Gurmatkal

Gurmatkal
ಗುರುಮಠಕಲ್
Gurmitkal, Gurumathakal
city
Gurmatkal

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 16°52′N 77°24′E / 16.87°N 77.4°E / 16.87; 77.4Coordinates: 16°52′N 77°24′E / 16.87°N 77.4°E / 16.87; 77.4
Country  India
State Karnataka
Division Gulbarga
District Yadgir
Taluka Yadgir
Elevation 608 m (1,995 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 16,923
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Gurmatkal (Kannada: ಗುರುಮಠಕಲ್, gurumathakal) is a panchayat town in the northeast of Yadgir district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Administratively, it is under Yadgir Taluka.

About Gurumatkal

Gurumatkal was established as a Town Municipal Council (TMC) in the year 1957 and later was downgraded to a town panchayat in the year 1984. Gurumatkal town is situated forty-one kilometres from Yagir District Headquarters along the Bijapur-Hyderabad Highway. Gurumatkal is at a distance of about 650 km from state capital city of Bangalore and 110 km from the town of Gulbarga. The nearest airport is at Hyderabad which is 265 km from the town. The nearest railway station is Yadgir. The main source of transportation is by road. Gurumatkal is a tourist town, but the inhabitants mainly depend on agriculture. The water supply mainly depends on borewells.

Demographics

The area of the town is 3.50 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi).[1] There are four wards,[2] and 46 km of roads of which 25 km are surfaced.[1] As of 2011 India census, Gurmitkal has a population of 20,631,[1][3] up from 16,927 in the 2001 census.[4] Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Gurmatkal has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 40%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Visitor draws

Gurmitkal has an ayurvedic hospital, Sri Vaidya Bhujangrao Memorial Hospital, which specializes in curing paralysis patients and has been run by the same family for two generations.

There are several spiritual places near Gurmitkal such as Yanagundi of 'Sri Sri Sri Mahayogini Manikeshwari Matha' and Mothakpalli which has a famous Hanuman temple. There is also a waterfall called as 'Dhab dabi', located 5 km away from the town on the way to Nazrapur Village.

And there is also a spiritual place and water fall called as 'Gvisiddalingeshwar', located at the village Chinthanahalli.


References

  1. 1 2 3 "City Town Statistics". Gurumatkal Town Panchayath. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Village wise statistics of Yadgir Taluka". Yadgir district.
  3. ↑ Census 2011: Gurmitkal TP town code: 803218, Gurmitkal rural code: 621264
  4. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004.
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