Gandhinagar, Dharwad

This article is about the neighbourhood in Dharwad. For other uses, see Gandhinagar (disambiguation).

Gandhinagar
Neighborhood
Gandhinagar
From top, Gandhinagar main road, Gandhinagar residential area
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Coordinates: 15°26′06″N75°01′05″E / 15.435°N 75.018°E / 15.435; 75.018
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Metro	Dharwad
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation [1]
Elevation	738 m (2,421 ft)
Population
• Total	32,201
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	580004
Area code	0836
Vehicle registration	KA-25
Lok Sabha constituency	Dharwad (Lok Sabha constituency)
Planning agency	Hubballi-Dharwad Urban Development Authority
Rapid Transit	Hubballi-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit System

Gandhinagar is an established upmarket residential area located in the south of Dharwad conurbation, ^[2] India named after prominent Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. ^[3] It is located in proximity to Malmaddi and some Deccan areas of the city. ^{[4] [5] [6]} Gandhinagar is the commercial centre of Dharwad city.

Location

Gandhinagar is located south east of Dharwad city which is 21 kilometres away from the city of Hubballi, The nearest railway station is Dharwad railway station in Malmaddi.

Localities

Gandhinagar consists of few smaller localities, Rajatgiri is the largest residential locality located in Gandhinagar it is a vast residential and commercial area adjacent to Saraswatpur. The other localities are Haripriya Colony and Dhavalgiri in the south.

Transport

BRTS bus

Gandhinagar is well connected to Hubli-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit System (HDBRTS) (Rapid transit) it is one of the stations of the HDBRTS corridor and one of the busiest BRTS stations in Dharwad during working days.

In December 2022 Gandhinagar was connected to BRTS feeder buses named 'Chigari Samparka' on basis, NWKRTC has started operating feeder buses between Navanagar (Hubli) to Gandhinagar. ^[7]

The nearest railway station to Gandhinagar is Dharwad railway station which is approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) and Navalur railway station is about 5.2 km (3.2 mi) far.

See also

• Dharwad railway station
• Malmaddi
• Saraswatpur

References

1. "HDMC official website". Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
2. Jamkhandi, Gururaj (16 January 2021). "11 dead as minibus hits tipper near Karnataka's Dharwad". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
3. "Power Disruption". The Times of India. TNN. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
5. "Gandhinagar, Dharwad: Map, Property Rates, Projects, Photos, Reviews, Info". www.magicbricks.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
6. "dharwad: Dusty Roads Upset Motorists, Residents". The Times of India. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
7. Admin (17 December 2022). "HDBRTS Feeder buses 'Chigari Samparka' launched". Hubballi Infra. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

External links

• Gandhinagar
• Dharwad Archived 2 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine