages and 34 Panchayats.<br />
==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2019}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bidar.nic.in/en/district-statistics)}}</ref> Humnabad had a population of 3,32,362. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. [[Kannada]] is the most spoken language of Humnabad.<br />
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{{bar percent|[[Hindu]]|orange|64.32}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Muslim]]|green|33.48}}<br />
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{{bar percent|Not Stated|pink|0.29}}<br />
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==Significance==<br />
Humnabad is known for its rich heritage of temples and proximity to Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. It is known for Shri Veerabhadreshwar Temple,<ref>{{cite news|title=ವೀರಭದ್ರನ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ರಥೋತ್ಸವ|url=https://vijayavani.net/ವೀರಭದ್ರನ-ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ-ರಥೋತ್/|access-date=4 March 2018|publisher=vijayavani.net}}</ref> Jai Bhavani Temple, [[Shri Manik Prabhu Devasthanam]] temple is dedicated to a great ascetic.<br />
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==Religious Centers==<br />
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The Manik Prabhu Temple is located on the confluence of two holy rivulets Viraja and Guru Ganga , Banashankari Temple in Nandgaon village. Every year on 26 January, 12 days Shri Veerbhadreshwara<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/amit-shah-emulates-rahul-gandhis-temple-run-visits-religious-places/articleshow/63074670.cms|title=Amit Shah emulates Rahul Gandhi's temple run, visits religious places - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-07}}</ref> jatra Mohotsav is celebrated devotees visit and take darshan many people come from of Maharashtra (MH), Andhra, Telangana and North Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com/district/bidar/-/articleshow/45922821.cms|title=ವೀರಭದ್ರೇಶ್ವರ ಜಾತ್ರೆಗೆ ಸಂಭ್ರಮದ ಚಾಲನೆ - Vijaykarnataka|date=2015-01-17|work=Vijaykarnataka|access-date=2018-04-07|language=kn}}</ref><br />
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==Transport==<br />
Humnabad is connected by two national highways [[National Highway 64 (India)|NH-65]] and State Highway NH-218. In fact, NH 218 begins from Humnabad itself. Now, NH-9 is rechristened as NH-65. Also, new railway line is laid from Bidar to Gulbarga and regular train services have started from Bidar to Gulbarga via Humanabad.<ref>{{cite news|title=South Central Railways to chug on electricity|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/070218/south-central-railways-to-chug-on-electricity.html|access-date=4 March 2018|publisher=www.deccanchronicle.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bidar, Gulbarga DEMU train service from Monday|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/bidar-gulbarga-demu-train-service-from-monday/article19936171.ece|access-date=4 March 2018|publisher=thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Aurad]]<br />
* [[Basavakalyan]]<br />
* [[Bhalki]]<br />
* [[Bidar]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[[Humnabad railway station]]<br />
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100817114310/http://www.humnabadtown.gov.in/ Official Website of Humnabad Town Municipal Council]<br />
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