# Hunagunda

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| name                    = Hungund
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| settlement_type         = Town/Taluk
| image_skyline           = Hungund Taluk.jpg
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| image_caption           = Hungund Taluk Map before creation of Ilkal Taluk
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Karnataka, India
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| subdivision_type1       = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1       = [Karnataka](/source/Karnataka)
| subdivision_type2       = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2       = [Bagalkot](/source/Bagalkot_district)
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| area_total_km2          = 3.25
| elevation_footnotes     = 
| elevation_m             = 530
| population_total        = 18037
| population_as_of        = 2001
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| population_density_km2  = 5549.85
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| demographics_type1      = Languages
| demographics1_title1    = Official
| demographics1_info1     = [Kannada](/source/Kannada)
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| utc_offset1             = +5:30
| postal_code_type        = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number)
| postal_code             = 587 118
| registration_plate = KA-29
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| area_code               = 08351
| website                 = {{URL|http://www.hungundtown.mrc.gov.in/}}
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'''Hungund''' or '''Hunagunda''' is a [taluk](/source/taluk) in the northern district of [Bagalkot](/source/Bagalkot_district) in [Karnataka](/source/Karnataka), [India](/source/India). Major towns in the [taluk](/source/Tehsil) are Amingad, Hunagunda. [Kudalasangama](/source/Kudalasangama), where the [social reform](/source/social_reform)ist [Basavanna](/source/Basavanna) died, is located in the taluk. Hunagunda Taluk also contains [Aihole](/source/Aihole) and [Pattadkal](/source/Pattadkal) which were once under the rule of [Chalukyas](/source/Chalukyas) of [Badami](/source/Badami). Amingad is known for [Amingad karadantu](/source/Karadantu), a sweet dish.

==Geography==
thumb|left|Hungund Taluk before creation of Ilkal Taluk
thumb|left|Hungund Taluk ZP Constituency Map before creation of Ilkal Taluk
Hungund is located at {{Coord|16.07|N|76.05|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Hungund.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Hunagunda]. ''fallingrain.com''.</ref> It has an average elevation of 531&nbsp;metres (1742&nbsp;feet). The soil found in the area is usually black or red and the soil is very fertile.

===Tourism Places around Hunagund===
* [Aihole](/source/Aihole)
* [Pattadakal](/source/Pattadakal)
* [Badami](/source/Badami)
* [Banashankari](/source/Banashankari)
* [Kudalasangama](/source/Kudalasangama)
* [Bijapur](/source/Bijapur)

==Demographics==
{{As of|alt=As of the [2001 Indian census](/source/2001_Indian_census)|2001}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns  (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Hunagunda had a population of 18,035. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Hunagunda had an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 53%. In Hunagunda, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age. [Kannada](/source/Kannada) is the most widely spoken language in the taluk.

==Economy==
Agriculture is the largest employer in Hunagunda. The chief crops cultivated are ragi and jowar, as well as groundnut, gram, tuvar daal and moong daal.
[Ilkal](/source/Ilkal) is famous for [Ilkal saree](/source/Ilkal_saree) and Red Granite.

==Education==
Hunagunda and Ilkal have some noted educational institutions in the region. Vijaya Mahantesh High School in Hunagunda was established in 1915 as Anglo Vernacular School. Hunagunda also has a Rural Polytechnic college.

==See also==
*[Basavakalyan](/source/Basavakalyan)
*[Ulavi](/source/Ulavi)
*[Basavana Bagewadi](/source/Basavana_Bagewadi)
*[Tangadagi](/source/Tangadagi)
*[Kudalasangama](/source/Kudalasangama)
*[Muddebihal](/source/Muddebihal)

==References==
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Category:Cities and towns in Bagalkot district

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