Amminabhavi should not be confused with Amminbhavi.
Amminabhavi | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dharwad |
Parts Type: | Talukas |
Parts: | Dharwad |
Government Type: | Panchayat raj |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 12,243 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | KA |
Iso Code: | IN-KA |
Amminabhavi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1] [2] It is located in the Dharwad taluk of Dharwad district in Karnataka.
As of the 2011 Census of India there were 2,423 households in Amminabhavi and a total population of 12,243 consisting of 6,226 males and 6,017 females. There were 1,550 children ages 0-6.[3]
In Amminabavi village near Dharwad, Shree Panchagruha Samsthan Hiremath, which is a branch Math of Shreemad Rambhapuri Veerasimhaasana Mahasansthaan Jagadguru Peetha located in Balehonnur of Chikkamagaluru district, which is the first Peetha in the guru tradition of Panchapeeths of Veerashaivism, is located in the heart of the village. The monastery dates back to around 10th century (i.e. pre-Basava era). This mutt building is constructed in a unique design which is very rare. The name of the elder pontiff of Shree Panchagruha Samsthaan Hiremath is His Holiness Shatsthala Brahma Shantalinga Shivacharya Mahaswamiji and the name of the younger pontiff of Shree Panchagruha Samsthaan Hiremath is His Holiness Shatsthala Brahma Abhinava Shantalinga Shivacharya Mahaswamiji.
A Jain Matha exists in this village. It is headed by Bhattaraka Swasti Sri Dharmasena.[4]