Atharga

Atharga is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Indi taluk of Bijapur district in Karnataka.

Atharga

Athargan or Hatharki
Village
Atharga
Location in Karnataka, India
Atharga
Atharga (India)
Coordinates: 17.17°N 75.96°E / 17.17; 75.96
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBijapur
TalukasIndi
Population
 (2001)
 • Total8,610
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
586112
Telephone code08359
Vehicle registrationKA28
Nearest cityIndi Bijapur
Sex ratio51:49 ♂/♀
Literacy>60%
Lok Sabha constituencyBijapur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyIndi
ClimateSemi-Arid to Arid (Köppen)

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Atharga had a population of 8610 with 4430 males and 4180 females. The current MP of Bijapur lokasabha Mr. Ramesh Jigajinagi is from this village.[1]

Sri Kulankareshwara Temple is in the west part of the village.

Transport

Atharga is connected only by Road(SH34). There are many buses from Bijapur and Indi. The nearest railway station is Minchanal which is about 8 km from the village

Exactly 25 km from Bijapur and Indi.

Education
  1. BLDEA's Horticulture Training Institute
  2. BLDEA's Shri R M Biradar High school and P U College
  3. Banjara High School
  4. Govt Kannada Boys Primary School
  5. Govt Kannada Girls Primary School
  6. Govt Urdu Primary School

There are many convent schools there, too.

Economy

Farming and agriculture related business is the main occupation for many people in the village. The cropping pattern in the village reveals that food crops like jowar, maize, bajra and wheat among cereals, red gram, Bengal gram and green gram among pulses are major crops cultivated in the village. The major oilseed crops are sunflower, groundnut and safflower. Horticulture crops like grapes, pomegranate, ber, guava sapota, and lime are also grown. Atharga is famous for lime.

See also

References
  1. Village code= 209800 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. "Yahoomaps India :". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Atharga, Bijapur, Karnataka
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