Neriga
| Neriga or Nerige or Avimukthapura, kannada ಕನ್ನಡ - ನೆರಿಗೆ / ನೆರಿಗ / ನೆರಿಗಾ | |
| — village — | |
| Coordinates | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | Bangalore |
| Subdistrict(s) | Anekal |
| Population • Density |
1,345 (2001) • 3 /km2 (8 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
400 square kilometres (150 sq mi) • 1,426 metres (4,678 ft) |
Nerigakannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ನೆರಿಗೆ, ನೆರಿಗ, ನೆರಿಗಾ is a village in the Anekal taluk of Bangalore district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located near Varthuru.[1][2]
Geography
It is located 24 kilometers to the east of Bangalore, 8 kilometers from Whitefield Post office. The village is located at Varthuru to Sarjapura way. The agricultural production is made possible by the nearby rain water, includes paddy fields, raagi, sericulture, roja, kanakambara, vegetables and other crops throughout the year. The village is very famous for Nilagiri plantations, and milk. Five brick industries situated in the village [citation needed]
Education
The International School Bangalore (TISB), Inventure Academy and Green wood high international schools are suitiuated here.
The villagers have a literacy level of 70%,
Nerige is well culture bound village; the folk culture is still alive. The youth have formed teams for nataka ranga, dollu kunita, and other arts.
History
There is a popular and very old Lord Avimuktheshwara shiva and jeevasamadhi at the east Neriga also called as Avimukthapura.
Hoysala era statues (veera kallu, naga kallu) can be seen in the village and a somany centuries old gramadevatha (Maramma) statue is also present and Basaveshwara Nandi Temple, Poojamma devi temple, DhavaLamma temple, 10 temples of muneshwara, navagraha, ashwattha katte . Neeladapura [south west of Neriga 0.7km distance], Kothuru [east side of Neriga 0.9 km distance] , and chikkakaLapura [south side of Neriga 1.3km distance] these three villages and Nerige Port are desrtroyed as on may be 16th or 17th centuries.
Transportation
The village can be reached by BMTC bus from K.R. Market, Kempegowda Bus stand (Majestic) and Shivajinagara bus number series 323,A to Z and 327, A to Z.