Atharga

Atharga is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Indi taluk of Bijapur district in Karnataka.

Atharga Athargan or Hatharki
Village
Atharga Location in Karnataka, India Atharga Atharga (India)
Coordinates: 17.17°N 75.96°E / 17.17; 75.96
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bijapur
Talukas	Indi
Population  (2001)
• Total	8,610
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	586112
Telephone code	08359
Vehicle registration	KA28
Nearest city	Indi Bijapur
Sex ratio	51:49 ♂/♀
Literacy	>60%
Lok Sabha constituency	Bijapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Indi
Climate	Semi-Arid to Arid (Köppen)

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Atharga had a population of 8610 with 4430 males and 4180 females. The current MP of Bijapur lokasabha Mr. Ramesh Jigajinagi is from this village.

Sri Kulankareshwara Temple is in the west part of the village.

Transport

Atharga is connected only by Road(SH34). There are many buses from Bijapur and Indi. The nearest railway station is Minchanal which is about 8 km from the village

Exactly 25 km from Bijapur and Indi.

Education

1. BLDEA's Horticulture Training Institute
2. BLDEA's Shri R M Biradar High school and P U College
3. Banjara High School
4. Govt Kannada Boys Primary School
5. Govt Kannada Girls Primary School
6. Govt Urdu Primary School

There are many convent schools there, too.

Economy

Farming and agriculture related business is the main occupation for many people in the village. The cropping pattern in the village reveals that food crops like jowar, maize, bajra and wheat among cereals, red gram, Bengal gram and green gram among pulses are major crops cultivated in the village. The major oilseed crops are sunflower, groundnut and safflower. Horticulture crops like grapes, pomegranate, ber, guava sapota, and lime are also grown. Atharga is famous for lime.

See also

• Indi
• Bijapur
• Districts of Karnataka

External links

• http://Bijapur.nic.in/