| Huliyurdurga | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates: | 12.8167°N 79°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tumkur |
| Parts Type: | Talukas |
| Parts: | Kunigal |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 8399 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Huliyurdurga is a village in the state of Karnataka, India.[1] [2] It is located in the Kunigal taluk of Tumakuru district of Karnataka.
As of 2011 India census, Huliyurdurga had a population of 7989 with 4034 males and 3955 females.[3]
Huliyurdurga is:
It is now the headquarters of the hobli of the same name. It was the headquarters of the taluk of the same name till 1873. It is situated at the foot of the hill of the same name. The Huliyurdurga hill is shaped like an inverted cup.
The fort on the hill is 845 meters above mean sea level and is said to have been erected by Kempe Gowda, the Magadi chief. The fort has ruins of:
and other structures (remains of).
A temple close to this hill is said to have been built by Kempe Gowda or by Chikkadevaraya Wodeyar. It has carved granite pillars in the Navaranga. The temple of Mallikarjuna is situated on the summit of Hemagiri hill, which is beside Huliyurdurga. A shrine of Varadaraja, locally known as Hemagiriyappa, where the object of worship is a round stone, is on the eastern slope of Hemagiri. The southern slope has a shrine of Bhairava. Hemagiri hill is higher than Huliyurdurga but has no fort.
3.Karnataka State Gazetteer 1983.