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27-554: Munirabad, also called Huligi, is a Town in the Koppal district in the Indian state of Karnataka . According to the 2001 Indian census , Munirabad had a population of 8,113. 12% of inhabitants were under 6. Males constituted 51% of the population. Munirabad had an average literacy rate of 75%, considerably higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy surpassed that of females, at 82% compared to 68%. Munirabad's economy

54-449: A designated place within tehsil area known as tehsil headquarters. Tehsildar is the incharge of tehsil office. This is similar to district office or district collector at district level. Throughout India, there is a three-tier local body/Panchayat system within the state. At the top is the zila/zilla panchayat (parishad). Taluka/mandal panchayat/panchayat samiti/community development block is the second layer of this system and below them are

81-548: A famous travel destination. Koppal, now a district headquarters, is ancient Kopana , a major Jain holy site. Palkigundu is described as the famous Indrakila parvata of mythology. There is an ancient Shiva temple called the Male Malleshwara . There are two Ashoka inscriptions at Palkigundu and Gavimatha . Koppal was the capital of a branch of Shilaharas under the Chalukyas of Kalyani . In Shivaji 's times it

108-446: A newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the tehsil system. It is generally smaller than a tehsil, and is meant for facilitating local self-government in the panchayat system . In West Bengal , Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. Tehsil office is primarily tasked with land revenue administration, besides election and executive functions. It

135-471: A total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 250 inhabitants per square kilometre (650/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.32%. Koppal has a sex ratio of 983 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 67.28%. 16.81% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 18.61% and 11.82% of the population respectively. Languages of Koppal district (2011) At

162-457: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Koppal district Koppala district , officially known as Koppala district is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India . In the past Koppal was referred to as 'Kopana Nagara'. Hampi , a World heritage center, covers some areas of Koppala District. It is situated approximately 38 km away. Anegundi , is also

189-432: Is a project area that includes Japan style Garden - Pampavana, High-level Canal, Low-level Canal, school's, GOVT General hospital, and Indra-bhavan. The Munirabad project area also contains offices of different departments such as Irrigation Department , KPTCl , kPCL, and PWD and Horticulture departments, Guest Houses, Dhabas around Area, and Vishweshraya Function hall. Munirabad has a power generating station from KPCL and

216-480: Is administratively divided into 13 tehsils and 15 revenue blocks. Nevertheless, the two are often conflated. India, as a vast country, is subdivided into many states and union territories for administrative purposes. Further divisions of these states are known as districts . These districts (zila/zilla) are again divided into many subdivisions , viz tehsils or taluks. These subdivisions are again divided into gram panchayats or village panchayats. Initially, this

243-453: Is also situated near this place. Rishyamookh Hill is where Lord Rama and Hanuman met for the first time. "Huligamma Devi" is the deity for Huligi and the village name Huligi is derived from the same goddess name. Munirabad is a popular pilgrimage site. References to Munirabad are found in the Ramayana . This article related to a location in Koppal district , Karnataka , India

270-508: Is called Powerhouse. Places of worship include Ganesha Temple, Banni Mahankali Temple, Mosques, Church, and the Hanuman Temple. Munirabad can be reached by bus from Hosapete (8 km) or Koppal (20 km). Train stations include Hosapete or Munirabad-RS. When Rama and Laxman were seeking to find Sita Mata, they met Shabri , who was a devotee of Lord Rama, at Pampa Sarover, very near Munirabad. Bali Kila (Bali's Fort)

297-431: Is primarily industrial. Munirabad is situated at Tungabhadra Dam , known for its Independence Day celebration's and Park's. Munirabad Dam also has "Lake view" and "Pampavana Garden". Munirabad is situated near to Hosapete . The two banks to Tungabhadra Dam are TB Dam and Munirabad Dam. Munirabad comes besides National Highway 67 (NH 67, previously National Highway 63), on way to Hospet - Koppal. Munirabad Dam

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324-454: Is the ultimate executive agency for land records and related administrative matters. The chief official is called the tehsildar or, less officially, the talukdar or taluka muktiarkar . Tehsil or taluk can be considered sub-districts in the Indian context. In some instances, tehsils overlap with " blocks " (panchayat union blocks or panchayat development blocks or cd blocks) and come under

351-651: The Trikunteshwara temple at Gadag which was later expanded by Kalyani Chalukyas. Archeological study of these temples show some have the stellar (multigonal) plan later to be used profusely by the Hoysalas of Belur and Halebidu . One of the richest traditions in Indian architecture took shape in the Deccan during this time and one writer calls it Karnata dravida style as opposed to traditional Dravida style. Talukas In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana ,

378-818: The Kashivishvanatha temple and the Jain Narayana temple at Pattadakal , both of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites. Other well known temples are the Parameshwara temple at Konnur, Brahmadeva temple at Savadi, the Settavva , Kontigudi II , Jadaragudi and Ambigeragudi temples at Aihole , Mallikarjuna temple at Ron, Andhakeshwara temple at Huli, Someshwara temple at Sogal, Jain temples at Lokapura, Navalinga Temple at Kuknur, Kumaraswamy temple at Sandur, at Shirival in Gulbarga and

