Hoovina Hadagali
Hoovina Hadagali or Huvina Hadagali is a town and a taluk in the Vijayanagara district of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the HuvinaHadagali Taluk.
Historical names of Huvina Hadagali
- Puvina-Posavadangile
- '''Puvina-Padangile'''
Demographics
India census, Huvina Hadagali had a population of 23,404. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Huvina Hadagali has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 53%. In Huvina Hadagali, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.Major cultivation
Hadagali Mallige is one of the top three cultivars of Jasmine endemic to Karnataka, grown mainly in Huvina Hadagali and surrounding in Bellary district of Karnataka. The other two varieties being Mysooru Mallige and Udupi Mallige, and Paddy has also become the 2nd major commercial crop.Notable peoples
- C. R. Rao, mathematician and statistician, was born in Hoovina Hadagali.
- M. P. Prakash, lawyer and ex-Home Minister, was born in Hoovina Hadagali.
- Krishna Nayaka, MLA of Hadagali Constituency
- P. T. Parameshwar Naik, Ex MLA of Hadagali Constituency
- B.Chandra Naik, Former MLA of Hadagali Constituency
Tourist places
- Kalleshwara Temple
- Panduranga Temple
- Kalleshwara Temple, Hire Hadagali
- Bettadamalleshwara Temple
- Anjaneya Temple, Madalagatta
- Suryanarayan Temple, Magala
- Huligudda
- Singataluru Dam
- Gavimata
- Tungabhadra river
Places to visit
- Singataluru Dam
- Madalagatta Temple Hanuman and river crossing
- Navali on the banks of Tungabhadra River
- Magala on the banks of Tungabhadra River
- Hire Hadagali Kalleshwara Temple and Mutt
- Mailaralingeshwara Temple and Mailara Bridge
- Kuruvatti Basaveshwara Temple of Kuruvatti, built by Jakanacharya
- Sri Channaveereshwara Matha of Sri Ma Ni Pra Channaveerashivayogigalu of Jangamakshetra, Linganayakanahalli