Belakavadi

Belakavadi
Village
Nickname:  Belakodi
Belakavadi Location in Karnataka, India Show map of Karnataka Belakavadi Belakavadi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 12°15′18″N77°7′21″E / 12.25500°N 77.12250°E / 12.25500; 77.12250
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Mandya
Taluk	Malavalli
Government
• Type	Village Panchayat
• Body	Belakavadi Gram Panchayat
Population  (2001)
• Total	9,851
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	571417 [1]
Vehicle registration	KA-11

Belakavadi or Belakawadi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. ^{[2] [3]} It is located in the Malavalli taluk of Mandya district in Karnataka. As per the records of Hoysala rulers Belakavadi was one of the central places of administrative divisions. ^[4] Temples include Shanbhulingeshwara Temple, ^[5] Kashi Vishwanatheshwara Temple and maramma temple, Mayamma temple , Mandalakamma temple etc..

Demographics

The office of the Gram Panchayat, Belakavadi

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, Belakavadi had a population of 9851 with 4888 males and 4963 females. ^[2] Majority of the population belong to Hinduism.

History

Belakavadi is on the left bank of the river Kaveri situated 20 km southwest of the taluk centre Malavalli. Plenty of red, black, black red and coloured pottery as well as Rousette coated potteries of the Megalithic age were discovered in a site on the banks of the river. On some of them are traces of decorations. In a ruined pit, animal bones were found. The 1945-46 report of the department of Archaeology refers to it, probably as a mud burial. All the six inscriptions reported from this place are of the Vijayanagar period and registers the grant given to the Shambhulinga temple. The Ishwara temple on the river bank, is a structure of about 15th century and the Veerabhadra temple in the centre street of the village is of about 14th century. There are other temples such as Kattebasappa, Upparige Basaveshwara and Mandalakamma, It also has more than seven hero stones and several Masti stones. ^[6]

Notable people

• Shani Mahadevappa - Kannada theatre and film actor ^[7]

• Roopa Iyer - film actress, director

Transport

The village is well connected by roads. KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) ply buses from Bengaluru, Mysuru, Malavalli, Kollegala and T.Narasipura.

See also

• Mandya
• Districts of Karnataka

References

1. "Belakavadi Pincode, photos and website". IndiaStudyChannel.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
2. Village code= 2431600 "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.
3. "Yahoomaps India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Belakavadi, Mandya, Karnataka
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011. , pg 2
5. http://www.shaivam.org/siddhanta/spka-mandya-temples.htm , Malavalli Taluk Shiva Temples
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011. , pg 17
7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011. ,pg 2

External links

• http://Mandya.nic.in/
• About village: https://web.archive.org/web/20111008073234/http://www.karunadu.gov.in/gazetteer/GazetteerMandya2009/Chapter-17.pdf, pg 17
• About literature and culture: https://web.archive.org/web/20120426084437/http://www.karunadu.gov.in/gazetteer/GazetteerMandya2009/Chapter-14.pdf
• Latitude and longitude: http://www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com/?loc=Belakavadi+%2C+karnataka&id=392923