Navalgund

Navalgund or Navalagunda is a panchayat town in Dharwad district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Navalagunda or Navilagunda means hill of peacocks. Navalgund is famous for Navalagunda durries. Navalagunda durries has been accorded Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Its GI tag number is 51.

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Place details

Locality: Navalgund
Region: Karnataka
Country: India
Population: 24,613
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Navalgunda
Settlement.native_name_lang: Kannada
Settlement.other_name: Navilagunda
Settlement.nickname: NVL
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Karnataka
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Karnataka, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dharwad
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 578
Settlement.population_total: 24,613
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Dharwad district
Elevation: 578
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Dialing code: 8380

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postal code: 582208

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
History
Education
Demographics
Navalgund Religion Data 2011
References

==Geography== Navalgund is located at . It has an average elevation of 578 metres (1896 feet). It is situated 35 km from Hubli and is famous as the birth place of 'Jamkhanas', the floor covering woven using cotton ropes, a kind of flat & thin carpet. Locally known as a twin town with Naragund and together they are known as Bhandayad Nadu (Land of Rebels). It is famous for the Holi festival, and Ramling Kamanna, to which people visit from various places during Holi Purnima. The Ajath Naglinga Swamy temple is in Navalgundas and well as the Nilamma Tank .

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