Bhimarayanagudi
B.Gudi
village
Bhimarayanagudi is located in Karnataka
Bhimarayanagudi
Bhimarayanagudi
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 16°43′42″N 76°47′53″E / 16.72833°N 76.79806°E / 16.72833; 76.79806
Country India
StateKarnataka
DivisionGulbarga
DistrictYadgir
TalukaShahapur
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2001)
 • Total4,791
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA
Websitekarnataka.gov.in

Bhimarayanagudi is a town administered by a notified area committee in Shahpur Taluk of Yadgir district, in the state of Karnataka, India.[1] It is approximately 4 km by road north of Shahpur town. It is also referred to as B.Gudi and Bhimarayanagudi camp.

B.Gudi got its name from the temple ("Gudi" in the Kannada language) of deity Hanuman; in the local language, Hanuman is called Bheemaraya. Hence, the camp has the name Bhimrayanagudi.

Demographics

As of 2001 the India census records, Bhimarayanagudi had a population of 4,791. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Bhimarayanagudi had an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 82% and female literacy of 65%. 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.[2]

Education

Schools

The camp has a primary school and a high school run by the Karnataka government. It also has an English medium school called Krishna English Medium School run by VHP.

Colleges

The camp has a PU College run by the Karnataka government plus a further PU College by English Medium School.

A Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) school was situated in the camp area, but it has since been moved to Hothpet village some distance from the camp.

College of Agriculture at Bheemarayanagudi started during 2001 under University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad. After the formation of University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (an exclusive Agricultural University for Kalayan-Karnataka Region with headquarter at Raichur), College of Agriculture, Bheemarayanagudi is a component college. B.Sc. (Agri.) Hons. degree and Diploma in Agriculture are offered. Agricultural Research Station is also attached and cater the needs of farming community through seed production, integrated nutrient management, integrated farming systems, organic farming, fish, goat and animal husbandry.

References

  1. ↑ 2001 Census Town code= 40411000, "2001 Census of India: List of Towns by Tehsil: Karnataka" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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