Devara Hipparagi | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 16.92°N 76.23°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bijapur |
Parts Type: | Taluk |
Parts: | Devara Hipparagi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 500 |
Population Total: | 16,554 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 586 115 |
Area Code: | +91-8488 |
Iso Code: | IN-KA |
Registration Plate: | KA:28 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest City |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Sindagi |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Bijapur |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Devara Hipparagi |
Devara Hipparagi is a New Taluk of Vijayapura district, Karnataka, India.
Devara Hipparagi is located at 16.92°N 76.23°W, about east of Bijapur and from Sindagi.[1] It has an average elevation of 500 metres (1640 feet). It is major market hub for near by villages. The location of Devara Hipparagi is accessible by road. It is a major junction to reach or divert the routes to Bijapur, Bagalkot, Indi, Gulbarga, Muddebihal, Talikot, Sindagi & Solapur.
India census,[2] Devar Hipparagi had a population of 16,554. Males constitute 51 percent of the population and females 49 percent. Devar Hipparagi has an average literacy rate of 56 percent, lower than the national average of 59.5 percent: male literacy is 63 percent, and female literacy is 49 percent. 16 percent of the population is under 6.
There are nearly 40 temples in Devara Hipparagi, including Mallayya, Ravutaraya, Kalmeshwar, Madiwal machidev, Karidevru, and Baanati. The fourteenth-century monument Mahalagumb (Deepstumb) is on the ground of Mallayya temple.