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

As of 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

Belthangady taluk has got its own fire station located in the town of Belthangady.[7]

There are many hospitals in Belthangady town, Dharmasthala, Kokkada, Naravi and Ujire.[8] Some of them are very famous in and around the district.

Among them below are the few.

Points of Interest

There are a wide variety of interesting places for tourists and others in Belthangady Taluka[10]

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 Naturopathy and Yogic Science.

List of colleges:

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]

  1. Andinje
  2. Arambodi
  3. Badagakaranduru
  4. Badakodi
  5. Bajire
  6. Balenja
  7. Bandaru
  8. Barya
  9. Belalu
  10. Belthangady (Taluk panchayat)
  11. Charmadi
  12. Chibidre
  13. Dharmasthala
  14. Gardadi
  15. Gunduri
  16. Hathyadka
  17. Hosangadi
  18. Ilanthila
  19. Indabettu
  20. Kadirudyavara
  21. Kalamanja
  22. Kalanja
  23. Kaliya
  24. Kaniyooru
  25. Kanyady
  26. Karambaru
  27. Karaya
  28. Karimanelu
  29. Kashipatna
  30. Kokkada
  31. Kokradi
  32. Koyyur
  33. Kudyadi
  34. Kukkala
  35. Kukkedi
  36. Kuthluru
  37. Kuvettu (CT)
  38. Laila
  39. Machina
  40. Maladi
  41. Malavanthige
  42. Marodi
  43. Melanthabettu
  44. Mithabagilu
  45. Mogru
  46. Moodukodi
  47. Mundaje
  48. Munduru
  49. Nada
  50. Nalkuru
  51. Naravi
  52. Navara
  53. Navooru
  54. Neriya
  55. Nidle
  56. Nittade
  57. Nyayatarpu
  58. Odilnala
  59. Padangady
  60. Parenky
  61. Patrame
  62. Peradi
  63. Pilya
  64. Puduvettu
  65. Puthila
  66. Rekhya
  67. Savanalu
  68. Savya
  69. Shibaje
  70. Shirlalu
  71. Shishila
  72. Sonandur
  73. Sulkeri
  74. Sulkerimogru
  75. Thannirpantha
  76. Thekkaru
  77. Thenkakaranduru
  78. Thotathadi
  79. Ujire
  80. Urvalu
  81. Venur

Notes

  1. ↑ "NPR Report: Karnataka: Dakshina Kannada: Beltangadi". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011.
  2. ↑ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Beltangadi, Dakshin Kannad, Karnataka". Archived from the original on 2013-04-30.
  3. ↑ "District Statistics (2010-11) Part-I" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Belthangady Assembly Constituency – 200" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "District Statistics (2010-11) Part-I" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. p. 8.
  6. 1 2 "District Statistics (2010-11) Part-I" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. p. 12.
  7. ↑ District Disaster Management Authority. "District Disaster Management Plan" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. pp. 4–84. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2012.
  8. ↑ District Disaster Management Authority. "District Disaster Management Plan" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. pp. 4–90. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2012.
  9. ↑ District Disaster Management Authority. "District Disaster Management Plan" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. pp. 4–95. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "Other Places of Interest - Dakshina Kannada". Dakshina Kannada District. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka Village Directory @VList.in". vlist.in. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  12. ↑ "Beltangadi Taluk Villages, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka @VList.in". vlist.in. Retrieved 2015-10-27.

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