Dharwad

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Hubli
—  city  —
Unkal lake view
Hubli
Location of Dharwad
in Karnataka and India
Coordinates 15°21′42″N 75°05′06″E / 15.3617°N 75.0849°E / 15.3617; 75.0849Coordinates: 15°21′42″N 75°05′06″E / 15.3617°N 75.0849°E / 15.3617; 75.0849
Country India
Region Bayaluseeme
State Karnataka
District(s) Dharwad district
Mayor
Population

• Density

 13,49,563 (2011)

• 4,292 /km2 (11,116 /sq mi)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

 200.23 square kilometres (77.31 sq mi)

• 670.75 metres (2,200.6 ft)

Dharwad is a major city in the state of Karnataka of India.The twin cities of Hubli and Dharwad, collectively referred to as "Hubli-Dharwad", is the second-largest conurbation in Karnataka after Bangalore. While Dharwad is the administrative headquarters, the city of Hubli, situated about 20 km south-east of Dharwad, is the commercial centre and business hub of North Karnataka. Crops like cotton and peanuts are grown aplenty in the surrounding rural areas, and Hubli is a major trading center for both commodities. It is also an important city for the Indian Railways, being the headquarters for South Western Railway Zone and the Hubli Railway Division.

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History [edit]

Rayara Hubli, also called 'Eleya Purvada Halli' or 'Purballi' was the old Hubli, where there is a Bhavani Shankara temple and Jaina basti. Under Vijayanagara Rayas, Rayara Hubli grew as a commercial centre, famous for trade in cotton, saltpetre and iron.

The British opened a factory here when it came under the Adilshahis. Shivaji looted the factory in 1673. The Mughals conquered it and the place came under the Savanur Nawab who built a new extension named Majidpura and trader Basappa Shetty built new Hubli around the Durgadabail (fort maiden).

There is the famous Moorusavira Matha, and the Matha authorities claim that it was begun by a Sharana of Basaveshwara's period.

Hubli was conquered by the Marathas from the Savanur Nawab in 1755-56. Later Hyder Ali conquered it, but it was recaptured by the Marathas in 1790, and the old town was administered by one Phadke under the Peshwa and the new town by Sangli Patwardhan.

The British took old Hubli in 1817 and the new town with 47 other villages was handed over to the British by the Sangli Patwardhan in lieu of the subsidy in 1820. Hubli is a prosperous handloom weaving centre and has a textile unit.

*Kodliwad: Shree Veerebadreshwar Temple-Kodliwad

A holy place just 30 km far from Hubali city, Shree Lord Veerebadreshwar temple Kodliwad, Kodliwad is small.


tiny village in Kundagol Tq.Dharwad Dt. Shree Veerabadreshawar swami temple with love and bhakthi there people called Lord Iranna'Lord Irappa,Lord Veerabhadra'Lord veeresh This temple having very large number of devotees among all communities and religions all over North Karnataka.

The Railway Workshop started here in 1880, made it a reckonable industrial centre.

The Bhavanishankar temple in old Hubli and the impressive Chandramauleshwara/Chaturlinga temple in Unakal are of Chalukyan times. Kundgol, 15 km south of Hubli, has the huge Shambhu Linga temple of Chalukyan times.

Demographics [edit]

The population of the twin cities as per provisional figures of Census 2011: urban population is 1,349,563.[1] Hubli-Dharwad's population increased 22.99% between 1981 and 1991, from 527,108 to 648,298, and by 21.2% between 1991 and 2001.The municipality covers 191 km². Hubli-Dharwad is located 425 km northwest of Bengalooru, on the National Highway 4 between Bengalooru and Pune. The City is governed by the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, having an elected council. Kannada is the major language spoken in Hubli.

Religions in Hubli dharwad
Religion Percent
Hindus
  
 68%
Muslims
  
 26%
Christians
  
 5.6%
Others†
  
 0.4%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Geography and Climate [edit]

Climate data for Dharwad
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)		 32
(90)		 35
(95)		 36
(97)		 35
(95)		 28
(82)		 26
(79)		 26
(79)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 39
(102)
Average low °C (°F) 15
(59)		 16
(61)		 19
(66)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 20
(68)		 20
(68)		 19
(66)		 17
(63)		 15.8
(60.4)		 19.4
(66.9)
Precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 10
(0.39)		 40
(1.57)		 60
(2.36)		 150
(5.91)		 210
(8.27)		 200
(7.87)		 110
(4.33)		 60
(2.36)		 30
(1.18)		 0
(0)		 838
(32.99)
[citation needed]

Hubli-Dharwad has a tropical wet and dry climate. Summers are hot and dry, lasting from late February to early June. They are followed by the monsoon season, with moderate temperatures and a large amount of precipitation. Temperatures are fairly moderate from late October to early February, with virtually no rainfall. This is the best season to visit Hubli.

Hubli is 640 meters above M.S.L. The average yearly rainfall is 838 mm.[2]

Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation [edit]

Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) was constituted in 1962 by combining two cities separated by a distance of 20 kilometers. The area covered by the corporation is 181.66 km². spread over 45 revenue villages. The population of the city as per the 1991 census was 7 lakhs. The present population is more than 10 lakhs.

  • Hubli: Under the Government of India Act of 1850, the Hubli-Municipal council was established on August 15, 1855.
  • Dharwad: The Dharwad Municipal Council first came into existence on 1 January 1856. The first non-official President of the Council was S.K. Rodda in 1907, and Shri S.V. Mensinkai, was nominated in the following year. But the credit of being the first elected President goes to Shri S.G. Karigudari, who took office in 1920.

