# Jevargi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jevargi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jevargi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevargi > Source revision: 1269937369 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Jevargi | other_name = Jewargi | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Karnataka | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India | coordinates = {{coord|17.02|N|76.77|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | 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 = [Kalaburagi](/source/kalaburagi_district) | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 4.25 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 393 | population_total = 25,685 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = Jevargiyavaru | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [Kannada](/source/Kannada) | timezone1 = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time) | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number) | postal_code = 585 310 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 08442 | registration_plate = KA 32 | website = {{URL|jewargitown.mrc.gov.in}} | iso_code = [IN-KA](/source/ISO_3166-2%3AIN) | footnotes = }} '''Jēvargi''' is a town in [Kalaburagi district](/source/Kalaburagi_district) of [Karnataka](/source/Karnataka), India. It is the headquarters of the Jevargi [Taluk](/source/Tehsil). == Geography == Jevargi has an average elevation of {{convert|393|m}}. The town is spread over an area of {{convert|4.25|km2}}.The area of major towns in Karnataka has been mentioned in the webpage [http://municipaladmn.kar.nic.in/AreapopE.htm Population of Corporation/CMC/TMC/TP] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410005106/http://municipaladmn.kar.nic.in/AreapopE.htm |date=10 April 2009 }} belonging to the Municipal Administration Department of the Government of [Karnataka](/source/Karnataka) Jevargi Taluk is bordered by [Afzalpur](/source/Afzalpur) Taluk and [Gulbarga](/source/Gulbarga) Taluk to the north, [Chitapur](/source/Chitapur) Taluk to the east, [Shahpur](/source/Shahpur%2C_Karnataka) Taluk to the south-east, [Shorapur](/source/Shorapur) Taluk to the south and [Sindagi](/source/Sindgi) Taluk to the west. The [Bhima River](/source/Bhima_River) flows north of Jevargi. == Demographics == As of the [2011 census of India](/source/2011_census_of_India), Jevargi had a population of 25,685 people, 12,976 and 12,710 females giving a sex ratio of 980. Jevargi has an average literacy rate of 73.83%, lower than the national average of 75.36%. The male literacy rate was 82.75% while the female literacy rate was only 64.78%, slightly worse than the national literacy gap in gender. 15.9 percent of the population was under six years of age. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Gulbarga topics}} Category:Cities and towns in Kalaburagi district Category:Taluks in Kalaburagi district --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jevargi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevargi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevargi?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.