Kurugodu

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Kurugodu
Kurugodu
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Kurugodu
Location in Karnataka, India
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Kurugodu
Kurugodu (India)
Coordinates: 15°20′46″N76°50′10″E / 15.346°N 76.836°E / 15.346; 76.836
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Talukas Kurugodu
Population
 (2001)
  Total17,379
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA 34
Website kurugodutown.mrc.gov.in

Kurugodu is a town in the southern state of Karnataka, India. [1] [2] It is headquarters of Kurugodu taluk in Bellary district of Karnataka. The Sri Dodda Basaveshwara Temple (Big Basava) is located here. Every year Ratha Mahothsava of the Swamy Dodda Basaveshwara held on holy Poornima.

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Demographics

Water Map of Kurugodu Taluk Water Map of Kurugodu Taluk.pdf
Water Map of Kurugodu Taluk

As of 2001 India census, Kurugodu had a population of 17,379 with 8,815 males and 8,564 females. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Village code= 913400 "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. Kurugodu, Bellary, Karnataka