Misplaced Pages

Hombal

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Hombal" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (December 2020)
(Learn how and when to remove this message)

Village in Karnataka, India
Hombal Hombala
village
Hombal is located in KarnatakaHombalHombalLocation in Karnataka, IndiaShow map of KarnatakaHombal is located in IndiaHombalHombalHombal (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 15°30′59″N 75°33′20″E / 15.51639°N 75.55556°E / 15.51639; 75.55556
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictGadag District
TalukGadag
Lok Sabha ConstituencyHaveri
Population
 • Total15,000+
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKA 26

Hombal is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Gadag taluk of Gadag district.

Education

This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Hombal has several co-educational schools for both genders. Most are government-run, they are the government Urdu Higher Primary School, which provides the standard first to eighth grades and a co-ed high school. There is also the Government High school, the Government ITI College by DGET, there are Mailarling government schools on Gadag Homabal road, and the co-ed Rani Chennamma primary school at Station Road. However, the local Shri Shankarling Secondary and Higher Secondary School are run by private organizations and are named after the nearby Shri Shankarling Temple.

Infrastructure

This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

The inner road system in Hombal resembles other rural cities with concrete roads. While serviceable, the roads can certainly be improved. Since September 2015, this road system has been connected with the State Highway 45 (Challakere-Arabhavi State Highway), which connects to the expansive state highway system all across India.

Occupation of people

This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Men are mostly involved in agriculture and are heavily dependent on rainfall for their yield.

Hombal village is the hometown of several notable people such as singer Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, poet Nadoj Shree Channaveera Kanavi, cricketer Sunil Joshi, and writer G. B. Joshi (Jadabharat).

Demographics

According to the 2001 India census, Hombal had a population of 7,860. 3,964 males and 3,896 females.

Points of interest

Hombal is famous for the ancient Shankaralinga temple located in the village. Other noteworthy temples in the village include Neelakhant, Brahmachaitanya Paduka, Durga, Yoginarayan, Anjaneya, and Golavi.

See also

References

  1. ^ Village code= 627800 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. "Yahoomaps India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Hombal, Gadag, Karnataka

External links

Settlements in Gadag district, Karnataka
District HQ: Gadag
Villages and Towns
Hindu temples in Karnataka
Gadag District
Taluks
Tourist places
Wildlife
Rivers


Stub icon

This article related to a location in Gadag district, Karnataka, India is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Hombal Add topic