Badanavalu

Location

Badanavalu is located in Nanjangud taluk of Mysore district. The village lies in the Mysore to Chamarajanagar road.

History

Mahatma Gandhi visited this village in 1932. At that time Badanavalu village was a center of Khadi and village industries which Gandhi wanted to promote. Gandhi was surprised by the success of a Khadi plant that ran on a 7.5 acre campus. In 1927, they established a Khadi center with only four Dalit women. Today more than 300 women work in that center.

Communal Clashes

In 1993, three backward class farmers were murdered by a group of upper caste Hindus in Badanavalu village. The criminals were punished only after 17 years. As a retaliation, the Dalits set fire to the house of the upper caste Hindus living in Ummathur village. A Dalit rally in Nanjangud was fired upon by the police and two of the volunteers died in the mishap.

Railway Station

There is a railway station at Badanavalu and it is called Narasam Budhi railway station.

Demographics

The population of the village is 2,784 and there are a total of 632 families. The literacy is 63%. There are a total of 632 houses.

Villages and Suburbs

Hedathale 2.6 km, Nerale 4.0 km, Hemmaragala 4.0 km, Mallupura 4.2 km, Nanjangud 6.6 km, Horalavadi 7.2 km, Devarasanahalli 7.3 km, Nagarle 8.5 km, Doddakowlande 8.5 km, Kalale 9.5 km, Hulimavu 9.9 km, Hadinaru 11.1 km, Suthur 11.5 km

Etymology

The village was formerly called Narasaambhoodi.

Legends

According to one mythological story, a god called Bhairaveshwara came to the village and threw brinjal toe ach house and named it as Badanavalu.

Temples

Access

Badanavalul is 34 km from Mysore and 10 km from Nanjangud. It is 158 km away from Bangalore.

Post Office

Badanavalu has a post office and the pincode is 571312.

Schools