Amminbhavi

Amminbhavi
Village
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Talukas	Hukkeri
Population  (2001)
• Total	2,000
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	591236
Nearest city	Belgaum
Sex ratio	female 50% and male 50% ♂/♀
Literacy	55%%

Amminbhavi is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is one of the fast developing villages in the Belgaum district. The geographical area is small. Since 2000 the literacy rate is increasing. It was 15% in 1985, 20% in 1990, 25% in 1995, 30% in 2000, 40% in 2005, and now (2011) it has reached 58%. The number of graduates is increasing year by year. Now more than 100 people have degrees in their hands, out of which 13 people have engineering degrees. Most of the people of Amminabhavi work in Sankeshwar Hirasugar Sugarcane factory and Nidasoshi Engg and Diploma College. In recent days Arrack has been banned by the public interest. The total population of Amminabhavi consists of 90% Hindu and 10% Muslim. Out of 90% Hindus 90% are of Virashaiva Lingayat.