Naregal, Gadag

Naregal
city
Naregal Location in Karnataka, India Show map of Karnataka Naregal Naregal (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 15°35′N75°49′E / 15.58°N 75.82°E / 15.58; 75.82
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Gadag
Elevation	628 m (2,060 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	16,652
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	582119
Telephone code	08381

Naregal is a panchayat town in Gadag district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is about 27 kilometers from Gajendragad and 28 kilometers from Gadag.

Culture

Dravidian temple

The vimana at the Padmabbarasi Basadi temple is a Dravidian-style shikhara type over the garbhagriha. Its main garbhagriha was meant for a Jina and is square. The other two garbhagrihas are rectangular and have rectangular pedestals from wall-to-wall with twenty four holes, each hole intended to house a Tirthankara sculpture. This became common in the 11th century.^{[ citation needed ]}

Narayana temple

Narayana temple at Naregal was built during the period of Krishna III, by Padmabbarasi, the queen of Ganga Permadi Bhutayya in 950 AD. It is the biggest Rashtrakuta temple in Karnataka. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Education

Government and private schools offer primary, secondary, and college education.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census, ^{[6] [ needs update ]} Naregal had a population of 16,652. Males constituted 51%, and females constituted 49%. Naregal had an average literacy rate of 61%, which was higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy was 73%, and female literacy was 49%. 13% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Transport

Naregal is well connected by road. A state highway connects it to Gadag and Kushtagi. The nearest railway station is Gadag.

See also

• Kotumachagi
• Gajendragad
• Ron
• Gadag
• Karnataka

References

1. "Jaina Monuments in North Karnataka". Dr. A. V. Narasimha Murthy. Archived from the original on 23 March 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
2. "A history of the Rastrakutas of Malkhed and Jainism". Dr. Hampa Nagarajaiah. Retrieved 21 August 2008.^{[ dead link ‍]}
3. "Naregal" . Retrieved 21 August 2008.
4. "Naregal, BOMBAY-KARNATAKA INSCRIPTIONS" . Retrieved 21 August 2008.
5. "KOTUMACHAGI". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
6. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.