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Achatnahalli
Achatnahalli location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°03′42″N77°35′28″E / 13.0616°N 77.5911°E / 13.0616; 77.5911 Coordinates: 13°03′42″N77°35′28″E / 13.0616°N 77.5911°E / 13.0616; 77.5911
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Talukas Kolar
Government
  BodyVillage Panchayat
Languages
  Official Kannada
  Unofficial Urdu, Tamil, Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
563133
Nearest cityKolar
Civic agencyVillage Panchayat

Achatnahalli is a village in the Kolar taluk of the southern state of Karnataka, India and within the Division of Bangalore. As of the 2011 Indian Census, the village included a total population of 520 people consisting of 266 females and 254 males. The census also noted the village held a total of 129 households. [1]

Kolar City municipality in Karnataka, India

Kolar The Golden city of India, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kolar District and is known for production of Milk, which recently surpassed Denmark, and gold mining. Kolar is popularly known as the land of silk, milk, Mango,(National fruit of India) and gold. The city is famous for the Someshwara temple and the Kolaramma temple. Kolaramma is considered as goddess of city of Kolar. Kolar has APMC market Which is 2nd largest in Asia, Largest in South India. Kolar is leading India in production of Mango, Tomato,Milk which are exported to various other nations like UK, USA, UAE. List of tourist attractions in Kolar district It has many colleges in which vidya jyothi pu college is the leading college.

Karnataka State in southern India

Karnataka is a state in the south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. The capital and largest city is Bangalore (Bengaluru).

India Country in South Asia

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

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Politics

Under the Indian Constitution and the 1993 Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act the village elects a Gram Panchayat with a Sarpanch as its leader, to act as village administrators and representatives. [1] [2]

Constitution of India supreme law of India

The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. The document lays down the framework demarcating fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens. It is the longest written constitution of any country on earth. B. R. Ambedkar, chairman of the drafting committee, is widely considered to be its chief architect.

A sarpanch is elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the Gram Sabha in India. The sarpanch, together with other elected pancha (members), constitute the gram panchayat. The sarpanch is the focal point of contact between government officers and the village community

The village falls under the Kolar Assembly Constituency, represented by Vartoor R Prakash of the Independent Party since 2008. [3] It also falls within the Kolar (Lok Sabha constituency), which is currently represented by K. H. Muniyappa of the Indian National Congress. The major political parties competing in Achatnahalli are the Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, and Janata Dal (Secular).

Kolar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. This constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Castes.

K. H. Muniyappa Indian politician

K.H. Muniyappa is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He has consecutively represented the Kolar constituency of Karnataka in the Lok Sabha since 1991 and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He was the Union Minister of State of Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

Indian National Congress Major political party in India

The Indian National Congress(pronunciation ) is a broadly based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. Congress led India to independence from Great Britain, and powerfully influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire.

Demographics

The population of Achatnahalli as of the 2011 Indian Census breaks down as follows:

DemographicPercentage of Total PopulationRaw TotalMaleFemale
0-6 years old11.73%612536
Total Workers33.65%17516510
Full Time Workers100% of total employed17516510
Scheduled Cast Membership5.19%271413
Scheduled Tribe Membership0%000

The village has a substantially higher female population than the surrounding state of Karnataka, with Achatnahalli's ratio of female to male standing at 1047:1000, in contrast to Karnataka's 973:1000. This ratio is even greater among children and young people, with the ratio of females to males among village young people at 1440:1000, as against Karnataka's 948:1000.

The aggregate literacy of the village is 67.97%, with 81.66% of males and 54.35% of females literate according to the Census definition. This is a lower rate of literacy than Karnataka where literacy is at an average of 75.36%.

Industry

The primary industry of Achatnahalli is farming and cultivation. Of the 175 total workers in 2011, 113 were cultivators (owners or co-owners of farm properties) while nine were agricultural labourers.

Location

The village is located eighteen kilometres west of Kolar, the regional centre. It stands fifty two kilometres from the state capital, Bangalore. Surrounding towns include Narasapura, Vokkaleri, Hungenahalli, Shivarapatna, and Chowdadenahalli, each within ten kilometres. The taluk in which Achatnahalli resides is surrounded by the Malur taluk to the south, the Hoskote taluk to the west, the Bangalore Rural taluk to the south east, and the Vijayapura taluk to the north. The primary post office serving the village is located in Narasapura.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India 2011: Achatnahalli Population - Kolar, Karnataka". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  2. "Karnataka Panchayat Raj". Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  3. "Malur (Karnataka) Assembly Constituency Elections". Elections.in. Retrieved 2017-07-11.