Hirebandadi Explained

Hirebandadi
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dakshina Kannada
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Puttur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:5165
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Mangalore
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:KA
Iso Code:IN-KA

Hirebandadi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1] [2] It is located in the Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. It mostly consists of paddy fields and areca nut plantations. It has numerous streams cutting across the region and lies along the banks of the Netravati River. Tulu is the primary language spoken here.

History

Its history includes large zamindar settlements from the Jain and Bunt communities. The Adekala house is one such family house that is still present in the locality and continues to follow ancient traditions with Dr Sumanth Shetty as the current yejamana of the house.

There were massive floods in the area during the 1920s.

There are tales of tiger sightings and places like Pilli Kallu which translates to tiger stone as it is believed that tigers used to rest on these boulders.

Demographics

India census, Hirebandadi had a population of 5165 with 2537 males and 2628 females.

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Notes and References

  1. Village code= 2716300 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 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081218082545/http://in.maps.yahoo.com/ . 2008-12-18 . Hirebandadi, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka