Ugar Budruk Explained

Ugar Budruk
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:16.6481°N 74.7975°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Belgaum
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Athni
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:9770
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:591316

Ugar Budruk is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1] [2] It is located in the Athni taluk of Belgaum district in Karnataka. It is around 38 km from the city of Sangli, Maharashtra. Ugar comes under the Kagwad constituency.

"Budruk" is a place designation meaning 'big'. Ugar Budruk has been gradually outgrown by the nearby town Ugar Khurd ('small Ugar'), which has a population of about 24,000.

Demographics

India census, Ugar Budruk had a population of 9770 with 5072 males and 4698 females. Ugar Budruk is famous for Sri Padmavati Devi temple and Dasara festival called "Holi Pooja"(nadi pooja). About 75% of Jain population will be found in this village.There are two convent schools viz. JLC school and JET school providing quality education to children from LKG to Matriculation, also two Government schools are there. The main source of income for the people in this village is agriculture and the basic crop is Sugar Cane, but with advancement in irrigation and other agri facilities people are moving towards more commercial crops like grape yard etc.

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Notes and References

  1. Village code= 16900 Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-18.
  2. Web site: Yahoomaps India : Ugar Budruk, Belgaum, Karnataka. 2008-12-18.