Hubli is well known as a commercial as well as industrial centre, whereas Dharwad is seat of learning.[3] Popularly believed that, it is this diversity and geographical positions that the state government amalgamated the two cities.[4] The twin-city corporation occupies unique place in Karnataka State. After the capital city of Bangalore, this is the largest city Corporation in the State.[5][6]

Industrial & business development [edit]

IT Park in Hubli

Hubli-Dharwad is a developing industrial hub in Karnataka after Bangalore, with more than 1000 allied small and medium industries already established basically located in Gokul Road[7] & Tarihal[8] regions of Hubli. There are machine tools industries, electrical, steel furnitures, food products, rubber and leather industries and tanning industries.

To promote the overall economic development of varied industries, institutions and business houses "Karnataka Chamber of Commerce & Industry"[9] was formed, it's one of the premier association, which has been gaining momentum in achieving potential growth and prosperity in Hubli region.[10] And one more key aspect of industrialisation for Hubli-Dharwad was foundation of Agricultural Produce Market Committee, which aimed at providing hassle free market conditions for farmers, to establish regulated & stimulated production of various agricultural related commodities & goods.[11][12][9]

Establishment of new generation Diesel loco shed in the city by Indian railways[13] was another major boost for development of Industries in this region as this was first of its kind in Indian Railways history, this has created a lot of job opportunities for Diploma & Engineering students of this region.

Hubballi Software IT Park is situated in the heart of the city and is promoted by the Government of Karnataka IT Department and KEONICS acts as the modal agency for maintaining and marketing of IT Park Hubli. STPI-Hubli Software Technology Parks of India (Organization under the Dept of IT, Government of India) has been operational from May 2001 and it is located in the 4th Floor of IT Park, to provide data communication, Industry promotion and Incubation services to IT/ITES industry.

Trade [edit]

The city is situated in the dividing line between Malenadu and the Deccan plateau. The Malenadu is well known for its forests and forest based industries and the other three side region are known for their agricultural products like cotton, groundnut, oilseeds manganese ore and granite stones. The Cotton Market of Hubli is one among the largest in India.

Transportation [edit]

Hubli is well connected by road, rail and air. NWKRTC (North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation) is a state run corporation headquartered at Gokul Road, Hubli. There is excellent inter-city transportation between Hubli and Dharwad as NWKRTC and Bendre Nagara Sarige (a consortium of private bus-owners) healthily compete to cater to the large number of commuters between Hubli and Dharwad daily[citation needed]. Bus services from the twin-cities exist to every part of Karnataka and neighbouring states and other popular destinations. There are many private bus operators who render services for overnight travel between Hubli and Bangalore, Mangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad.

Several express and passenger trains ply between Hubli and Bangalore everyday. Hubli being an important railway junction has daily trains to Gadag, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Solapur, Bellary, Belgaum, Bangalore, Mumbai, Davangere, Pune, Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Vijayawada, Mysore,Tirupati and weekly services to Chennai, Howrah and Thiruvanantapuram.

Hubli has an airport in gokul road IATA code:HBX. Spicejet provides flights to Bangalore and Mumbai.

Education [edit]

Hubli-Dharwad twin cities are well provided with Schools, Polytechnics, ITIs, Colleges and Universities. There is a Government medical college : Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) formerly known as Karnataka Medical College. It is a well reputed medical college, through which many reputed doctors have graduated. The B.V Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering is also situated at Hubli. There are many Pre-University colleges such as Chetan College, Sachetan College, Parrapa Channappa Jabin college, Jagadguru Gangadhara College and many more. In all there are three engineering colleges, two medical colleges, one dental college and several colleges offering degrees in Management, Law, Education, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Arts, Science, Commerce etc. Karnatak University, University of Agricultural Sciences, Karnataka State Law University provide higher education. Dharwad is an educational centre and students from far off places come to study here.

Culture [edit]

Chetan Business school(MBA), at unkal, Hubli

Main article: Notable people from Hubli Dharwad

Tourism [edit]

Chandramouleshwara Temple, Hubli, North Karnataka
Main article: Chandramouleshwara Temple

A temple of Chalukya times, dedicated to god Chandramouleshvara (another name of Shiva), with impressive architecture can be seen in Hubli.

Nrupatunga Hill

A hillock which serves as a picnic spot for the citizens of Hubli-Dharwad.

Unkal Lake

A pictorial water spot with a magnificent sunset view, this perfect picnic spot has green garden, recreational facilities for the children, boating facilities, etc. The lake is 3 km away from Hubli.

Unkal Lake
Indira Gandhi Glass House Garden

This is a public garden with recreational amenities maintained by city municipality. It houses a large glass building resembling a similar structure in Lalbagh of Bengaluru.

Indira Glass House has been renovated into a more beautiful park. The entry fee here is ₹ 10 for elders and ₹5 for children. Inside the park is a small toy train in which you can get on and enjoy the park. The most beautiful and interesting thing to be watched here is the 'musical fountain' performance, that is arranged on every weekend i.e. Saturday and Sunday and on Governmental Holidays without any extra charge.

Banashankari Temple Amargol

See also [edit]

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Notes [edit]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ [3]
  4. ^ [4]
  5. ^ [5]
  6. ^ [6]
  7. ^ http://wikimapia.org/186801/Gokul-Road
  8. ^ http://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&safe=active&q=tarihal+hubli&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Tarihal,+Hubli,+Karnataka&gl=in&ei=3ShHS9z-MpGQjAeHyqmBBw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ8gEwAA
  9. ^ http://www.kccihubli.org/images/mainbuilding.jpg
  10. ^ [7]
  11. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_Produce_Market_Committee
  12. ^ http://agmarknet.nic.in/profile/profile_online/displayformdetails.asp?mkt=116
  13. ^ [8]

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