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Hangal
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Place details

Locality
Hanagalla
Region
Karnataka
Country
India
Population
28,159
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Hangal
Settlement.other_name
Viratanagara
Settlement.settlement_type
town
Settlement.image_skyline
Hangal Tarakeshwara temple half (back).jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Hangal Tarakeshwara temple
Settlement.pushpin_map
India#India Karnataka
Settlement.pushpin_relief
yes
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Karnataka, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Haveri
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Lok Sabha Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name4
Haveri
Settlement.subdivision_type5
Nearest Large City
Settlement.subdivision_name5
Hubli-Dharwad

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
India
Elevation
555
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Image
Hangal Tarakeshwara temple half (back).jpg
Dialing code
8379
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Commons category
Hangal
postal code
581104
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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Politics
  • Transport
  • Temples
  • Tarakeshwara Temple
  • Jain temple at the fort
  • Lord Sarahunaath Temple
  • Veerabhadra Temple
  • Billeshwara Temple
  • Alphabetically Arranged List Of Villages In Hangal Sub-District
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Hangal, formerly known as 'Viratanagara', is a historic town in Karnataka. It is away from Hubli through NH 766E.

==Location== Hangal lies about south of the city of Hubli-Dharwad, about west of the Tungabhadra River and east of the Arabian Sea. It is located on state road one, running north to south. A nearby body of water is the Anakere lake. The town is on level terrain in an agricultural district.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hangal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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