Teertha, Dharwad

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Teertha
village
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Population
(2011) [1]
  Total784
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Teertha is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Kundgol taluk of Dharwad district.

Karnataka State in southern India

Karnataka is a state in the south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. The capital and largest city is Bangalore (Bengaluru).

India Country in South Asia

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

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Kundgol also spelled as Kundagola is a panchayat town in Dharwad district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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References

  1. "Census 2011, Teertha village Data".