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Davanagere — city — Coordinates 14°28′00″N 75°55′27″E / 14.4666°N 75.9242°ECoordinates: 14°28′00″N 75°55′27″E / 14.4666°N 75.9242°E Country India State Karnataka District(s) Davangere District District Collector S.S.Pattanashetty IAS Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Area 70 square kilometres (27 sq mi) Davangere or Davanagere (Kannada: ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Davangere district which lies at the centre of the state of Karnataka. The city is located on National Highway 4 at a distance of about 265 km from the state capital, Bangalore. Davangere became a separate district in 1997 when it was separated from the then united district of Chitradurga for administration conveniences.
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Etymology
It is popularly believed that the Chalukyas halted at this place to overcome the fatigue (danivu kaleyuva) of a long horse-ride. A lake (kere) was excavated for them to quench their thirst. The place came to be known as Devan giri (a corruption of danivina kere) and eventually Davanagere. This popular belief is not attested by any concrete historical evidence. There is no lake to show to prove this note[citation needed].
History
Davanagere was originally an obscure village, forming one of the suburbs of Bettur. Sultan Haider Ali gave it as jagir to a Maratha chief named Apoji Ram who encouraged merchants to settle there. He died without heirs, but the place continued to grow, being favored by Tippu Sultan. After the fall of Tipu Sultan's regime, a European firm exploited the situation and passed a hint to start a cotton mill which led to a boom of cotton mills in Davanagere[citation needed]. Cotton was grown in plenty as the soil of Davanagere and adjacent Harihar was favourable (black gypsum soil) and hence Davanagere Cotton Mills was started. Davanagere had a municipality as early as 1870.[1] The Imperial Gazatteer of India(1911) says that the receipts and expenditure of the municipality during the ten years ending 1901 averaged Rs 14,200 and Rs 12,600 respectively.[1]
Geography
Davangere is the "Heart of Karnataka". Davangere is surrounded from Chithradurga, Bellary, Shimoga, Chikmagalur and Haveri districts. Davangere is at the center of Karnataka, 14° 28’ latitude, 75° 59’ longitude and 602.5 metres (1,977 ft) above sea level, Davanagere district receives average annual rainfall of 644.0 mm.[2]
Davanagere lies in the Bayalu Seeme or the Maidan region on the Deccan Plateau. The district is bounded by Shimoga District (Malenadu) Area of Hills, Haveri District, Chitradurga District, Chikmagalur and Bellary Districts.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[3] Davangere had a population of 363,780. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Davangere has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74% and, female literacy is 64%. In Davangere, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Davanagere is a mixed community centre. The majority are Lingayats with different sub-castes within the community. Second largest population is Muslims and then Christians. The mixed culture had previously developed very good tolerance for each other's religious practices.
Davangere is located on the Bangalore-Pune national highway NH4 which is part of the Golden Quadrilateral highway network. Geographically the city is divided into Old Davangere and New Davangere. Old Davangere comprises most of the Market Areas like Mandipet, Hasabavi Circle, Chowkipet, Kaipet, Chamrajpet, K.R Market, Kalikadevi road and residential areas like Gandhinagar, Shivajinagar, Devaraj Urs Layout.
New Davangere comprises residential extensions like Nittuvalli, KTJ Nagar, KB Extn, PJ Extn, MCC A Block, MCC B Block, Anjaneya Extension, Swamy Vivekananda Extension, Shamanur, Nijalingappa layout, SS layout, Vinobha Nagar, Vidyanagara, Taralabalu Badavane, Vinayaka Nagara, Sarswathi Nagara, Shivakumara Badavane, Jaya Nagara, DCM Layout,Ragavendra Nagara, Shakthi Nagara, LIC colony... and Etc... The National highway 4 and the Railway track exactly cuts the City into two halves. In the late 18th century, Haidar Ali, ruler of Mysore, gave Davangere to the Maratha leader Apoji Ram, who encouraged merchants to settle there. The city eventually developed into an area with large-scale textile industry and as a trading center for cotton and grain.
Attractions
Kunduvada kere (Mallikarjuna sagara Parivartita Kunduwada Kere) in Davangere, is a picturesque lake. It is one of the sources of drinking water for the city. Other one is a lake at T.V. Station that has a good view of sunset and is a popular picnic spot.
