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Hubballi

Hubli
Metropolitan

Panoramic View of Hubli City from Nrupatunga Hill

Nickname(s): Chota Mumbai

Hubballi
Location of Hubli

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152142N 750506ECoordinates:
152142N 750506E
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Karnataka
Shivu Hiremath
202 km2 (78 sq mi)
671 m (2,201 ft)
1,349,563
50th
1,847,023
IST (UTC+05:30)
580001 - 580032
+91-(8)36
KA 25,KA 63
Kannada
http://www.hdmc.gov.in

Hubballi also known as Hubli is an agglomerating city in the state of Karnataka, India. The
name Hubballi literally means "Flowering creeper" in Kannada. The twin cities of Hubli and
Dharwad, collectively referred to as "Hubli-Dharwad", is the second-largest conurbation in
Karnataka after Bengaluru. While Dharwad is the administrative headquarters, the city of Hubli,
situated about 20 km south-east of Dharwad, is the commercial center and business hub of North
Karnataka region. Crops like cotton, chilly and peanuts are grown aplenty in the surrounding
rural agricultural areas, and Hubli is a major trading center for these commodities. It is also an
important city for the Indian Railways, as it is the headquarters for South Western Railway Zone
and the Hubli Railway Division. Hubli is a major railway junction in North Karnataka. It is also
the headquarters of North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation. Hubli also houses the
largest number of government offices outside Bangalore.

Contents

1 History

2 Demographics

3 Climate

4 Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation

5 Economy

6 Transportation

o 6.1 Air
o 6.2 Rail
o 6.3 Road

7 Education

8 Media

9 Culture And Society

10 Places of Interest

11 Gallery

12 Notes

13 External links

History
Rayara Hubli, also called 'Eleya Purvada Halli' or 'Purballi' was the old Hubli, where there is a
Bhavani Shankara temple and Jaina basti. Under Vijayanagara Rayas, Rayara Hubli grew as a
commercial centre, famous for trade in cotton, saltpetre and iron. Under the rule of the
Adilshahis, the British opened a factory here. The factory was looted by Shivaji in 1673. The
Mughals conquered Rayara Hubli and it was then placed under the governance of the Nawab of
Savanur, who built a new extension named Majidpura. Later, trader Basappa Shettar built new
Hubli around the Durgadabail (fort maidan) part of Rayara Hubli.
Hubli's famous Moorusavira Matha is claimed to have been established by a Sharana of
Basaveshwara's period. Hubli was conquered by the Marathas from the Nawab of Savanur in
1755-56. In the following years, Hubli was conquered by Hyder Ali, only to be recaptured by the
Marathas in 1790. At this point in time the old town was administered by a person named Phadke
under the Peshwas and the new town was under the administration of the Sangli Patwardhan. The
British took Old Hubli from the Peshwas in 1817. The new town, with 47 other villages, was
handed over to the British by the Sangli Patwardhan in lieu of subsidy in 1820. Later in 1880, the
British started the Railway workshop and with this, Hubli came to be reckoned as an industrial
centre in this part of India.
The Bhavanishankar temple and Sri siddharodh swamy temple in Old Hubli and the impressive
Chandramauleshwara/ Chaturlinga temple in Unakal are of Chalukyan times. Kundgol, 15 km
south of Hubli, has the huge Shambhu Linga temple of Chalukyan times. Center government
have approved the request to rename the city in October 2014 and Hubli is renamed (along with
other 12 cities) to "Hubballi" on November 1, 2014.[2]

Demographics
The population of the twin cities, as per provisional census 2011 figures, is 1,349,563.[3] HubliDharwad's population increased 22.99% between 1981 and 1991, from 527,108 to 648,298; and
by 21.2% between 1991 and 2001. The corporation covers 202 km. It is the second largest and
second most populated city in the state of Karnataka. It has a large floating population of over 2
lakh which stands second after Bangalore in Karnataka.
Religions in Hubli dharwad
Religion

Percent

Hindus
Muslims
Christians
Others

68%
26%
5.6%
0.4%

Distribution of religions
Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Climate
Hubli
J

Climate chart (explanation)

F M A M J
J A S O N D

29 32
15 16

10

40

35 36
19 21

60

35
21

150

28
21

210

26
21

200

26
20

110

60

30

28 29 29 28
20 19 17 15

Average max. and min. temperatures in C

Precipitation totals in mm
Source: YR
[show]Imperial conversion

Hubli-Dharwad has a tropical wet and dry climate. Summers are hot and dry, lasting from late
February to early June. They are followed by the monsoon season, with moderate temperatures
and a large amount of precipitation. Temperatures are fairly moderate from late October to early
February, with virtually no rainfall. Hubli is 640 meters above M.S.L. The average yearly rainfall
is 838 mm.[4]
[hide]Climate data for Hubli

Month

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Average high C 29.1 31.7 34.5 36 34.5 28.2 25.9 25.6 27.7 29.2 28.7 28.2 29.94
(F)
(84.4) (89.1) (94.1) (97) (94.1) (82.8) (78.6) (78.1) (81.9) (84.6) (83.7) (82.8) (85.93)

Average low C 14.5 15.7 18.6 22 22 20.9 20.9 20.2 19.6 18.8 16.5 14.3 18.67
(F)
(58.1) (60.3) (65.5) (72) (72) (69.6) (69.6) (68.4) (67.3) (65.8) (61.7) (57.7) (65.67)

Average rainfall 0
mm (inches)
(0)

0
10
40
60 150 210 200 110 60
30
0
870
(0) (0.39) (1.57) (2.36) (5.91) (8.27) (7.87) (4.33) (2.36) (1.18) (0) (34.24)