405-442: The district , also sometimes translated as county . In neither case is the analogy very exact. Tehsildar is the chief or key government officer of each tehsil or taluka. In some states different nomenclature like talukdar, mamledar, amaldar, mandal officer is used. In many states of India, the tehsildar functions as the executive magistrate of that tehsil. Each tehsil will have an office called tehsil office or tehsildar office at

432-496: The sala roof (roof under the finial of the superstructure) and the miniature towers on pilasters are chiseled instead of moulded. The difference between the two temples, built fifty years apart, is the more rigid modelling and decoration found in many components of the Mahadeva Temple. The voluptuous carvings of the 11th century were replaced with a more severe chiselling. In Karnataka their most famous temples are

459-670: The Mahadeva Temple at Itagi. The 11th-century temple-building boom continued in the 12th century with the addition of new features. The Mahadeva Temple at Itagi and the Siddhesvara Temple in Haveri are standard constructions incorporating these developments. Based on the general plan of the Amrtesvara Temple at Annigeri, the Mahadeva Temple was built in 1112 CE and has the same architectural components as its predecessor. There are however differences in their articulation;

486-443: The gram panchayats or village panchayats. These panchayats at all three levels have elected members from eligible voters of particular subdivisions. These elected members form the bodies which help the administration in policy-making, development works, and bringing grievances of the common public to the notice of the administration. Nayabat is the lower part of tehsil which have some powers like tehsil. It can be understood as tehsil

513-515: The land and revenue department, headed by the tehsildar; and blocks come under the rural development department, headed by the block development officer and serve different government administrative functions over the same or similar geographical area. Although they may on occasion share the same area with a subdivision of a revenue division, known as revenue blocks , the two are distinct. For example, Raipur district in Chhattisgarh state

540-455: The most famous. Inscriptions hail it as the 'Emperor among temples'. Here, the main temple, the sanctum of which has a linga , is surrounded by thirteen minor shrines, each with its own linga . The temple has two other shrines, dedicated to Murthinarayana and Chandraleshwari, parents of Mahadeva, the Chalukya commander who consecrated the temple in 1112 CE. Soapstone is found in abundance in

567-597: The regions of Haveri, Savanur, Byadgi, Motebennur and Hangal. The great archaic sandstone building blocks used by the Badami Chalukyas were superseded with smaller blocks of soapstone and with smaller masonry. The first temple to be built from this material was the Amrtesvara Temple in Annigeri in the Dharwad district in 1050 CE. This building was to be the prototype for later, more articulated structures such as

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594-552: The term tehsil is commonly used in all northern states . In Maharashtra , Gujarat , Goa , Karnataka , Kerala and Tamil Nadu , taluka or taluk is more common. In Eastern India , instead of tehsils, the term Subdivision is used in Bihar , Assam , Jharkhand and West Bengal , as well as large parts of Northeast India ( Manipur , Meghalaya , Mizoram , Sikkim and Tripura ). In Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland , they are called circle . Tehsil/tahsil and taluk/taluka and

621-524: The time of the 2011 census, 84.09% of the population spoke Kannada , 7.34% Urdu , 4.17% Telugu , 1.64% Lambadi and 1.44% Hindi as their first language. Most notable of the many buildings dating from this period is the Mahadeva Temple at Itagi in the Yelabarga taluk. The Mahadeva temple at Itagi dedicated to Shiva is among the larger temples built by the Western Chalukyas and perhaps

648-488: The variants are used as English words without further translation. Since these terms are unfamiliar to English speakers outside the subcontinent , the word county has sometimes been provided as a gloss , on the basis that a tehsil, like a county, is an administrative unit hierarchically above the local city, town, or village, but subordinate to a larger state or province. India and Pakistan have an intermediate level of hierarchy (or more than one, at least in parts of India):

675-402: Was done for collecting land revenue and administration purposes. But now these subdivisions are governed in tandem with other departments of government like education, agriculture, irrigation, health, police, etc. The different departments of state government generally have offices at tehsil or taluk level to facilitate good governance and to provide facilities to common people easily. In India,

702-512: Was one of the eight prant s or revenue divisions of Southern Maratha Country. During India's First War of Independence , Mundargi Bheema Rao and Hammige Kenchanagouda died fighting the British here in June 1858. Kinhal 13 km away from Koppal is famous for its traditional colourful lacquerware. The district occupies an area of 7,190 km and has a population of 1,196,089, of which 16.58%

729-534: Was urban as of 2001. Koppal district was carved out of Raichur district in 1997. Koppal district has the following seven talukas : Koppal , Gangavathi , Yelburga , Kushtagi , Kanakagiri , Kuknoor and Karatagi . According to the 2011 census Koppal district has a population of 1,389,920, roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini or the US state of Hawaii . This gives it a ranking of 350th in India (out of

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