Katnalli Explained

Katnalli
Other Name:Katakanahalli
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:16.65°N 75.88°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bijapur district, Karnataka
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Bijapur, Karnataka
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2000
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:240
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:KA-28
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bijapur, Karnataka
Blank2 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Info Sec1:60:40 /
Blank3 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank3 Info Sec1:70%
Blank4 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Bijapur
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Hot and cold (Köppen)

Katakanahalli or Katnalli is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1] [2] It is located in Bijapur taluk of the Bijapur district, Karnataka, and nearly 15 kilometers (km) from the district headquarters, Bijapur. It's one of the small villages near Bijapur.

Demographics

As of 2010, Katakanahalli has a population of 2000 with 1200 males and 800 females.

Temples

Shree Hanuman Temple, Shree Mahalaxshmi Temple and Shree Sadashiv Mutt.

Agriculture

More than 80% of the village's land is fertile and used for crops. The village mainly grows sugar cane, grape, maize, sorghum, and a small amount of lemon, onion and turmeric. Irrigation is mainly based upon water canals, borewells and wells.

Transportation

Katakanahalli is connected to the nearby cities of Bijapur and Ukkali.

Education

In the village there is a Govt Higher Primary School (HPS, Katakanahalli), which currently accommodates over 150 students from the 1st to the 7th standard grade. The whole village has a literacy rate of more than 70%.

Trusts

Some local associations organize cultural and sports programmes, as well as other activities.

Festivals

The villagers mainly celebrate Shri Sadashiv Jatra Mohostava and Kara Hunnume, Nagara Panchami, Deepavli, Ugadi, Dassara every year.

Notes and References

  1. Village code= 197900 Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 2000 & above. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2008-12-18.
  2. Web site: Yahoomaps India : . 2008-12-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081218082545/http://in.maps.yahoo.com/ . 2008-12-18 . Hanamasagar, Bijapur, Karnataka