Lingadahalli | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 13.5961°N 75.8444°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chikmagalur |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Tarikere |
Subdivision Type4: | Region |
Subdivision Name4: | Malenadu |
Government Type: | Panchayat raj |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | (Village + kaval) |
Area Total Km2: | 15.5 |
Elevation M: | 830 |
Population Total: | 6042 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 577129 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 08261 |
Registration Plate: | KA-66 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Chikmagalur, Shimoga |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 80 % |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Cool (Köppen) |
Iso Code: | IN-KA |
Lingadahalli is a village and a hobli[2] in Tarikere Taluk, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, India. Lingadahalli is one of the prominent pre-historic sites in Karnataka state.[3] The location code number of Lingadahalli as per census of India 2011 are, 609336 and 609334 (kaval).
Lingadahalli is located on State Highway 57 (Karnataka), 45 km north of Chikmagalur and 15 km south of Tarikere.
Baba Budangiri mountain range lie to the south and Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary lies to the west of Lingadalli.
Lingayatism is the major religion in the area. There are many different religions practiced in this village, so the village is known for religious tolerance and understanding.
The name Lingadahalli comes from the Lingayat community, the largest part of the population of the community. The VeeraShiva legend is a part of this area's culture, although Brahmins and the Koushika Sankethi group comprise a large part of the community. Sankethi is the major tribe among Brahmins.
Virabadreshvara Temple and Ramamandira temple of lord Rama are at the heart of the town.
The village is a hobli and scenic hills of Kemmanagundi and Kalhathigiri Falls (where the Lord VeeraBhadreshvara resides) are around 10 km from the village. Lingadahalli is a roadmap to Karnataka tourism, nearby places are Sanna Hebbe falls and Dodda Hebbe falls, Shanthi falls, mruthapura temple, Lakkavalli Bhadra Dam, Sri Dattatreya peeta (Baba budan giri), Mullayyanagiri and Bhadra reserve forest. The whole area covered by many hills and coffee estates. Linagadahalli also famous for people like, Late Sri Veda Brahma Narasimha Murthy a pandith in vedas, winner of the Veda Ratna award and also Lingadahalli Subrahmanya Shashidhara, an Indian developmental biologist who has also received Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. Agriculture is the main industry in this area and common perennial crops grown are areca nut, coconut and banana. The main annual crops grown are beans, green peas, potatoes, and chili peppers.