6-658: Gerusoppa is a village in Honnavar Taluk in Uttara Kannada District in the Indian state of Karnataka . The village is also known as Nagarbastikeri and comes under Nagarbastikeri Panchayat . It was capital of Salva dynasty between 14th and 15th century AD with queen Rani Chennabhairadevi . Chaturmukha Basadi is a 16th century symmetrical Jain temples located in Gerusoppa and is considered one of
12-590: Is one of the five coastal taluks in the district of Uttara Kannada in Karnataka, India. Honnavar taluk has Arabian Sea to the west, Kumta Taluk to the North, Siddapur and Sagar taluks to the east and Bhatkal taluk to the south. The western part of the taluk towards the Arabian Sea is a plain with Paddy fields , Coconut and Areca plantation while the eastern part has Sahyadri hill range. As of
18-689: The Census of 2011, there were 160,331 people, 32,808 households in Honavar Taluk, of which Males constitute 49.9% (80,018) and Females were 50.09% (80,313). A majority of the population (141,222) lives in rural villages while about 19,109 people live in semi-urban Honavar town, which is the headquarters of the taluk. Most people in Honavar taluk are native speakers of Kannada language. There are sizeable numbers of people who speak other languages such as Konkani and Nawayath . This can be attributed to
24-517: The fact that Honavar taluk, along with the rest of Uttara Kannada district was under Bombay Presidency till India got independence from the British in 1947. Also, it was part of different kingdoms at different times in the history. Agriculture and Fishery are the major contributors to the economy of Honavar taluk. There are also a few Roof tile factories in the taluk that are on decline. Cashew nut processing, Beekeeping and Coir processing are
30-458: The most important center in the region. Local colleges include B.g.V.S Arts, commerce and Science College, Shri Guru Sudhindra College, A. V. Baliga College of Arts and Science, Government College, Gajanana Secondary School, G Pu College Allanki and Sri Subramanya P U Kavalakki and shiri shardamba pu college. Schools for younger students include New English School (unaided) and S F S Kodani. Honnavar Railway Station and Manki Railway Station are
36-406: The nearest railway stations.Talaguppa railway station also 1 hr 45 min away from gerasoppa by bus people who wants to travel to Bangalore this route is one of the option, but 1hr ghat road(section) is there so avoid this route when weather conditions are bad mainly two wheelers and who are new to driving. daily two trains are present from talaguppa to banglore Honnavar Taluk Honnavar Taluk
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