Belakavadi

Belakavadi or Belakawadi is a town in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[2][3] It is located in the Malavalli taluk of Mandya district in Karnataka. As per the records of Hoysala rulers Belakavadi was one of the central places of administrative divisions.[4] Temples include Shanbhulingeshwara Temple,[5] Kashi Vishwanatheshwara Temple and maramma temple.

Belakavadi
Village
Nickname(s): 
Belakodi
Belakavadi
Location in Karnataka, India
Belakavadi
Belakavadi (India)
Coordinates: 12°15′18″N 77°7′21″E
Country India
State Karnataka
DistrictMandya
TalukMalavalli
Government
 • TypeVillage Panchayat
 • BodyBelakavadi Gram Panchayat
Population
 (2001)
 • Total9,851
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
571417[1]
Vehicle registrationKA-11

Demographics
The office of the Gram Panchayat, Belakavadi

As of 2001 India census, Belakavadi had a population of 9851 with 4888 males and 4963 females.[2] Majority of the population belong to Hinduism.

History

Belakavadi is on the left bank of the river Kaveri situated 20 km southwest of the taluk centre Malavalli. Plenty of red, black, black red and coloured pottery as well as Rousette coated potteries of the Megalithic age were discovered in a site on the banks of the river. On some of them are traces of decorations. In a ruined pit, animal bones were found. The 1945-46 report of the department of Archaeology refers to it, probably as a mud burial. All the six inscriptions reported from this place are of the Vijayanagar period and registers the grant given to the Shambhulinga temple. The Ishwara temple on the river bank, is a structure of about 15th century and the Veerabhadra temple in the centre street of the village is of about 14th century. There are other temples such as Kattebasappa, Upparige Basaveshwara and Mandalakamma, It also has more than seven hero stones and several Masti stones.[6]

Literature and culture

Literature and cultural heritage in this area is rich and Belakavadi was one the centres of rich cultural activities in past. In these regions temples were used as workshops.[7] The musician Srinivasa Iyengar and film personalities Roopa Iyer, Shani Mahadevappa are from the same place.[8]

Transport

The village is well connected by roads. KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) ply buses from Bengaluru, Mysuru, Malavalli, Kollegala and T.Narasipura.

See also

References
  1. "Belakavadi Pincode, photos and website". IndiaStudyChannel.com.
  2. Village code= 2431600 "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.
  3. "Yahoomaps India :". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Belakavadi, Mandya, Karnataka
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) , pg 2
  5. http://www.shaivam.org/siddhanta/spka-mandya-temples.htm , Malavalli Taluk Shiva Temples
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) , pg 17
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) , pg 1
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) ,pg 2
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