Humnabad | |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 17.77°N 77.13°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bidar district |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Kalyana-Karnataka |
Founder: | Jayasimha |
Government Type: | Town Municipal Council (TMC) |
Governing Body: | Humnabad Town Municipal Council |
Leader Title1: | President of Municipal Council |
Leader Name1: | Kasturbai Narsing |
Leader Title2: | Vice President of Municipal Council |
Leader Name2: | Satyavati Somayya |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 6.8 |
Elevation M: | 638 |
Population Total: | 95735 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Density Km2: | 14112 |
Population Demonym: | HBDians, Humnabadnivaru |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Regional & Official Languages |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada Hindi Urdu |
Leader Title: | MLA |
Leader Name: | Siddu Nagbushan Patil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | Pin code |
Postal Code: | 585330 |
Registration Plate: | KA-39 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest City |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bidar |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Major Highways |
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Humnabad is a city and municipal council in the Bidar District of the Indian state of Karnataka. Humnabad is the headquarters of Humnabad taluk.It is famous for The Veerabhadreswar Temple.It is at the center of Bidar and Kalaburgi District.It is at a distance of 60km from both the districts.It is well connected by roadways and railway network.It is connected by two national Highways NH-50 & NH-65.[1]
Humnabad is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 638 metres (2093 feet). Humnabad consists of 112 Villages and 34 Panchayats.
,[3] Humnabad had a population of 3,32,362. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Kannada is the most spoken language of Humnabad.
Humnabad is known for its rich heritage of temples and proximity to Telangana and Maharashtra. It is known for Shri Veerabhadreshwar Temple,[4] Jai Bhavani Temple, Shri Manik Prabhu Devasthanam temple is dedicated to a great ascetic.
The Manik Prabhu Temple is located on the confluence of two holy rivulets Viraja and Guru Ganga, Banashankari Temple in Nandgaon village. Every year on 26 January, 12 days Shri Veerbhadreshwara[5] jatra Mohotsav is celebrated devotees visit and take darshan many people come from North Karnataka, Maharashtra (MH), Andhra, Telangana.[6]
Humnabad is connected by two national highways NH-65 and State Highway NH-218. In fact, NH 218 begins from Humnabad itself. Now, NH-9 is rechristened as NH-65. Also, new railway line is laid from Bidar to Gulbarga and regular train services have started from Bidar to Gulbarga via Humanabad.[7] [8]