Bathi Gudda is situated 4 km from Davangere city towards Harihara, from the top of this hill city looks beautiful. On this Hill there is a Temple and Dargah where believers go for prayers and mercies. Chaman Sha Wali Dargah of Baathi is a famous place of visit for all communities. Every year there will be a festivities conducted jointly by all the community leaders. Beside this hill Bhadra sugar factory & Bathi lake are situated. you can even visit the Davangere Dairy located in Bathi, which supplies milk to Davanagere and Chitradurga district.
Kondajji is situated around 12 km from Davangere city. Its a major scout and guides camp for south India which is named in the commemoration of Kondajji Basappa. In Kondajji there are 3 hills, a lake and boating is available.
Shamanur is famous for Sri Anjaneya Swamy temple.
Sri Anjaneya Swamy,Shamanur
Soole kere (Shanthi Sagara) near Davangere, is a major water supply source and also second largest pond in Asia. It was built by namesake Princess Shanthi during 12th century. Now it is a water source for both drinking and agriculture. There is a temple dedicated to Lord Siddeshwara near the lake. An Aqueduct designed by Sir M Vishweshwariah is also a major tourist attraction. The government is taking steps to spruce up tourist attractions in the area.
The Eshwara temple at Anekonda is a neat little one in the Hoysala style. It was restored about 1912 with mud walls and plastered. Originally it had three cells, though there are only 2 at present, the south cell being no longer in existence and a navaranga. The garbhgriha door-way is well executed and has figure of Gajalakshmi in the middle of the lintel. The sukhanasi door-way, which is also good, has ornamental screens at the sides and figure of Siva on the lintel flanked on the left by Vishnu and Subramanya and on the right by Brahma and Ganapati with makaras beyond these on both the sides.
Languages Spoken
Kannada is the major language spoken in Davangere. The Kannada spoken in Davangere is pure and had very less influence of other languages. English, Hindi are spoken commonly, owing to the presence of a large number of student population from across India and overseas.
Transportation
Davangere is well connected by road to Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Bangalore, Mangalore and Chennai through NH - 4 (Previously Pune-Bangalore Highway and now Mumbai-Pune-Bengaluru-Chennai Highway). Railways also play a major role in connectivity.
The City Railway Station comes under South Western Railway Zone (India) and was constructed during the British period and has been renovated recently. Railway station is located in front of Davanagere Municipal Corporation and is located very close to the old(Private) Bus Stand.
City public transportation is provided by private bus services. They run through the main and arterial roads of the city. Auto-rickshaws are also available for transportation. A new proposal to lay a rail track between Davangere to Tumkur would further reduce the timings from Bangalore to Davangere. This would further connect to Shimoga, Kotturu, etc. along with the Harihara-Kotturu Rail Line which is waititng for inauguration.
The nearest Airport to Davangere is Hubli(IATA:HBX) Airport which is 143 Kilometers / 89 Miles.
Cuisine
A view of making Benne Dose at DavangereDavangere has mixed style of North and South Karnataka foods. Jowar Roti which is common in North Karnataka and Ragi mudde which is common in South Karnataka are seen in Davangere.
Davangere is also famous for its special cuisine, particularly Benne Dose, Benne kali dose, Benne Open Dose, Benne Masala Dose, Set dose and Open Dosa. Kara-mandakki (spiced puffed rice), Menasinakaayi, Nargis Mandakki, Attikai Bonda and Gulladaki Unde, and Manjula.
Davangere Benne Dose is a famous dish across the state and it has found its own well-deserved place in the menu cards of all well-known restaurants in Karnataka. There are a few restaurants in Singapore and USA that serve this specialty of Davangere.[4][5] [6]
Also famous is the variety of juices available here, and some of the noted juice stalls are the Archana Juice Stall(Dental College Road) Rasapriya Juice Centre(Medical Boys' Hostel) and Rasavanthi Juice Stall (Ram & Co Circle). One of the old shops for "Kara Mandakki " is "Hotte Nanjappa" shop at Vijayalakshmi road near B S Channabasappa & Sons Shop. Gundi circle is one of the Famous spots where you can get many road-side cuisines like south Indian, North Indian, Chinese and so on.
