Dadaga

Dadaga ದಡಗ Dadaga
village
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Mandya
Talukas	Nagamangala
Population
• Total	843
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	571418 .
Vehicle registration	KA11 change nagamangala KA54
Nearest city	Nagamangala

Dadaga is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district in Karnataka. A lake and channel of Hemavathi water acts as water supply for irrigation conducted here. Many temples can also be found in this place. Government runs a primary and middle Kannada medium school in Dadaga which educates Dadaga and neighboring villages. Coconuts, mangoes, ragi, paddy (rice), wheat, corn, onions, tomatoes, are some of the plants that are cultivated here.

Demographics

Population

No of Households 192, Persons 843, Males 400, Females 443.

Religion

Hindus and Jains are the main natives lives here.

Cityscape

Channel

Hemavati river irrigation project's channel passes through Dadaga.

Flora

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  Coconut Garden(ತೆಂಗಿನ ತೋಟ)
• 
  Coconut Tree(ತೆಂಗಿನ ಮರ)
• 
  Mango Tree next to Pond
• 
  Mango Tree(ಮಾವಿನ ಮರ)
• 
  Mangoes(ಮಾವಿನ ಹಣ್ಣುಗಳು)
• 
  Centella asiatica(Kannada: ಒಂದೆಲಗಳು) ಒಂದೆಲಗ means 'one leaf'
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  Ondelaga(ಒಂದೆಲಗ)

Lakes

Dadaga lake overflows into Dasinakera lake of Belluru.

Parks

A park used to exist here next to the lake few decades ago, but it's not present anymore.

Temples

Shantinath Tirthankar Basadi

Shantinath Tirtankar Basadi

Shantinath Tirthankar Basadi is one of the major attractions of Dadaga. Main Deity of this temple is a black coloured idol of Bhagawan Shanthinatha in the kayotsarga posture. This temple of Bhagawan Shanthinatha was constructed in 1940.

See also

• Mandya
• Districts of Karnataka
• State of India

External links

• http://Mandya.nic.in/
• Census of India: http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=29&district_code=22
• Jainism in India: http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/karnataka/dadaga.htm