Ganagapura

Coordinates: 17°10′54″N 76°32′03″E / 17.1817700°N 76.534286°E / 17.1817700; 76.534286
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Ganagapura
Village
Ganagapur
The Holy confluence of Bhima & Amrja rivers in Ganagapur
The Holy confluence of Bhima & Amrja rivers in Ganagapur
Ganagapura is located in Karnataka
Ganagapura
Ganagapura
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 17°10′54″N 76°32′03″E / 17.1817700°N 76.534286°E / 17.1817700; 76.534286
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictGulbarga
Government
 • BodyTown Panchayat
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,432
DemonymGanagapurnivaru
Language
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
585212
Telephone code08470
Vehicle registrationKA32
Nearest cityAfzalpur, Gulbarga
Lok Sabha constituencyGulbarga
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAfzalpura
Civic agencyTown Panchayat
Websitehttps://www.dattakshetraganagapur.com

Ganagapura (Deval Ganagapur) is a village in Karnataka, India,[1][2] in the Afzalpur taluk of Kalaburagi district in Karnataka. It has a temple to Dattatreya.[3][4]

Demographics[edit]

In India's 2001 census, Ganagapura had a population of 6491, with 3250 males and 3241 females.[1]

Places of interest[edit]

Significant places include Nirgun Math, Kalleshewar. The Nirguna Math is adorned with the Nirguna Padukas.[5]

Sangam Kshetra – meeting point of Bhima and Amarja rivers, Audumbar Tree, Ash Hill etc. Below the Audumbar Tree Shree Narasimha Saraswati Swamy Maharaj, Incarnation of God Dattatrey swami has performed Anushtan.

Transportation[edit]

There are state-run buses from Gulbarga to Ganagapur. The town is on the railway route.[6] The nearest airport is at Kalaburgi located 52 kilometres from Ganagapur.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Village code= 278500 "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". Retrieved 18 December 2008. D.Ghangapur, Gulbarga, Karnataka
  3. ^ Vasundhara Bire, Avdhoot Aadkar (March 2015). "भीमा-अमरजा संगमातीरी गुरूदत्त गाणगापुरी" [Bhīmā-Amarajā Saṅgamātīrī Gurūdatta Gāṇagāpurī]. Akkalkot Swamidarshan (in Marathi). Solapur: Satish Kulkarni and Swamikrupa Printing press.
  4. ^ Om Sadguru Pratisthan (February 1984). ઓમ સદગુરુ પ્રતિષ્ઠાન નિત્ય ઉપાસના [Om Sadguru Pratishthan Nitya Upaasana] (in Gujarati). Borivali, Mumbai: Pallavi Prakashan.
  5. ^ "Shree Kshetra Ganagapur | Sree Datta Vaibhavam".
  6. ^ Railway to Ganagapura