Kelgeri

Kelgeri is a village in Dharwad district of Karnataka, India.[1]

Kelgeri
Village
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDharwad
Government
 • TypePanchayat raj
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,083
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA
Websitekarnataka.gov.in

The village is surrounded by Kelgeri lake. The Dharwad–Hubli bypass road passes through the area. The famous Dharwad buffaloes are plentiful in this area. Buffalo farming is the main business. It is common to see people with several cans hanging on their bicycles in the morning, supplying milk to remote places of Dharwad. People selling milk are called by the name Gouli.

Apart from milk, Kelgeri has many good cooks of jowar roti that is famous in north Karnataka.

The nearest localities are Vinayak Nagar and Sadhan Keri.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India there were 153 households in Kelgeri and a total population of 1,083 consisting of 611 males and 472 females. There were 74 children ages 0-6.[2]

References
  1. Village Directory Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 2001 Census of India.
  2. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) - KARNATAKA". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

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