Country India District Bijapur Vehicle registration KA 28 Population 27,749 (2001) | State Karnataka Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation 500 m | |
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Devar Hipparagi is a town and taluk in Bijapur district, Karnataka, India.
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Geography
Devar Hipparagi is located at 16.92°N 76.23°E / 16.92; 76.23, about 35 km east of Bijapur and 22 km from Sindagi. It has an average elevation of 500 metres (1640 feet).
Demographics
As of the 2001 India census, Devar Hipparagi had a population of 20,000. Males constitute 51 percent of the population and females 49 percent. Devar Hipparagi has an average literacy rate of 56 percent, lower than the national average of 59.5 percent: male literacy is 63 percent, and female literacy is 49 percent. 16 percent of the population is under 6.
Points of interest
There are many temples in Devar Hipparagi, including Mallayya, Rautaraya, Kashilinga, Madivaleshwar, Karidevru, and Baanati. The nineteenth-century monument Maalgumb (Deepstumb) is on the grounds of Mallayya.