Navalgund
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Navalgund or Navalagunda is a panchayat town in Dharwad district
in the India
n state
of Karnataka
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Navalagunda or Navilagunda (ನವಲಗುಂದ or ನವಿಲಗುಂದ) means hill of peacocks.
, Navalgund had a population of 22,200. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Navalgund has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 50%. In Navalgund, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Dharwad District
Dharwad District is an administrative district of the state of Karnataka in southern India. Dharwad is the cultural headquarters of North Karnataka....
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
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Navalagunda or Navilagunda (ನವಲಗುಂದ or ನವಿಲಗುಂದ) means hill of peacocks.
Geography
Navalgund is located at 15.57°N 75.37°E. It has an average elevation of 578 metres (1896 feet). It is situated 35 km from Hubli and is famous as birth place of 'jamkhanas', the floor covering woven using cotton ropes or carpet. & famous for holi festival world famous ramling kamannna & famous naglinga swamy temple as well famous for nilamma tankDemographics
India censusCensus
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, Navalgund had a population of 22,200. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Navalgund has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 50%. In Navalgund, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.