Googal | |
Other Name: | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 16.475°N 77.1442°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Raichur district |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Devadurga |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | no code |
Area Code Type: | no code |
Area Code: | KA 36 |
Registration Plate: | KA 36 |
Googal sometimes spelled as Google [1] [2] is a village in the Devadurga taluk of Raichur district in Karnataka state, India. Googal is located on the banks of Krishna River. Googal is famous for its cave temple dedicated to Allama Prabhu. Legend has it that Googal derives its name from kooguva kallu (singing stone), rocks that produce sound when river water strikes them. Googal is 50 km from district headquarters Raichur, and lies in Northwest direction.