Ganagapura
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Ganagapura | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Ganagapur | |
 The Holy confluence of Bhima & Amrja rivers in Ganagapur | |
  Ganagapura Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°10′54″N 76°32′03″E / 17.1817700°N 76.534286°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Gulbarga |
| Government | |
| • Body | Town Panchayat |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,432 |
| Demonym | Ganagapurnivaru |
| Language | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 585212 |
| Telephone code | 08470 |
| Vehicle registration | KA32 |
| Nearest city | Afzalpur, Gulbarga |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gulbarga |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Afzalpura |
| Civic agency | Town Panchayat |
| Website | https://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 Lord 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]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Yahoomaps India". Retrieved 18 December 2008. D.Ghangapur, Gulbarga, Karnataka
- ^ 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.
- ^ Om Sadguru Pratisthan (February 1984). ઓમ સદગુરુ પ્રતિષ્ઠાન નિત્ય ઉપાસના [Om Sadguru Pratishthan Nitya Upaasana] (in Gujarati). Borivali, Mumbai: Pallavi Prakashan.
- ^ "Shree Kshetra Ganagapur | Sree Datta Vaibhavam".
- ^ Railway to Ganagapura