Adanur

Adanur
village
Adanur

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 14°03′N 76°10′E / 14.05°N 76.17°ECoordinates: 14°03′N 76°10′E / 14.05°N 76.17°E
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Adanur or Adnoor (also referred to as Aadanooru in local kannada language) is a village in Holalkere taluk of Chitradurga district in the Karnataka state of Southern India. It is situated around 5 kilometers from Holalkere on Holalkere - Davanagere state highway (SH-19).

In the local Dravidian language, the name translates to 'Aadina' + 'Ooru' viz. Village of Rams. As with other villages in the vicinity, this signifies the tribal roots of the region.

General information

As with other parts in rural India, the economy is primarily agrarian, and the nearly 3,500 strong, current population mainly produce agricultural products like Ragi, Jowar, Sunflower, vegetables etc. Coconut and Arecanut plantations can also be seen. Agriculture is mainly dependent on rain. Though, more recently, bore-wells have cropped up and their uncontrolled and unmanaged rapid growth is contributing to rapid depletion of local ground water tables.

"Tourism Related" The main attraction of this place is 'Pancha Devasthaanagalu' (which translates to 'Five temples' in local language), which are situated close-by.

Most of these temples in the village were renovated with the financial help of villagers & old students association under the guidance of Sri H C Baburao a retired school teacher and a social worker. He also contributed to the village in various aspects like education, spiritually . Sri Baburao died on Dec 15,2014 at the age of 86 years which is great loss to the villagers. He was one of the greatest soul.