Wandal, Nidagundi

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Wandal
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Wandal
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Wandal
Wandal (India)
Coordinates: 16°24′52″N75°53′10″E / 16.414537°N 75.886073°E / 16.414537; 75.886073 Coordinates: 16°24′52″N75°53′10″E / 16.414537°N 75.886073°E / 16.414537; 75.886073
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Bijapur
Talukas Nidagundi
Elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total7,593
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
586201
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA-28
Website karnataka.gov.in

Wandal is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.

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Overview

Wandal [1] is a village and has population of approximately 8,000 (in the year 2011). People speak Kannada, Hindi and English languages fluently. 80% of the people in the village are educated. Each house in the village has at least one teacher or doctors or engineers are common in Wandal village. [2] [3] It is located in the Nidagundi taluk of Bijapur district in Karnataka. It was once recorded that village was having highest number of teachers in Bijapur district.

History

The village name came from banyan tree (in Kannada banyan tree means alada mara). In ancient days, people of the village used to gather under big banyan tree and have fun and other activities like village fest. So later, village name became Wandal (meaning one banyan tree).

Demographics

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The Goddess Banashankari Temple

As of 2011 India census, Wandal had a population of 6,730 with 2,882 males and 2,848 females. [2] Wandal is in Nidagundi Taluka. The village is situated along Bijapur–Bangalore National Highway No.50 at a distance of 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Bijapur, and 487 kilometres (303 mi) distance from the state capital of Bangalore.

Culture

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North Karnataka Food

Includes genuine North Karnataka style art. Men wear dhothra, Nehru shirt and silk rumalu (Pakata). Women wear Ilkal saree and Khadi clothes in previous decades now it is all modern style brought it up from cities to village.

Cuisine

In the village, wheat and jowar rottis (unleavened bread made with millet) are popular.

The following are typical items in a vegetarian meal:

Temples

The village has several temples

Education

In 2011, literacy rate of Wandal village is 75.36% of Karnataka. In Wandal, male literacy stands at 86.67% while female literacy rate was 63.76%.

College/schools near Wandal:

Transportation

Trains to Wandal:

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References

  1. "Wandal". Wandal.
  2. 1 2 Village code= 599487 "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.
  3. "Yahoomaps India :" . Retrieved 18 December 2008. Wandal, Bijapur, Karnataka
  4. "Banashankari Temple". Wandal.