Ganagapura Explained

Ganagapura
Official Name:Ganagapur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:17.1818°N 76.5343°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gulbarga
Governing Body:Town Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:9432
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Ganagapurnivaru
Demographics Type1:Language
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:585212
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:08470
Registration Plate:KA32
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Afzalpur, Gulbarga
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Gulbarga
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Afzalpura
Blank4 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Town Panchayat
Blank5 Name Sec1:Website
Blank5 Info Sec1:https://www.dattakshetraganagapur.com

Ganagapura (Deval Ganagapur) is a village in Karnataka, India,[1] [2] in the Afzalpur taluk of Kalaburagi district in Karnataka. It has a temple to Dattatreya.[3] [4]

Demographics

In India's 2001 census, Ganagapura had a population of 6491, with 3250 males and 3241 females.

Places of interest

Significant places include Nirgun Math, Kalleshewar. The Nirguna Math is adorned with the Nirguna Padukas.[5]

Sangam Kshetra – meeting point of Bhima and Amarja rivers, Audumbar Tree, Ash Hill etc. Below the Audumbar Tree Shree Narasimha Saraswati Swamy Maharaj, Incarnation of God Dattatrey swami has performed Anushtan.

Transportation

There are state-run buses from Gulbarga to Ganagapur. The town is on the railway route.[6] The nearest airport is at Kalaburgi located 52 kilometres from Ganagapur.

Notes and References

  1. Village code= 278500 Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx . 2008-12-08 .
  2. Web site: Yahoomaps India. 2008-12-18. D.Ghangapur, Gulbarga, Karnataka
  3. Vasundhara Bire. Avdhoot Aadkar. March 2015 . भीमा-अमरजा संगमातीरी गुरूदत्त गाणगापुरी . Bhīmā-Amarajā Saṅgamātīrī Gurūdatta Gāṇagāpurī. mr. Akkalkot Swamidarshan. Solapur . Satish Kulkarni and Swamikrupa Printing press .
  4. Book: Om Sadguru Pratisthan. February 1984. ઓમ સદગુરુ પ્રતિષ્ઠાન નિત્ય ઉપાસના . Om Sadguru Pratishthan Nitya Upaasana . gu. Borivali, Mumbai. Pallavi Prakashan.
  5. Web site: Shree Kshetra Ganagapur | Sree Datta Vaibhavam.
  6. http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/146 Railway to Ganagapura