Narayanapur, Bidar

Narayanapur is a village situated 3 kilometres away from Basavakalyan taluk of Bidar district in the Indian state of Karnataka.[1][2]

Narayanapur
Narayanapura
village
Shiva temple, Narayanapur
Shiva temple, Narayanapur
Narayanapur is located in Karnataka
Narayanapur
Narayanapur
Location in Karnataka, India
Narayanapur is located in India
Narayanapur
Narayanapur
Narayanapur (India)
Coordinates: 17°51′32″N 76°58′24″E
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBidar
TalukBasavakalyan
Lok Sabha ConstituencyBidar
Founded byChalukya Vikramaditya
Nearest CityBasavakalyan
Government
 • TypeGram
 • BodyPanchayat of Narayanapur
Area
 • Total35.91 km2 (13.86 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd (Basavakalyan Taluka)
Elevation
607 m (1,991 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,152
 • Rank4th (Basavakalyan Taluka)
 • Density255/km2 (660/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Narayanapuria, Narayanapuri, Narayanapurkar
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Pin Code
585327
Vehicle registrationKA 56

History

The village is mentioned as Tribhuvana Tilaka Shri Rama Narayanapura, Rayanarayanapura and Viranarayanapura.[3]

Shiva Temple

Narayanapur is famous for the ancient 12th century Shiva temple, built during the Chalukyan reign located in the village. In addition, there are few other temples like Bhagyavanti Temple, Lakshmi Temple, Bhavani Temple, Hanuman Temples are there in Narayanpur.

JNV ( Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya ) BIDAR

JNV or Javahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (An autonomous body of Human resource and development ministry, govt of India) Bidar is a premier educational institute located near the village.

Schools in Narayanpur
  • Vidyaniketan P. S, Narayanpur
  • Govt Mps, Narayanpur

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Narayanapur had a population of 8677 with 4486 males and 4191 females.[1]

Transport

Narayanapur is 3 km from Taluka headquarter Basavakalyan. It is well connected by road to Basavakalyan. Nearest major railway station is in Bidar which is 83 kilo metres from village. Nearest Domestic airport is Bidar which is 83 kms, nearest international airport is Hyderabad, which is 180 kms from the village.

See also

References
  1. Village code= 404600 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. "Yahoomaps India". Retrieved 18 December 2008. Narayanapur, Bidar, Karnataka
  3. Chugh, Lalit (2016). Karnataka's Rich Heritage - Art and Architecture. Chennai: Notion press. ISBN 978-93-5206-825-8.


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