Humnabad

Humnabad
Humnabad
city
	Humnabad Location in Karnataka, India
	Coordinates: 17°46′N 77°08′E / 17.77°N 77.13°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Government
• Type	Humnabad Town
• Body	Municipal Council
• MLA	Rajashekhar Basavaraj Patil
Area
• Total	24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation	638 m (2,093 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	84,561
• Density	3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	HBDians, Humnabadnivaru
Languages
• Regional & Official Languages	Kannada, Telugu, Urdu, Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pin code	585330
Vehicle registration	KA-39
Nearest City	Bidar

The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Humnabad is a city and municipal council in the Bidar District of the Indian state of Karnataka and the city is the headquarters of Humnabad taluk.^[1]

Geography

Humnabad is located at 17°46′N 77°08′E / 17.77°N 77.13°E / 17.77; 77.13.^[2] It has an average elevation of 638 metres (2093 feet). Humnabad consists of 112 Villages and 34 Panchayats.

Demographics

As of 2019^[update],^[3] Humnabad had a population of 3,32,362. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Kannada is the most spoken language of Humnabad.

Religions in Humnabad
Religion			Percent
Hindu			64.32%
Muslim			33.48%
Christians			0.60%
Sikh			0.03%
Buddhist			0.26%
Jain			0.02%
Others†			0.01%
Not Stated			0.29%

Significance

Humnabad is known for its rich heritage of temples and proximity to Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. It is known for Shri Veerabhadreshwar Temple,^[4] Jai Bhavani Temple, Shri Manik Prabhu Devasthanam temple is dedicated to a great ascetic.

Religious Centers

The Manik Prabhu Temple is located on the confluence of two holy rivulets Viraja and Guru Ganga , Banashankari Temple in Nandgaon village. Every year on 26 January, 12 days Shri Veerbhadreshwara^[5] jatra Mohotsav is celebrated devotees visit and take darshan many people come from of Maharashtra (MH), Andhra, Telangana and North Karnataka.^[6]

Transport

Humnabad is connected by two national highways NH-65 and State Highway NH-218. In fact, NH 218 begins from Humnabad itself. Now, NH-9 is rechristened as NH-65. Also, new railway line is laid from Bidar to Gulbarga and regular train services have started from Bidar to Gulbarga via Humanabad.^[7]^[8]

References

↑ District Census Handbook, Series 14, Mysore: Bidar. Govt. Press, 1973.
↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Homnabad
↑ https://bidar.nic.in/en/district-statistics). {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "ವೀರಭದ್ರನ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ರಥೋತ್ಸವ". vijayavani.net. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
↑ "Amit Shah emulates Rahul Gandhi's temple run, visits religious places - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
↑ "ವೀರಭದ್ರೇಶ್ವರ ಜಾತ್ರೆಗೆ ಸಂಭ್ರಮದ ಚಾಲನೆ - Vijaykarnataka". Vijaykarnataka (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 17 January 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
↑ "South Central Railways to chug on electricity". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
↑ "Bidar, Gulbarga DEMU train service from Monday". thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

External links

Humnabad railway station

Official Website of Humnabad Town Municipal Council

Template:Bidar topics

[1] District Census Handbook, Series 14, Mysore: Bidar. Govt. Press, 1973.

[2] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Homnabad

[3] ttps://bidar.nic.in/en/district-statistics). {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[4] "ವೀರಭದ್ರನ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ರಥೋತ್ಸವ". vijayavani.net. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

[5] "Amit Shah emulates Rahul Gandhi's temple run, visits religious places - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[6] "ವೀರಭದ್ರೇಶ್ವರ ಜಾತ್ರೆಗೆ ಸಂಭ್ರಮದ ಚಾಲನೆ - Vijaykarnataka". Vijaykarnataka (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 17 January 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[7] "South Central Railways to chug on electricity". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

[8] "Bidar, Gulbarga DEMU train service from Monday". thehindu.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]