Harugeri
| Harugeri ಹಾರೂಗೇರಿ | |
|---|---|
| Town Municipal Council | |
| Nickname(s): Educational capital of Belagavi | |
  Harugeri   Harugeri Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°31′01″N 74°56′59″E / 16.51694°N 74.94972°ECoordinates: 16°31′01″N 74°56′59″E / 16.51694°N 74.94972°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Belagavi |
| Talukas | Raybag[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Nagar Palika |
| Area rank | 1 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Climate | Humid & Summer (Köppen) |
Harugeri is a town in Raybag taluk in Belagavi District of Karnataka state, India. It belongs to Belagavi division. It is located 100 km towards north from district headquarters Belagavi, 21 km from Raybag and 567 km from state capital Bangalore. It is upgraded as village panchayat to town municipal in 2015–16 as per 2011 census population.
The Harugeri town has population of 28,754 of which 14,681 are males while 14,073 are females and total 5,567 families residing as per population census 2011. Kannada is the local language here. Agriculture is the main econimy of the town, as about two-thirds of the land that is gets irrigated by the Ghataprabha project. Town is situated about 14 kilometers away from flowing Krishna River. Main crops include sugarcane, maize, tobacco and wheat. Additionally the town is host to a number of mostly agriculture related business and venues such as the APMC and number of sugarcane mills.
There are many schools, colleges and various banks including a branch office of the State Bank of India and Syndicate Bank in the area. Hence town becomes educational and economical hub in surrounding area.
Religion
Town contains one of holy place Shree Channavrushabendra Math, hence many of pilgrims visited the place daily.
Economy
With more than 110 square kilometres (25,000 acres), two thirds of which are irrigated by the Ghataprabha project, agriculture is the main economy in Harugeri. Main crops include sugarcane, Maize, tobacco and wheat.
Additionally the city is host to a number of mostly agriculture related businesses and venues such as the APMC and a number of sugarcane mills. The local government (Town Municipal Council) with its 00 members is the biggest in Karnataka.
Infrastructure of Harugeri features a vast number of different schools and colleges and various banks including a branch office of the State Bank of India and syndicate bank. The village has about 50 doctors practicing medicine in various fields. The next hospital however is in the town of Miraj about an hour from Harugeri and the next train station is 14 km (7.5 mi) away.
Harugeri has a very good retail market for farmers in and around. Its called as economic capital of Raibag taluka.
References
- ↑ Profile at onefivenine.com retrieved 29 June 2012