Humnabad

Humnabad Jayasimha Nagar
City
Humnabad Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 17°46′N77°08′E / 17.77°N 77.13°E / 17.77; 77.13
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar district
Region	Kalyana-Karnataka
Founded by	Jayasimha
Government
• Type	Town Municipal Council (TMC)
• Body	Humnabad Town Municipal Council
•  MLA	Siddu Nagbushan Patil
• President of Municipal Council	Kasturbai Narsing
• Vice President of Municipal Council	Satyavati Somayya
Area
• Total	6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Elevation	638 m (2,093 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	95,735
• Density	14,112/km2 (36,550/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	HBDians, Humnabadnivaru
Languages
• Official Language	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pin code	585330
Vehicle registration	KA-39
Nearest City	Bidar
Major Highways	NH 65 NH 50
Website	humnabadtown.mrc.gov.in

Humnabad, also known as Jayasimha Nagar, ^[1] is a city and municipal council in the Bidar District of the Indian state of Karnataka. Humnabad is the headquarters of Humnabad taluk. It is well-known for the Veerabhadreswar Temple, located midway, at a distance of 60 km from both Bidar and Kalaburgi districts. It is well connected by roadways and railway network. It is connected by two national highways, NH 50 and NH 65. ^[2]

Geography

Humnabad is located at 17°46′N77°08′E / 17.77°N 77.13°E / 17.77; 77.13 . ^[3] It has an average elevation of 638 metres (2093 feet). Humnabad consists of 112 villages and 34 panchayats.

Demographics

As of 2019 ^[update] , ^[4] Humnabad had a population of 3,32,362. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Kannada is the most spoken language of Humnabad.

Religions in Humnabad
Religion			Percent
Hindu			64.32%
Muslim			33.48%
Christians			0.60%
Sikh			0.03%
Buddhist			0.26%
Jain			0.02%
Others†			0.01%
Not Stated			0.29%

Significance

Humnabad is known for its rich heritage of temples and proximity to Telangana and Maharashtra. It is known for Shri Veerabhadreshwar Temple, ^[5] Jai Bhavani Temple, Shri Manik Prabhu Devasthanam temple is dedicated to a great ascetic.

Religious centers

The Manik Prabhu Temple is located on the confluence of two holy rivulets Viraja and Guru Ganga , Banashankari Temple in Nandgaon village. Every year on 26 January, 12 days Shri Veerbhadreshwara ^[6] jatra Mohotsav is celebrated devotees visit and take darshan many people come from North Karnataka, Maharashtra (MH), Andhra, Telangana. ^[7]

Transport

Humnabad is connected by two national highways NH-65 and State Highway NH-218. In fact, NH 218 begins from Humnabad itself. Now, NH-9 is rechristened as NH-65. Also, new railway line is laid from Bidar to Gulbarga and regular train services have started from Bidar to Gulbarga via Humanabad. ^{[8] [9]}

See also

• Aurad
• Basavakalyan
• Bhalki
• Bidar

References

1. "Discover Humnabad in Bidar".
2. District Census Handbook, Series 14, Mysore: Bidar. Govt. Press, 1973.
3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Homnabad
4. "District Statistics | Bidar District, Government of Karnataka | India".
5. "ವೀರಭದ್ರನ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ರಥೋತ್ಸವ". vijayavani.net. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
6. "Amit Shah emulates Rahul Gandhi's temple run, visits religious places - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
7. "ವೀರಭದ್ರೇಶ್ವರ ಜಾತ್ರೆಗೆ ಸಂಭ್ರಮದ ಚಾಲನೆ - Vijaykarnataka". Vijaykarnataka (in Kannada). 17 January 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
8. "South Central Railways to chug on electricity". Deccan Chronicle . Retrieved 4 March 2018.
9. "Bidar, Gulbarga DEMU train service from Monday". thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

External links

• Humnabad railway station
• Official Website of Humnabad Town Municipal Council