Lingadahalli

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Lingadahalli
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Lingadahalli
Location in Karnataka, India
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Lingadahalli
Lingadahalli (India)
Coordinates: 13°35′46″N75°50′40″E / 13.596068°N 75.844396°E / 13.596068; 75.844396
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Taluk Tarikere
Government
  Type Panchayat raj
  Body Gram panchayat
Area
(Village + kaval)
  Total15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi)
Elevation
830 m (2,720 ft)
Population
[1]
  Total6,042
  Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
577129
Telephone code08261
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA-66
Nearest city Chikmagalur, Shimoga
Literacy80 %
Lok Sabha constituency Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency
Climate Cool (Köppen)
Website karnataka.gov.in

Lingadahalli is a village and a hobli [2] in Tarikere Taluk, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, India. Lingadahalli is one of the prominent pre-historic sites in Karnataka state. [3] The location code number of Lingadahalli as per census of India 2011 are, 609336 and 609334 (kaval).

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Lingadahalli is located on State Highway 57 (Karnataka), 45 km north of Chikmagalur and 15 km south of Tarikere.

Baba Budangiri mountain range lie to the south and Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary lies to the west of Lingadalli.

Demographics

Lingayatism is the major religion in the area. There are many different religions practiced in this village, so the village is known for religious tolerance and understanding.

The name Lingadahalli comes from the Lingayat community, the largest part of the population of the community. The VeeraShiva legend is a part of this area's culture, although Brahmins and the Koushika Sankethi group comprise a large part of the community. Sankethi is the major tribe among Brahmins.

Virabadreshvara Temple and Ramamandira temple of lord Rama are at the heart of the town.

The village is a hobli and scenic hills of Kemmanagundi and Kalhathigiri Falls (where the Lord VeeraBhadreshvara resides) are around 10 km from the village. Lingadahalli is a roadmap to Karnataka tourism, nearby places are Sanna Hebbe falls and Dodda Hebbe falls, Shanthi falls, mruthapura temple, Lakkavalli Bhadra Dam, Sri Dattatreya peeta (Baba budan giri), Mullayyanagiri and Bhadra reserve forest. The whole area covered by many hills and coffee estates. Linagadahalli also famous for people like, Late Sri Veda Brahma Narasimha Murthy a pandith in vedas, winner of the Veda Ratna award and also Lingadahalli Subrahmanya Shashidhara, an Indian developmental biologist who has also received Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. Agriculture is the main industry in this area and common perennial crops grown are areca nut, coconut and banana. The main annual crops grown are beans, green peas, potatoes, and chili peppers.

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References

  1. "Census Data Handbook 2011;page 127" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. "RDPR Chikkamagaluru" . Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. "PRE HISTORIC ERA IN KARNATAKA". www.classicalkannada.org. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.