Kelgeri | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
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: | Metro |
Subdivision Name2: | Dharwad |
Government Type: | Municipal corporation |
Governing Body: | Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 1,083 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | KA |
Iso Code: | IN-KA |
Kelgeri is a locality in Dharwad of Karnataka, India. It is surrounded by Kelgeri lake. The Dharwad–Hubli bypass road passes through the area. The famous Dharwad buffaloes are plentiful in this area. Buffalo farming is the main business. It is common to see people with several cans hanging on their bicycles in the morning, supplying milk to remote places of Dharwad. People selling milk are called by the name Gou[1] li.
Apart from milk, Kelgeri has many good cooks of jowar roti that is famous in North Karnataka.
The nearest localities are Vinayak Nagar and Sadhan Keri.
As of the 2011 Census of India there were 153 households in Kelgeri and a total population of 1,083 consisting of 611 males and 472 females. There were 74 children ages 0–6.[2]