Kalghatgi is a panchayat town in Dharwad district

Dharwad District

Dharwad District is an administrative district of the state of Karnataka in southern India. Dharwad is the cultural headquarters of North Karnataka....

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 of Karnataka

Karnataka

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Kalaghatagi

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Gram devi jatra is famous in kalaghatagi.Benni family is one of the oldest family in kalaghatagi.Bhogenagarakoppa is a village of Kalaghatagi
Currently there are around 100 memberes in benni family.

Surashettikoppa

is a Famous village of Kalaghatagi where Shree Brahmalingeshwar God jathra will be held, which is Famous in Karnataka

From: V.S.BENNI At/post: Surashettikoppa
Tq: Kalaghatagi, Dt: Dharwad Pin Code:581212

Shantinatha Basadi

Shantinatha Basadi Jain temple.

Tamboor
Tamboor

Tamboor

Tamboor is in Kalghatgi Taluk, Dharwad District in North Karnataka, India. It is about 8 km from Kalghatagi.Tamboor is a town about 11 km from Kalghatgi NH 63, 3km from main road in Karnataka state, India....

 Basavanna temple 11 km from Kalghatagi.

Tamboor is in Kalghatgi Taluk, Dharwad District in North Karnataka, India. It is about 8 km from Kalghatagi.
Tamboor is a town about 11 km from Kalghatgi (via Devikoppa) NH 63, 3km from main road in Karnataka state, India.
Tamboor name came to village due to the huge availabilty of copper in earlier years. "Tamra nagar" converted to tamroor and tamboor.
Tamboor is located at Western Ghats. Thick forests here hold tigers, chital, elephant, sarang, cobra, and other wildlife. Transport: better to travel in one's own vehicle. Three daily buses and tempose traveling via Devikoppa from Kalghatgi, Hubli, Dharwad and Yellapur. Nearest places: Kalghatgi, Dharwad, Hubli and Yellapur. Other local areas of interest include Tamboor Lake, Satoo Shahid Durga, Kali River, Anashi Reserve Forest, Supa Dam.
[edit]Basavanna temple

Tamboor is an important center of pilgrimage for people of the Lingayat faith. The Temple of Basavanna, one of the most revered saints of the Lingayat faith lies here. In the 12th century, Chalukya's and Ganga's been ruled here.. The Tamboor jathre or congregations attracts pilgrims from all over Karnataka as one of the major community or `panchamsali lingayaths' are large number devoted here visiting regularly.
Tamboor(Tambur)[1] Basavanna temple[2] is situated 11 km from Kalghatgi, at the end of Devikoppa Forest.

Geography

Kalghatgi is located at 15.18°N 74.97°E. It has an average elevation of 536 metres (1758 feet). Kalghatgi is located at 28 km from Hubli and 30 km from Dharwad

Dharwad

Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city and a DISTRICT PLACE in India's Karnataka state.Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad covers an area of 200.23 km²...

.The Kalghatgi town is located on National Highway 63 (India)

National Highway 63 (India)

National Highway 63 is a National highway within the two southern states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in India. It connects Ankola on NH 17 in Karnataka to Gooty NH 7 on in Andhra Pradesh. This highway was previously a state highway. The Total length of NH 63 runs to...

 en route from Hubli to Ankola

Ankola

Ankola which is a Taluk is in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state, India. A small town by any standard surrounded by numerous temples. It is in line with Arabian sea. The beaches present at this place are Baskal gudda, nadibag, shedikuli, keni, Belekeri and many more...

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Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Kalghatgi had a population of 14,676. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kalghatgi has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 55%. In Kalghatgi, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.