Pavagada

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Pavagada

pamukonda
town
Nickname(s): 
Pavgad
Pavagada is located in Karnataka
Pavagada
Pavagada
Location in Tumakur, Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 14°06′N 77°17′E / 14.10°N 77.28°E / 14.10; 77.28Coordinates: 14°06′N 77°17′E / 14.10°N 77.28°E / 14.10; 77.28
Country India
State Karnataka
DistrictTumkur
Government
 • TypeTown Municipal Council
 • BodyPavagada Town Municipal council
Elevation
846 m (2,776 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total28,486
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
561202
Telephone code08136
Vehicle registrationKA-64
Websitewww.pavagadatown.mrc.gov.in

Pavagada or Pavgada is a taluk in the Tumkur district in Karnataka, India.[2] Historically it was part of the Mysore kingdom. Though it is geographically connected to Chitradurga district inside state of Karnataka, it comes under Tumkur district.[3] It is 157.8 km from state capital of Bangalore. Uttara Pinakini river flows into this Taluk. Pavagada Taluk falls on the border of karnataka, hence majority of the population are bilingual speaks kannada and telugu.

The town is famous for its fort located on the hill, Kote Anjaneya temple at the foothills and also the temple of Sri Shani Mahatma.

Pavagada Solar Park, Asia's largest Solar park, is on a 10,000 acre land near Thirumani village with the capacity to generate 2,000 megawatt solar electricity. It's promoted by GV Balaram. . Kannada is widely spoken and administrative language.Peanut was the main crop grown in various parts of the taluk but due to constant drought, people left their agricultural works and migrated to Bangalore and various other places for livelihood.[4]

Geography[]

Pavagada is located at

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14°06′N 77°16′E / 14.1°N 77.27°E / 14.1; 77.27.[5] It has an average elevation of 646 metres (2119 feet).

Demographics[]

As of 2011 India census,[6] Pavagada had a population of 28,486, of which 14,299 are males while 14,187 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 51.50%. Pavagada has an average literacy rate of 81.33%: male literacy is 88.33%, and female literacy is 75.36%. In Pavagada, 10.65% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transportation[]

Pavagada is well-connected to other places in India. It has KSRTC & APSRTC buses which connect to other places of Karnataka and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. There is a railway station being built in Pavagada under the project of Rayadurga-Tumkur Railway Line. This railway will connect Pavgada to Bangalore to Bellary via Tumkur, madhugiri and Rayadurga.

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "TUMKUR DISTRICT TOURIST PLACES".
  4. ^ http://kannada.oneindia.com/news/tumkur/karnataka-to-set-up-asia-s-biggest-solar-park-in-pavagada-094157.html
  5. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pavagada
  6. ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  7. ^ Govt. of India. "Padma Awards 2018". padmaawards.gov.in. 2018, padmaawards.


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