Belagola

For the historic Digambara Jain site, see Shravanabelagola.

Belagola Mandya Belgola
village
Belagola Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°23′29″N76°36′35″E / 12.39139°N 76.60972°E / 12.39139; 76.60972 Coordinates: 12°23′29″N76°36′35″E / 12.39139°N 76.60972°E / 12.39139; 76.60972
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Mandya
Talukas	Shrirangapattana
Population  (2001)
• Total	9,216
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest city	Mysore
Lok Sabha constituency	Mandya
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Shrirangapattana

Floor plan of the Bhaktavatsala temple in Belagola, Narasimha in a round sanctum.

Belagola , sometimes referred to as Mandya Belagola to distinguish it from Shravana Belagola, is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. ^{[1] [2]} It is located about 15 kilometers north-northwest of Mysuru city in the Shrirangapattana taluk of Mandya district in Karnataka. It is around 7 km from famous K.R.S. dam.

The village has several temple of which two are historically important and close to each other – the Bhaktavatsala temple and the Janardhana temple. The Bhaktavatsala temple is notable for its circular sanctum plan, one among the few such plans seen in South India.

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, Belagola had a population of 9216 with 4644 males and 4572 females. ^[1]

See also

• Mandya
• Districts of Karnataka

References

1. Village code= 2379400 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
2. "Yahoomaps India :". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Belagola, Mandya, Karnataka

External links

• http://Mandya.nic.in/