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About Hubli - Dharwad
Location :The twin cities
of Hubli-Dharwad are located at a distance of around 420 KM
north of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka state and 550
KM south of Mumbai. The city of Dharwad is just east of the
famous Western Ghats and is surrounded by hills and lakes.
Dharwad district (before Re-organization of 1997) covers an
area of 13738 sq. KM and with a twin city population of about
6,00,000. The city of Dharwad is the district head quarters
and twin cities (Hubli-Dharwad) are educational and financial,
industrial hub for North Karnataka
Nearest Airport: The Airport
at Hubli (18 KM). There are other near by airports like Belgaum
(80 KM), Goa(160 KM), Bangalore(420 KM) and Mumbai(550 KM).
From each of above cities there are numerous luxury buses
and trains.
About Hubli
Hubli is a major city of this district
and is a famous industrial town. This historic town was known
as Raya Hubli and also as Elaya Puravada Halli during the
ancient times. This city metamorphosed into an important commercial
centre for trade in cotton and iron during the reign of the
Vijaynagara empire. The city is noted for its handloom textile
units and has many cotton ginning and processing mills.
The district has some of the important monuments like the
beautiful temples, churches, mosques, and monasteries that
are worth a visit. Not to be missed are the delicious Pedas,
the specialty of the district.
Fact Sheet - Hubli
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Area |
13738
SQ Km |
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Population
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9,000,00 |
| - Languages
Spoken |
English, Hindi, Kannada & Marthi. |
| - Climate |
Temprature
16-37 Degree C
Semiarid climate
15.21 N
75.07 E |
| - Airport |
Available
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Railway |
Hubli
is well connected to Bangalore & Mumbai
by rail network. 18 trains passing through Hubli.
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| - Power |
on
par with best in Karnataka. |
| - Water
supply |
Futuristic
water supply and sewage |
| - Telecom
services |
Normal
connections; ISDN at the rate of 64 /128 /384/512
Kbps; Intelligent networks; Broadband conenctivity; leased lines |
| - Internet
services |
PSTN
Dial up / ISDN Dial up / Leased |
| - Network
Access |
Any
data rates like 2/8 /34 /140 Mbps and multiple access
from customer premises on optical fiber system Redundancy
provided by optical fibers in SDH ring |
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- Leased
line circuits
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Leased circuits of 64 Kbps, 2 Mbps available from any
Location in NK to national or international destinations
. 2 / 8 / 140 Mb access can be provided from the users
premises on optical fiber system |
| - Real
Estate |
Commercial
cost / sq ft: 15-30 for rental, Rs 1,000 -3,000 for
Purchase in Hubli city. |
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Housing
Rent 2,500-5,000 for a two bedroom apartment
Rs 700- 1,000/ sq.ft. for purchase of ready to occupy
apartments |
| - Education |
72.1%
literacy. |
| - Recreation
Parks |
wide
open spaces in addition to facilities like clubs, theaters,
etc. |
| - Health
Care |
Fully
equipped generic and specialty hospitals with state
-of-art facilities, both at Hubli and Dharwad |
Hubli History || Education in
Hubli
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