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Place details

Locality
Gajendragad
Region
Karnataka
Country
India
Population
32,359
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

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PM2.5
7.1 µg/m³
PM10
17.1 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Gajendragada
Settlement.other_name
Gajendragad
Settlement.settlement_type
Town and Taluk
Settlement.image_skyline
Gajendragad Kalkaleshwara temple 3.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Kalakaleshwara Temple at Gajendragad.
Settlement.nickname
Gada
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Karnataka#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Karnataka, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Taluk
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Lok Sabha Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Gadag
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Gajendragad
Settlement.subdivision_name4
Haveri

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Ghorpade
  • Treaty of Gajendragad
  • Tourism
  • Kalakaleshwara temple
  • Mythology
  • MMTC's wind farm
  • Environmental issues
  • Notable people
  • Demographics
  • Gajendragad 2022 - 2023 Population
  • See also
  • Gallery
  • References

Gajendragad (also called Gajendragada) is a Town Municipal Council city in Gadag district, Karnataka, India, with population of 32,359 as of 2011 Census data. It has an average elevation of 643 metres (2109 feet). It is about 55 kilometers from the district headquarters Gadag, 110 kilometers from Hubli, 200 kilometers from Belgaum, and 450 kilometers from state capital Bangalore. The name Gajendragad is a combination of Elephant and a fort. Local people generally call it as Gada. Gajendragad is a pilgrimage destination due to its Kalakaleshwara temple.

thumb|left|200px| Gajendragad Fort

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gajendragarh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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