Belthangady taluk
Belthangady Taluk (Beltangadi Taluka) is a rural taluka of the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. The headquarters is the town of Belthangady. Of the five taluks in Dakshina Kannada, it is the largest in area and the second smallest in population. There are two towns, Belthangady and Kuvettu,[1] and forty-three panchayat villages in Belthangady Taluk.[2] There are thirty-six other inhabited, non-panchayat, villages.[3] The Karnataka Assembly constituency is Belthangady.[4]
Geography
Belthangady taluk is mostly covered by forests. The hills of the Western ghats provide scenic beauty, especially during the monsoon season that usually lasts from the month of June to September. The taluka has an average elevation of 685 metres (2247 feet). It covers an area of 1,375 square kilometres (530.9 sq mi).[5]
Demographics
In the 2001 India census, Belthangady Taluk had a population of 246,494, with 121,288 males (49.2%) and 125,206 females (50.8%).[6] The talulka was 02.9% urban and 97.1% rural.[6]
Infrastructure
The is one fire station in Belthangady Taluka located in the town of Belthangady.[7]
There are five hospitals, one each in: Belthangady town, Dharmasthala, Kokkada, Naravi and Ujire.[8] In addition, there are the Raghavendra Nursing Home in the town Belthangady, St. Joseph Health Center in Kakkinji and a Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Laila.[9]
Points of interest
There are a wide variety of interesting places for tourists and others in Belthangady Taluka[10]
- Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Temple is a pilgrimage centre for Hindus.
- Ballamanja Basadi Jain temple at Ballamanja
- Bandaje falls: a trekking spot
- Chandkur Temple, Belthangady
- Charmadi Ghat
- Jamalabad Fort (Narasimha Ghada)
- Kajooru Dargah Sharif, Kajooru
- Kuthyaru Somanatheshwara Temple, Belthangady
- Monolith of Gommata (Bahubali) in Venur
- Most Holy Redeemer Church, Belthangady
- Palace in Aladangady
- St. Antony Church, Ujire
- Surya Sadashivarudra Temple, Nada
- Shree Devi Bhagavathi Kshetra, Melanthabettu
- Shree Mahadevi Marigudi, Belthangady
- Seon Ashram, Gandibagilu
- Southadka
- Sri Rama Temple, Kanyadi
- Shri Venkataramana Temple, Laila,Belthangady
- Shree Durga kalikamba temple, Kalikamba betta savanal
- shree Jaina theerta kshetra savanal
- Sanyasikatte Shree Parashurama Temple
Education
Belthangady is famous for educational institutions. Ujire, a small village, is the center of education. Including SDM group of institutions, everal institutions in the area have been imparting quality education in the locality. SDM College Ujire is ranked 'A' by NAAC (National Accreditation and Assessment Council), which is the only college in India located in a village to be ranked 'A'by NAAC. Students from all over India aspire to study in these institutions every year. SDM Naturopathy college has a unique credit of being the only institution in India that offers post graduation in Naturopahty and Yogic Science.
List of colleges:
- Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College, Ujire
- Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Naturopathy and yogic Sciences
- Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute of Technology
- Sacred Heart College, Madayantar
List Of Villages (Gramas) In Belthangady Taluk
Belthangady taluk has total 81 Grama and stands third highest in number of villages in Dakshina Kannada after Mangalore taluk(104) and Bantwal taluk(82).[11]
Below are the list of names of villages in alphabetical order.[12]
- Andinje
- Arambodi
- Badagakaranduru
- Badakodi
- Bajire
- Balenja
- Bandaru
- Barya
- Belalu
- Belthangady (Taluk panchayat)
- Charmadi
- Chibidre
- Dharmasthala
- Gardadi
- Gunduri
- Hathyadka
- Hosangadi
- Ilanthila
- Indabettu
- Kadirudyavara
- Kalamanja
- Kalanja
- Kaliya
- Kaniyooru
- Kanyady
- Karambaru
- Karaya
- Karimanelu
- Kashipatna
- Kokkada
- Kokradi
- Koyyur
- Kudyadi
- Kukkala
- Kukkedi
- Kuthluru
- Kuvettu (CT)
- Laila
- Machina
- Maladi
- Malavanthige
- Marodi
- Melanthabettu
- Mithabagilu
- Mogru
- Moodukodi
- Mundaje
- Munduru
- Nada
- Nalkuru
- Naravi
- Navara
- Navooru
- Neriya
- Nidle
- Nittade
- Nyayatarpu
- Odilnala
- Padangady
- Parenky
- Patrame
- Peradi
- Pilya
- Puduvettu
- Puthila
- Rekhya
- Savanalu
- Savya
- Shibaje
- Shirlalu
- Shishila
- Sonandur
- Sulkeri
- Sulkerimogru
- Thannirpantha
- Thekkaru
- Thenkakaranduru
- Thotathadi
- Ujire
- Urvalu
- Venur
Notes
- ↑ "NPR Report: Karnataka: Dakshina Kannada: Beltangadi". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011.
- ↑ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Beltangadi, Dakshin Kannad, Karnataka".
- ↑ "District Statistics (2010-11) Part-I" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. p. 1.
- ↑ "Belthangady Assembly Constituency – 200" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2009.
- ↑ "District Statistics (2010-11) Part-I" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. p. 8.
- 1 2 "District Statistics (2010-11) Part-I" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. p. 12.
- ↑ District Disaster Management Authority. "District Disaster Management Plan" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. pp. 4–84. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2012.
- ↑ District Disaster Management Authority. "District Disaster Management Plan" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. pp. 4–90. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2012.
- ↑ District Disaster Management Authority. "District Disaster Management Plan" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. pp. 4–95. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2012.
- ↑ "Other Places of Interest - Dakshina Kannada". Dakshina Kannada District. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012.
- ↑ "Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka Village Directory @VList.in". vlist.in. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ↑ "Beltangadi Taluk Villages, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka @VList.in". vlist.in. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
References
External links
- Town Panchayath Belthangady
- Swachh Bharath in Belthangadi Town Panchayath
- Justice For Sowjanya Facebook
- justice for sowjanya blogspot
- "Map of Belthangady Taluk". Dakshina Kannada District. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.
