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Harugeri - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 16°31′01″N 74°56′59″E / 16.51694°N 74.94972°E

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Harugeri
Town Municipal Council
Nickname: Educational capital of BELGAUM
Harugeri Location in Karnataka, India Show map of Karnataka Harugeri Harugeri (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 16°31′01″N 74°56′59″E / 16.51694°N 74.94972°E / 16.51694; 74.94972
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	BELGAUM
Talukas	Raybag
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	Nagar Palika
• Rank	1
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Climate	Humid and summer (Köppen)

Harugeri (ಹಾರುಗೇರಿ) is a town (ಪಟ್ಟಣ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್) in Raybag tehsilin Belguam District of the Indian state of Karnataka.

Dam

The Raja Lakhamagouda dam (Hidaka Dam) project supports this town with irrigation.

Geography

Harugeri belongs to the Belguam division, and is located 113 km north from Belgaum, 21 km from Raybag and 567 km from state capital Bangaluru, and about 14 kilometers from the flowing Krishna River.

In 2015, Harugeri was recategorized from a village to a municipal town as a result of the 2011 census. It is the biggest Gram Panchayati in Karnataka and 2nd in the country (70+ members). Harugeri has a population of 28,755 inhabitants, including 5,567 families and 14,681 male & 14,073 female inhabitants. Kannada is the local language there.

Religion

The town has many sacred places, of which Channavrushabendra Math (Leelamath) (Gramadevathe) is one of the most revered. Many pilgrims visit the place daily and every year the fair is held in October. The city is a religious cluster hosting many clans.

Economy

Developed by irrigation, Harugeri is a major agricultural marketplace. It is the economically strongest town in its tehsil. It covers more than 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi), two-thirds of which are irrigated by the Ghataprabha project. Agriculture is the main occupation. The main crops are sugarcane, Maize, turmeric, grapes and wheat.

The city hosts agriculture-related businesses and venues such as the APMC and a number of sugarcane mills. Harugeri has around 25 schools, including:

Harugeri Vidyalaya School (HVEH)
Sri Vrushabhendra Education society (SVES) school
Janata Education society, Pragati High school & Bhagwan ITI
Sri Karesiddeshwar School
GOVT High school
Vivekananda School
SPM St Peters English medium school
SVES arts/commerce/science & BBA BCA college (PUC & UG courses)
HVEH arts/commerce/science (PUC & UG course)
Sri Siddhivinayak Ayurvedic college (BAMS)

It is a central educational hub for nearby villages. The local government (Municipal council) with its 72 members is the biggest in Karnataka.

Infrastructure of Harugeri is featured by a vast number of different schools, colleges and various banks including a branch office of the State Bank of India and syndicate bank. The village has about 50 doctors practicing medicines in various fields. Hospital however is in Miraj, a town about an hour from Harugeri and train station is 14 km (7.5 mi) away.

Harugeri has a very good retail market for farmers inside and around the town, hence it is also regarded as the economic capital of Raibag taluka.

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