Devagiri, Karnataka Explained

Demographics1 Title1:Official
Area Total Km2:27.56
Population Total:8,826
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:320
Blank2 Info Sec2:992 /1000
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:581 110[1]
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:08375
Registration Plate:KA-27
Iso Code:IN-KA
Unit Pref:Metric
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:14.85°N 75.372°W
Governing Body:Gram Panchayat
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Haveri
Official Name:Devagiri
Subdivision Type3:Taluk
Subdivision Name3:Haveri

Devagiri is the largest village in Haveri Taluk of Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is about north from the Haveri city in NH-4. Local language is Kannada.

Total population of Devagiri is 8,826.[2] Its sex ratio is 992 women for every 1000 men.

Etymology

Although there are no clear answers to the derivation, the most popular belief is that the hill in the village upon which the village's major deity Girimalleshwara is placed is the reason for the name Devagiri, where Deva means deity and Giri means hill.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Devagiri pincode. pincode.net.in. 29 March 2021.
  2. Web site: District census handbook - Haveri. live. 29 March 2021. censusindia.gov.in. https://web.archive.org/web/20151114000024/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2910_PART_B_DCHB_HAVERI.pdf . 14 November 2015 .