Narendra is a village in the southern 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.
[Village code= 651500 ][ Narendra, Dharwad, Karnataka] It is located in the
Dharwad
Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the northwestern part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merged ...
taluk
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of
Dharwad district
Dharwad or Dharawada is an administrative district of the state of Karnataka in southern India. The administrative headquarters of the district is the city of Dharwad, also known as Dharwar. Dharwad is located 425 km northwest of Bangalo ...
in Karnataka.
Temples: Temple dedicated to Nandi (Ox) worshipped by the villagers, located on a small hillock to the North West of Narendra Village. This temple is crowded in August, (especially in Shravana Masa). Devotees visit this temple frequently.
Shankara Linga Temple: An ancient Shiva Temple on the banks of Hire Kere, (Lake) Narendra.
Lake: There is a one lake (Hire Kere) which provides water for local farmers and citizens.
Soil and main crops: Mainly red soil, good for agriculture and growing vegetables and flowers, most of the population depend on agriculture and this village is mainly known as a farmer's village.
Main crops in this village are
groundnuts,
jowar
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,
paddy
Paddy may refer to:
People
*Paddy (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname
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Birds
*Paddy (pigeon), a Second World War carrier pigeon
*Snowy sheathbill or paddy, a bird species
*Black ...
, cotton and other vegetables and flowers.
Nearby villages include Mummigatti (), Dharwad (), Honnapur (), Belur (), Marewad (). Nearby towns are Dharwad (), Hubli (), Kalghatgi (), Kundgol ().
* Taluk name: Dharwad
* District: Dharwad
* State: Karnataka
* Pin code: 580005
* Post office name: Dharwad U A S
Demographics
As of the
2011 Census of India there were 971 households in Narendra and a total population of 5,276 consisting of 2,688 males and 2,588 females. There were 686 children ages 0–6.
See also
*
Dharwad
Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the northwestern part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merged ...
*
Districts of Karnataka
The southern Indian state of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions, ''viz''., Belagavi, Bengaluru
, Gulbarga, and Mysore. Geographically, the state has three principal variants: the western coastal stretc ...
References
External links
* http://Dharwad.nic.in/
Villages in Dharwad district
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