Hombal

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Hombal
ಹೊಂಬಳ
Hombala
village
Hombal
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 15°30′59″N 75°33′20″E / 15.51639°N 75.55556°E / 15.51639; 75.55556Coordinates: 15°30′59″N 75°33′20″E / 15.51639°N 75.55556°E / 15.51639; 75.55556
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Gadag District
Taluk Gadag
Lok Sabha Constituency Haveri
Population (2001)
  Total 7,860
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration KA 26


Hombal (Kannada: ಹೊಂಬಳ ) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Gadag taluk of Gadag district in Karnataka.It is not very well connected by the transport system and has only one bus stop which is visited by buses with very less frequency.

Schooling

Hombal has three schools which consists of a boys school, a girls school and a co.ed high school. The schools are all government schools. They have some good grounds as well.

Road system

The inner road system in Hombal is like any other rural city with kachha roads.The roads can certainly be improved to a good extent.

Sanitary system

The sanitary system can also be improved. Though dry latrines have been banned by the constitution some houses still have them. But one good change made is that there are no manual scavengers.

Occupation of people

The males are mostly involved in agriculture and heavily depend on rainfall for their yield. Hombal village has been the origin of famous people like BHARAT RATNA Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Poet Nadoj Channaveer Kanavi,Cricketer Sunil Joshi, Famous writer G B Joshi, Bharat Natyam Exponent Late Shankar Hombal (Bhopal).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Hombal had a population of 7860 with 3964 males and 3896 females.[1]

Shankaralinga Temple

Hombala is famous for the ancient Shankaralinga temple located in the village.

See also

  • Gadag
  • Districts of Karnataka

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Village code= 627800 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-18. 
  2. "Yahoomaps India :". Retrieved 2008-12-18.  Hombal, Gadag, Karnataka

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