Jevargi is a town in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of the Jevargi Taluk.
Jevargi
Jewargi | |
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Town | |
  Jevargi Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°01′N 76°46′E / 17.02°N 76.77°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Kalaburagi |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 393 m (1,289 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 25,685 |
| • Density | 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Jevargiyavaru |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 585 310 |
| Telephone code | 08442 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA 32 |
| Website | jewargitown |
Geography
editJevargi has an average elevation of 393 metres (1,289 ft). The town is spread over an area of 4.25 square kilometres (1.64 sq mi).[1]
Jevargi Taluk is bordered by Afzalpur Taluk and Gulbarga Taluk to the north, Chitapur Taluk to the east, Shahpur Taluk to the south-east, Shorapur Taluk to the south and Sindgi Taluk to the west. The Bhima River flows north of Jevargi.
Demographics
editAs of the 2011 census of India, Jevargi had a population of 25,685 people, 12,976 and 12,710 females giving a sex ratio of 980. Jevargi has an average literacy rate of 73.83%, lower than the national average of 75.36%. The male literacy rate was 82.75% while the female literacy rate was only 64.78%, slightly worse than the national literacy gap in gender. 15.9 percent of the population was under six years of age.
References
edit- ^ The area of major towns in Karnataka has been mentioned in the webpage Population of Corporation/CMC/TMC/TP Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine belonging to the Municipal Administration Department of the Government of Karnataka