Atharga Explained

Atharga
Other Name:Athargan or Hatharki
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:17.17°N 75.96°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bijapur
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Indi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:8610
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:586112
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:08359
Registration Plate:KA28
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Indi Bijapur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Info Sec1:51:49 /
Blank3 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank3 Info Sec1:>60%
Blank4 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Bijapur
Blank5 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank5 Info Sec1:Indi
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Semi-Arid to Arid (Köppen)

Atharga is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1] [2] It is located in the Indi taluk of Bijapur district in Karnataka.

Demographics

India census, Atharga had a population of 8610 with 4430 males and 4180 females. The current MP of Bijapur lokasabha Mr. Ramesh Jigajinagi is from this village.

Sri Kulankareshwara Temple is in the west part of the village.

Transport

Atharga is connected only by Road(SH34). There are many buses from Bijapur and Indi. The nearest railway station is Minchanal which is about 8 km from the village

Exactly 25 km from Bijapur and Indi.

Education

  1. BLDEA's Horticulture Training Institute
  2. BLDEA's Shri R M Biradar High school and P U College
  3. Banjara High School
  4. Govt Kannada Boys Primary School
  5. Govt Kannada Girls Primary School
  6. Govt Urdu Primary School

There are many convent schools there, too.

Economy

Farming and agriculture related business is the main occupation for many people in the village. The cropping pattern in the village reveals that food crops like jowar, maize, bajra and wheat among cereals, red gram, Bengal gram and green gram among pulses are major crops cultivated in the village. The major oilseed crops are sunflower, groundnut and safflower. Horticulture crops like grapes, pomegranate, ber, guava sapota, and lime are also grown. Atharga is famous for lime.

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Notes and References

  1. Village code= 209800 Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx . 8 December 2008 . dead .
  2. Web site: Yahoomaps India : . 2008-12-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081218082545/http://in.maps.yahoo.com/ . 18 December 2008 . dead . Atharga, Bijapur, Karnataka