Source: source=YR

Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation

Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) was constituted in 1962 by combining the two
cities separated by a distance of 20 kilometers. The area covered by the corporation is 202.3 km.
spread over 45 revenue villages and is the second largest city corporation in Karnataka after
Bangalore. The population of the city as per the 1991 census was 7 lakhs. The present population
is more than 12 lakhs. Hubli Municipal Council was established Under the Government of India
Act of 1850 and the Dharwad Municipal Council first came into existence on 1 January 1856.
Both were merged later and after the capital city of Bangalore, this is the largest city Corporation
in the State.[5][6]

Economy
Hubli is the commercial hub of Karnataka, it has wide cluster of industries and has more than a
lakh small and medium industries.[7] The Government of India has set up a Software Technology
park on PuneBangalore Road and Aryabhatta Tech Park in Navanagar region of Hubli. The city
is situated on the dividing line between Malnad and the Deccan plateau. Malnad is well known
for its forests and forest based industries and the other three sides are known for their agricultural
products like cotton, groundnut and oil seeds, besides manganese ore and granite. Establishment
of new-generation diesel loco shed in the city by Indian railways was another major boost for
development of Industries in this region as this was first of its kind in Indian Railways history.
The diesel loco shed at Hubli is the largest holder of EMD locomotive in India and was set up in
1880. The agricultural produce market of Hubli at Amargol is one of the largest markets in Asia
and the cotton market of Hubli is among the largest in India.

Transportation

Air
Hubli Airport (IATA: HBX, ICAO: VOHB) is the only operational airport in north Karnataka.
Spice Jet operated flights to Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, and Jabalpur; Air Pegasus
started its operation from 13/04/2015 from Hubli to Bangalore. It is currently being upgraded to
international airport and a sanction of Rs 170 crore has been made available for this purpose.

Rail
Hubli is the headquarters of the South Western Railway zone. It was carved out as a zone from
the current South Central Railway. It is the centre for the Hubli Division. The Hubli Division is
one the highest revenue generating divisions in India. Hubli is well-connected by the Indian Rail
Network. Several express, superfast and Shatabdi trains ply between Hubli and Bangalore every
day. Hubli, an important railway junction, has daily trains connecting with major towns across
the country. An upcoming monorail project at Hubli city is set to boost the intercity transport.[8]

Road
Hubli lies on the "Golden Quadrilateral". Asian Highway 47 passes through Hubli. It lies on
National Highway 63 (Ankola - Gooty) and National Highway 218 (Hubli - Humnabad) which
connect Hubli with major cities in the region. NWKRTC (North West Karnataka Road Transport
Corporation) is a state run corporation headquartered at Hubli. There is frequent inter-city
transportation between Hubli and Dharwad. Bus services from the twin-cities go to every part of
Karnataka, neighboring states, and other popular destinations. There are many private bus
operators who render services for overnight travel between Hubli and other major cities. A bus
rapid-transit system (BRTS) is under construction in Hubli. It will have a length of 70 km and
will be built on an eight-lane expressway between Hubli and Dharwad. It will be funded by
government of Karnataka and will be managed by HDBRTS Company.

Education
Hubli is well provided with pre-university, engineering colleges as well as universities. The twin
city of Hubli-Dharwad has been nicknamed "Shikshana Kashi" due to its long list of prominent
educational institutions. The city has 4 universities. Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences
(KIMS), formerly known as Karnataka Medical College, University of Agricultural Sciences,
Dharwad, Karnataka State Law University and Karnatak University is situated in Dharwad. The
District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), a 150 year old institute, is a premier teachers
training institute in India. There are many engineering colleges present in the city. An Indian
Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) has been sanctioned to the city which will start
functioning in the year 2015.

Media
Hubli is home to a number of dailies. Samyukta Karnataka, the oldest and most famous Kannada
daily, started out in this very city and is headquartered at Koppikar Road. The twin cities have

been the center for publishing newspapers and magazines. Famous dailies like The Times Of
India, The Hindu, Deccan Herald, Prajawani, Vishwavani, Samyukta Karnataka, Indian Express,
Horanadu, Kannada Prabha, Vijaya Karnataka, Sanjewani, Vishwavani and several weeklies like
Prapancha are published from here. There is an All India Radio station in Dharwad. There are
several private and government libraries to cater to the reading needs of the public.

Culture And Society

Hubli-Dharwad is known as cultural, educational and music capital of Karnataka.[9] It has
produced some of the most well-known Hindustani music exponents like Mallikarjun Mansur,
Bhimsen Joshi, Gangubai Hangal and Basavaraj Rajguru and poets D. R. Bendre and V. K.
Gokak.

Places of Interest

Chandramouleshwara Temple

Siddharoodha Math

Unkal Lake

Glass House Garden

Navagraha Teertha

Gayatri Tapovan

Gangubai Hanagal Memorial Musical Museum

ISKCON Akshaya Patra

Gallery

IT Park in Hubli


Tata Motors workshop at Hubli - Dharwad

Rani Chennamma Express at Hubli

South Western Railway headquarters, Hubli Railway Station

Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences

BVB College of Engineering & Technology


P.C. Jabin College Heritage Building

Siddharooda Math, Hubli

Chandramouleshwara Temple

Unkal Lake

Notes
1.
[1]
New City, Names to Karnatka. "New name for cities". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 November
2014.
[2]

 [3]
[4]
[5]
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-15/hubli/42080789_1_region-swrkarnataka-chamber
http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/monorail-proposed-in-hublidharwad-112091202006_1.html
1.

[6]

External links
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