Country India District Bijapur Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 8,610 (2001) | State Karnataka Talukas Indi PIN 586112 Area code 08359 | |
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Weather 26°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 38% Humidity | ||
Atharga indi bijapur
Atharga (ಅಥರ್ಗಾ) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Indi taluk of Bijapur district in Karnataka.
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Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Atharga had a population of 8610 with 4430 males and 4180 females.Current MP of Bijapur lokasabha Mr.Ramesh Jigajinagi is from this village.
The Famous Sri Kulankareshwara Temple is situated in the West part of the Village.
Transport
Atharga is connected only by Road(SH34). There are many buses from Bijapur and Indi. The nearest Railway station is Minchanal which is about 8 km from the village
Exactly 25 km from Bijapur and Indi.
Education
- BLDEA's Horticulture Training Institute.
- BLDEA's Shri R M Biradar High school and P U College.
- Banjara High school.
- Govt Kannada Boys Primary School.
- Govt Kannada Girls Primary School.
- Govt Urdu Primary School.
And also lots of convent schools are there.
Economy
Farming and agriculture related business is the main occupation for many people in the village. The cropping pattern in the village reveals that food crops like jowar, maize, bajra and wheat among cereals, red gram, Bengal gram and green gram among pulses are major crops cultivated in the village. The major oilseed crops are sunflower, groundnut and safflower. Horticulture crops like grapes, pomegranate, ber, guave sapota, lime are also grown. Atharga is famous for lime.