Veerahanumakkanapalya

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Veerahanumakkanapalya
(V H Palya)
village
Veerahanumakkanapalya is located in Karnataka
Veerahanumakkanapalya
Veerahanumakkanapalya
Location in Karnataka, India
Veerahanumakkanapalya is located in India
Veerahanumakkanapalya
Veerahanumakkanapalya
Veerahanumakkanapalya (India)
Coordinates: 14°3′57.77″N 77°4′54.07″E / 14.0660472°N 77.0816861°E / 14.0660472; 77.0816861Coordinates: 14°3′57.77″N 77°4′54.07″E / 14.0660472°N 77.0816861°E / 14.0660472; 77.0816861
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictTumkur
TalukasPavagada
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
572116
Telephone code91-8136
Nearest cityTumkur
Lok Sabha constituencyChitradurga
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPavagada

Veerahanumakkanapalya is a village in Pavagada taluk of Tumkur district in Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Pavagada-Sira road at 24 kilometers from Pavagada, it is only 1 kilometer away from Mangalavada. Veerahanumakkanapalya and Mangalavada are twin villages.

History[edit]

The place derives its name from the village Goddess Veerahanumakka. The place is near to another important village MADDE, 2 km away

Culture[edit]

This is a typical Kannada village with mostly Hindu population. People speak Kannada with an exception of people of some castes speaking Telugu. The village celebrates all the Hindu festivals especially Sankranthi, Yugadi (Ugadi), Deepavali (Diwali) and Shivaratri. The annual festival of the village is called "Veerahanumakkana Jathre".

Education[edit]

The government school has classes till fourth standard. For middle school and high school one has to go to Mangalavada.

Geography[edit]

It is mostly a dry land with less rain fall than the national average. The place is full of small hills.

Economy[edit]

The primary source of income for villagers is agriculture. This village houses two small industries one for polythene sheet making and the other is to process groundnut oil.

See also[edit]