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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Veerahanumakkanapalya
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| other_name = (V H Palya)
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Tumkur]]
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
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| postal_code = 572116
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| area_code = 91-8136
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'''Veerahanumakkanapalya''' is a village in [[Pavagada]] [[taluk]] of [[Tumkur district]] in [[India]]n 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==
The place derives its name from the village Goddess Veerahanumakka.
The place is near to another important village MADDE, 2 km away

==Culture==
This is a typical [[Kannada]] village with mostly [[Hindu]] population. People speak [[Kannada]] with an exception of people of some castes speaking [[Telugu language|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==
The government school has classes till fourth standard. For middle school and high school one has to go to Mangalavada.

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

==Economy==
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 ==
* [[Pavagada]]
* [[Tumkur]]
* [[Tumkur District]]
* [[Taluks of Karnataka]]

[[Category:Villages in Tumkur district]]

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