Basavakalyan
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| ?Basavakalyan Karnataka • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 621 m (2,037 ft) |
| District(s) | Bidar |
| Population | 102,546 (2006) |
| Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle |
• 585 327 • +08481 • KA39 |
Coordinates: Basavakalyan is a town in Bidar District of the state of Karnataka, India. Known historically as Kalyani, it was the regal capital the Western Chalukya dynasty from 1050 to 1195. Prior to this Manyakheta was their capital.
Before India's independence, Basavakalyan was called Kalyan. After independence and division of states on linguistic basis in 1956, Kalyana was renamed as BasavaKalyana in memory of Vishwaguru Basavanna, a great revolutionary who established Anubhava Mantapa (spiritual democracy) in 12th Century in India.
[edit] Geography
Basavakalyan is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 2082 metres (7287 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2006 India census,[2] Basavakalyan had a population of 1,02,546. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Basavakalyan has an average literacy rate of 62%, Higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Basavakalyan
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
