Naikal is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It lies at the foot of a rocky hill called Parmanan,[3] along the Yadgir-Shahapur Road (State Highway 15 (Karnataka)).[4] Administratively, it is under Wadgera Taluk of Yadgir district in Karnataka. The Naikal Hill Station, #17 of the Great Arc Meridional Survey, was located just east of the village on another rocky hill called Gúrbasapa.[3]
Naikal | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Naikal Location in Karnataka, India  Naikal Naikal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 16°43′23″N 077°03′54″E / 16.72306°N 77.06500°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Yadgir |
| Taluka | Wadgera |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 6,050 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 585319 |
| Telephone code | PIN |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA 33 |
| Website | karnataka |
Naikal lies along the path of the proposed Surat-Chennai Expressway,[5] and over forty hectares of Naikal's irrigated land was condemned by eminent domain in 2020 for the project.[6]
KBN Agro Industries operates a cotton gin in Naikal, and Sugureshwar Mineral Water operates a bottling plant there.[7]
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census, Naikal had a population of 6,050 with 3,010 males and 3,040 females.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Village code= 377400 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 December 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Yahoomaps India". Retrieved 18 December 2008. Naikal, Gulbarga, Karnataka [permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Strahan, George, ed. (1890). Account of The Operations of the Great Triganometrical Survey of India. Vol. 12. Dehradun, India: Surveyor General of India. p. Appendix A, page 9.
- ^ Google Maps: Naikal
- ^ "Surat Chennai Expressway Project Complete Details, Route Map, Current Status, Contractors Etc". Indian Construction Info. 24 October 2023. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023.
- ^ "3A Notification for "Development of 6 lane of Access Controlled Newly proposed Green Field Highway of NH-150C starting from MH/KN Border (Nimbal Village) to KN/TS Border (Singanodi village) as part of Surat - Chennai Economic Corridor under Bharatmala Pariyojna". 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023.
- ^ F-Register of Organizations, KSPCB, RO, Yadgir for the period up to 01-04-2021 to 31-12-2022 (PDF), Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2023