Devagiri, Karnataka
Devagiri
ದೇವಗಿರಿ | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Devagiri Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 14°51′00″N 75°22′19″E / 14.850°N 75.372°ECoordinates: 14°51′00″N 75°22′19″E / 14.850°N 75.372°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Haveri |
| Taluk | Haveri |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.56 km2 (10.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,826 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 581 110[1] |
| Telephone code | 08375 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA-27 |
| Sex ratio (2011) | 992 ♀/1000 ♂ |
| Website | haveri |
Devagiri is one of the largest villages in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the largest village in Haveri Taluk. It is about 7.5 km (4.7 mi) north from the Haveri city in NH-4. Local language is Kannada.
Total population of Devagiri is 8,826.[2] Its sex ratio is 992 women for every 1000 men.[2]
Etymology[]
 | This section does not cite any sources. (March 2021) |
Although there are no clear answers to the derivation, the most popular belief is that the hill in the village upon which the village's major deity Girimalleshwara is placed is the reason for the name Devagiri, where Deva means deity and Giri means hill.
Notable people[]
- Puttaraj Gawai was born here in 1914.
References[]
- ^ "Devagiri pincode". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b "District census handbook - Haveri" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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