Babalad | |
Other Name: | Muttyna Babalad |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 16.5°N 75.6°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bijapur district, Karnataka |
Parts Type: | Talukas |
Parts: | Bijapur, Karnataka |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 3000 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | 200 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 586125 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 08352 |
Registration Plate: | KA-28 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bijapur, Karnataka |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 60:40 ♂/♀ |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | 70% |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Bijapur |
Blank5 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank5 Info Sec1: | Bijapur |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | hot and cold (Köppen) |
Babalad or Muttyna Babalad is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1] [2] It is located in Bijapur taluk of Bijapur district, Karnataka. It is nearly 25 km from the district headquarters, Bijapur . It's one of several small villages near Bijapur.
, Babalad had a population of 1,500 with 800 males and 700 females.
It is one of the Hindu pilgrimage sites in the northern district of Karnataka. It is one of the Babaladi mutt. The village Babaladi is situated on the banks of the Krishna River and is also submerged in backwater of the Alamatti Reservoir (Lal Bhahadur Shastri Sagar).
More than 80% of the village's land is well-irrigated. Main crops grown: sugar cane and maize. Other sources of irrigation include the Krishna river, water canals and bore wells.
Village is having mainly Hindu and Muslim community people.
People speak mainly Kannada.
The village has several temples, Such as
Mosque and Maszid for Muslim community. Moharam and Uras festivals are celebrated by both Hindu and Muslim religion.
Some associations are put on cultural and sports events and other activities:
Babaladi is connected to Bijapur through Babaleshwar.
State Highway - 55 is passes near by village.
State Highway - 55 => Babaleshwar - Kambagi - Galagali- Mudhol - Yadawad - Yaragatti
In the village there is a Govt. Higher Primary School (HPS, Babaladi), currently working from 1st to 8th standard years, having more than 150 students enrolled. The village has an approximate literacy rate of 70%.
The village literacy rate is about 75%. Males has 75% and Female has 70% of literacy.
Babaladi village comes under Babaleshwar Assembly Constituency and Vijayapur Parliamentary Constituency.
Post office is in Gunadal and main post office is in Sarawad.
The villagers mainly celebrate Babaladi Jatre on behalf of Shree Guru Chaktravarti Babaladi Sadashiv Mutrhy and Shri Hari Pandurang Vittal Saptaha(Dindhi), and also Kara Hunnume, Nagara Panchami, Deepavli, Ugadi and Dassara every year.