Education
Davangere is an educational centre. It is known for its higher educational institutes. In Davangere there are three major engineering colleges, two dental colleges, two medical colleges, one Ayurvedic medical college, a number of management schools and colleges, an art college and a fashion design college. Bapuji Educational Association in Davangere is a conglomerate of over 50 educational institutions across the city of Davangere.The institute was established in the year 1958 with the start of a first grade college in Davangere. Two medical colleges,Two dental colleges,an engineering college[7] Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology, Bapuji B-Schools and numerous other colleges are associated with association.These colleges account for around 50 institutions.[8] Dr.s.kottrabasapp, kasal srinivasasetty ,maganur basappa, rajnahally lakshman setty, ajjanmpur rangappa has been the significant personality behind the growth of the organisation.Davangere also has other three engineering colleges G M Institute of Technology and University B.D.T College of Engineering. Recently in the academic year 2011-2012 a new engineering college is started in Davangere called Jain Institute of Technology it is situated near Avargere.
Head office of the Bapuji Educational AssociationUniversity
Main article: Davangere UniversityA new University has been established in 2008 at Davangere named as Davangere University. All degree colleges in Davangere, Chitradurga and Haveri districts come under Davangere University.
The Shivagangothri Campus located at Tolahunase, 8 km from Davangere and houses the post graduate departments of Commerce, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Economics, Food Technology, Accounting & Finance, M.Ed., and MSW. The Institute of Management studies is also located at P.G. Centre. The campus of 73 acres (300,000 m2) as attractive buildings as well as hostels.
Business
Davangere town is a major trading center of Karnataka state. It was called the "Manchester of Karnataka" for housing many cotton mills and supported trade and business. Being at the center of the State makes it suitable for trading. The surrounding hinterland provide support to business at Davangere. Crops like Rice, Arecanut and Cotton are traded here.[9] There are many rice mills making puffed rice and beaten rice in and around this town. Davangere is famous for textiles mills. Shankar Textile Mills, Chigateri Mills, Chandrodaya Mills Ltd, Yallamma Cotton Woollen and silk mills Ltd all contributed the economic development of the city. The Cotton mills which are existing till date are Anjaneya Cotton mill, Ganesh Mill, Siddeshwara Cotton Mill. Davangere was a major cotton textile exporter during the 1960s till the 80s. But most of the mills were shut down during the 90s and currently the major agro-industrial activity around Davangere revolves around rice and sugarcane, with a number of sugar mills in and around this area. The Shamanur Sugar Mills situated in the Dugavathi village near Davangere is a Major Industry in Davangere. Many of the rice Mills are established in the Industrial area near the Bye Pass Road. Davangere has a big Garment and clothing Shop i.e. B.S. Channabasappa and Sons. This is a big garment shop of the city with its branches spread all over the city.
Sports
Davangere houses major cricket and football clubs which provide opportunities to youngsters of the city. Vinay Kumar is a famous Indian cricketer from Davangere who plays for team India and Karnataka Ranji Trophy cricket team as a leading pace-bowler. He played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL3.
Davangere has it's name synonymous with Bodybuilding and powerlifting in the state of Karnataka.The people of the city have been nurturing the sport cum art since olden days.Gyms are found throughout the city with lot of interest within youngster community.L.M.Karibasappa, Ekalavya award winner and five time Mr.India titler in body building is from Davangere.Davangere has produced highest number of Mr,India athletes.[10][11]Many builders like Gangappa,Styanarayana and many others represented India in events like Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.Maheshwarayya was a famous powerlifting athlete from the city.
The high school ground, in the heart of city, is home to most of the sports events. The district stadium near Bapuji Hospital is a key place for cricket coaching camps. Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium is an Indoor stadium on the Kundwada Kere Road.
City Bus Facilities
Davangere has City Bus facility from the private Buses which can travel almost all the city except Old Davangere(the region such as Mandipete, Head Postoffice and nearby region's to that place). Davangere has also a Government Buses facility which travel to Davangere University and also one route to VidyaNagara but Government Buses covers only few area compare to private Buses. Bus fare in all kinds city buses is minimum of Rs 5/- and maximum of Rs 8/- per head in all private Buses & Government Buses it depends upon the route you travel.
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See also
- Davangere University
- Shamanur
- Lokikere
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