Kerwad (H) Explained

Kerwad (H)
Other Name:Kerwad h
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:15.3528°N 74.7722°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South India
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Karnataka
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Uttara Kannada
Subdivision Type4:Taluka
Subdivision Name4:Haliyal
Unit Pref:Metric
Blank Name Sec1:Lok Sab constituency
Blank Info Sec1:Uttara Kannada
Blank1 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Blank Name Sec2:Nearest town
Blank Info Sec2:Haliyal

Kerwad (H) is a village in Uttara Kannada in the southwestern India state of Karnataka.[1] [2] The village is by road north of the town of Haliyal.

History

Kerwad Mango is very famous across the district and majority mangos sold in the near by market like Haliyal, Dandeli, Dharwad & Hubli. There are a substantial amount of Chardo families in this area as they had migrated due to the persecution of the Portuguese in Goa.

There is one of the famous deity God Siddappa around 3 KM from Kerwad towards East and the deity is situated below a big old tree.

Language

Kannada is the most spoken language here along with Konkani. Konkani is spoken as it is close to Goa, and many Goans settled in Kerwad when they migrated from Goa.

References

Notes and References

  1. 2001 Census Village code for Kerwad (H) = 00713100, Web site: 2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Karnataka. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 271. https://web.archive.org/web/20121113181046/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/PLCN/dir-29R.pdf. 13 November 2012. live.
  2. Web site: Census Data 2001: Village Directory/List of Villages Alphabetical: Karnataka: K .