Mulgund | |
Other Name: | Mulagunda |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 15.2819°N 75.5219°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Gadag |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Gadag |
Subdivision Type4: | Lok Sabha Constituency |
Subdivision Name4: | Haveri |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 675 |
Population Total: | 18098 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 582117 |
Registration Plate: | KA 26 |
Website: | http://www.mulagundatown.mrc.gov.in/ |
Mulgund or Mulagunda is a panchayat town in Gadag district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Mulgund is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 675 metres (2214 feet).
India census,[2] Mulgund had a population of 18,077. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mulgund has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 42%. In Mulgund, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Mulgund was the capital city of Mulgund 12 province. Mulgund is famous for the ancient Siddeshwara temple, Shobhaneshwara temple, Nagareshwara Temple and chaya chandranath jain temple that is on hill and unique.