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.
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.
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.
There are many convent schools there, too.
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.