Gunadal is a
panchayat village in the state of
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
, India.
[2001 Census Village code = 199500,] Administratively it is under
Bijapur Taluka of
Bijapur district, Karnataka.
[2011 Census Village code = 599138, ] Located in the far southwestern corner of the district, Gunadal is nearly 45 km by road from the district headquarters, the city of
Bijapur
Bijapur (officially Vijayapura) is the district headquarters of Bijapur district of the Karnataka state of India. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluk. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importa ...
. In Gunadal there is a Government Ayurvedic Hospital,
[Gunadal had a primary health care centre and a veterinary centre as of 1985. ] Government Veterinary Hospital,
Post Office, Police Station and
gram panchayat headquarters.
There are four villages in the Gunadal
gram panchayat: Gunadal, Babalad, Kengalagutti and Shirabur.
Demographics
In the 2001 Indian
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, the village of Gunadal had a population of 2,136, with 1,131 males and 1,005 females.
In the 2011 census, the village of Gunadal had a population of 2,711.
Temples
*Shri Pandurang Temple
*Shri Kalika Devi Temple
*Shri AmoghaSiddeshwar Temple
*Shri Durga Devi Temple
*Shri Basaveshwar Temple
*Shri Venkateshwar Temple
*Shri Mallikarjun Temple
Agriculture
The village land is quite fertile, with over 90% of it being well-suited to cultivation and crop production. Farmers there grow mainly sugar cane, grapes, maize, and sorghum. Small areas are planted in citrus orchards, and crops such as onions and turmeric. Irrigation is mainly based upon distribution canals from the river, borewells and open wells.
Education
The Govt Higher Primary School has currently working with 1st to 7th standard having more than 250 students and the Indira Gandi Memorial New High School is working with 8th to 10th Standards having more than 200 students. The whole village has a higher than 75% literacy rate.
Festivals
The main celebrations of the year are ''Shri Hari Pandurang Vittal Saptaha (Dindhi)'' and ''Khaza Yamanur Uras''. ''Kara Hunnume'', ''Nagara Panchami'', ''Deepavli'', ''Ugadi'', and ''Dassara'' are also celebrated.
References
External links
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* Gundal on
{{Settlements in Bijapur district
Villages in Bijapur district, Karnataka