Bot at 12:02, 10 December 2022

2022-12-10T12:02:04Z

New page

{{Multiple issues|
{{original research|date=September 2021}}
{{more citations needed|date=May 2014}}
}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Madhugiri
| image_skyline = Madhugiri Fort 1.JPG
| caption = Madhugiri Fort
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = 
| nickname =
| settlement_type = city
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13.66|N|77.21|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tumkuru district|Tumakuru]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/bangalore-is-now-bengaluru/|title = Bangalore is now Bengaluru|date = November 2014}}</ref>
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = municipal council
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 787
| population_total = 29,215
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = [http://www.citypincode.in/KARNATAKA/TUMKUR/Madhugiri_PINCODE 572132]
| registration_plate = '''KA-64'''
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Madhugiri''' is a city in [[Tumkur district]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Karnataka]]. The city derives its name from a hillock, Madhu-giri (honey-hill) which lies to its south. Madhugiri is one of the 34 educational districts of the Karnataka state.<ref>http://ssakarnataka.gov.in/pMadhugiri Fort lies in Madhugiri. Madhugiri is a single hill and the second largest monolith in entire Asia. The small town is at a distance of 100 kms from Bangalore and is famous for its fort and temples. Many tourists visit Madhugiri to visit the fort, which is famous for its architecture and was built by the Vijayanagar Dynasty. The fort is perched on a steep slope of the hill.dfs/aboutus/edn_profile_state.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Madhugiri is located at {{Coord|13.66|N|77.21|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Madhugiri.html Madhugiri]. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved on 2012-09-04.</ref> It has an average elevation of 787 [[metre]]s (2582 [[foot (length)|feet]]).

Madhugiri Fort lies in Madhugiri which is in the Tumkur district in the State of Karnataka. Madhu-giri is a single hill and the second largest monolith in entire Asia. The small town is at a distance of {{convert|100|km}} from Bangalore and is famous for its fort and temples. Many tourists go to Madhugiri to visit the fort, which is famous for its architecture. The fort, perched atop the steep slope of a hill, was built by the Vijayanagar Dynasty.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Madhugiri had a population of 29,215. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Madhugiri has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 67%. In Madhugiri, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Tourism ==
{{Main|Mandaragiri}}
The '''Mandaragiri temple complex''' is an important Jain pilgrimage centre named after [[Mallinatha]], the 19th [[Tirthankara]]. The temple complex includes 6 temples and one stupa with earliest temple datable to twelfth-century.<ref>{{cite book | last=Charya | first=S. V. Upendra |title=The Wanderings That Made Headlines | volume=8 | series=Xavier Centre of historical research studies | year=2019 | publisher=[[Notion Press]] |url={{Google books|PeqfDwAAQBAJ|pg=PT120|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} | isbn=9781645876786 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kirti |first=Malhotra |title=Climbing up the tranquil slopes of Basadi hill |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/spectrum/climbing-up-the-tranquil-slopes-of-basadi-hill-1169801.html |access-date=10 December 2022 |newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=8 December 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Tumkur District]]
* [[Taluks of Karnataka]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{commons category|Madhugiri}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Tumkur district]]
[[Category:Forts in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Tumkur district]]

Madhugiri - Revision history

Bot at 12:02, 10 December 2022