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Humnabad is a city and municipal council in the Bidar District of the Indian state of Karnataka and the city is the headquarters of Humnabad taluk.[1]
Geography
Humnabad is located at Template:Coord.[2] It has an average elevation of 638 metres (2093 feet). Humnabad consists of 112 Villages and 34 Panchayats.
Demographics
Template:As of,[3] 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. Template:Bar box
Significance
Humnabad is known for its rich heritage of temples and proximity to Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. It is known for Shri Veerabhadreshwar Temple,[4] Jai Bhavani Temple, Shri Manik Prabhu Devasthanam temple is dedicated to a great ascetic.
Religious Centers
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[5] jatra Mohotsav is celebrated devotees visit and take darshan many people come from of Maharashtra (MH), Andhra, Telangana and North Karnataka.[6]
Transport
Humnabad is connected by two national highways 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.[7][8]
See also
References
- ↑ District Census Handbook, Series 14, Mysore: Bidar{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Govt. Press, 1973
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Homnabad
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- ↑ ವೀರಭದ್ರನ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ರಥೋತ್ಸವ. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ↑ Amit Shah emulates Rahul Gandhi's temple run, visits religious places - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ↑ ವೀರಭದ್ರೇಶ್ವರ ಜಾತ್ರೆಗೆ ಸಂಭ್ರಮದ ಚಾಲನೆ - Vijaykarnataka. Vijaykarnataka(2015-01-17). Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ↑ South Central Railways to chug on electricity. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ↑ Bidar, Gulbarga DEMU train service from Monday. Retrieved 4 March 2018.