Bankapura
| Bankapura ಬಂಕಾಪುರ |
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| State : | Karnataka | ||
| District : | Haveri | ||
| Sub-district : | Shiggaon | ||
| Location : | 14 ° 55 ' N , 75 ° 16' E | ||
| Height : | 575 m | ||
| Area : | 19.4 km² | ||
| Residents : | 22,529 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 1161 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Bankapura or Bankapur ( Kannada : ಬಂಕಾಪುರ ) is a historically significant small town with around 25,000 inhabitants in the Indian state of Karnataka .
Location and climate
Bankapura is located in the west of Karnataka on the Dekkan Plateau at an altitude of approx. 575 m, approx. 21 km (driving distance) northwest of the district capital Haveri and approx. 54 km southeast of Hubli-Dharwad . The climate is subtropical and warm; Rain (approx. 835 mm / year) almost only falls in the summer monsoon months .
population
Official population statistics have only been kept and published since 1991.
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | k. A. | 20,324 | 22,529 |
A good 51% of the majority of the Kannada- speaking population are Hindus , around 48% are Muslims and less than 1% belong to other religious groups such as Jains , Sikhs , Buddhists and Christians . The male share of the population exceeds the female population by approximately 7%.
economy
The area around Bankapura is largely agricultural; Craftsmen, traders and service providers of all kinds have settled in the city itself.
history
In the early Middle Ages, the area around Bankapura belonged to the kingdom of the Kadamba , the Chalukyas of Badami and the Rashtrakutas . As inscriptions attest, the city came under the sphere of influence of the Chalukyas of Kalyani in the 11th and 12th centuries until the Kalachuri and the Hoysala temporarily took power, which was followed in 1348 by the Vijayanagar Empire, which itself again in battle in 1565 von Talikota was subject to the combined armies of the Deccan sultanates . However, these were divided among themselves and so the Hindu princely state of Mysore was able to take over power for a time, which was contested by the sultans of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur . From 1761 to 1799 Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan , two more or less independently ruling generals of the princely state of Mysore, occupied power; thereafter the British extended their influence to southern India.
Attractions
- The large-area Nagareshvara temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and is located in the ruins of the former fortress (fort) approx. 1 km outside the city ; it probably originated during the rule of the Chalukya of Kalyani in the 12th century. However, the temple no longer has any tower structures ( vimanas ) , as these - like the fort itself - were destroyed during the invasion of the Adil Shahis in 1567. The closed cella ( garbhagriha ) is followed by an elongated, laterally open vestibule ( mandapa ) with balcony-like benches, the roof of which rests on approx. 60 turned columns made of easy-to-work soapstone ; In the entrance area, the vestibule has been widened again. The multi-tiered portal to the slightly raised cella is a masterpiece of Indian stone carving. The finishing of the ceiling, which is partly reminiscent of older timber construction techniques, also deserves attention - the highlight is a cantilever dome with a hanging keystone .
- There are numerous fragments in the vicinity of the temple that are reminiscent of the original splendor.
