Hirekerur

Hirekerur is a panchayat town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The name "the village of the big pond" (from the components hire, big; keri, pond; and ur, village). The name is pronounced as "Hee ray kay roor".GeographyHirekerur is located at. It has an average elevation of 619 metres (2030 ft). Varkavi Sarwagnya born near Hirekerur in a Abalur village. Hirekerur is the biggest taluk (128 villages)in Karnataka state.Demographics, according to the India census, Hirekerur has a population of 15,874. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Hirekerur has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 66%. In Hirekerur, 13% of the population is under six years of age.The taluq of Hirekerur exerts administrative control over more than 130 villages, making it the largest Taluq (in terms of number of settlements covered) in Karnataka state.Religion and CultureHirekerur houses a famous Durga Devi temple, located close to the village's 900acre lake, Durga devi kere. Several religions are represented among the local population, and all collaborate in the Durgadevi Festival (Jatra) held once every three years. The jatra attracts between 80-100,000 visitors from across India, and especially from Maharashtra state. Near by Temple we can notice the ruined temple pillars but archeology department completely neglected them and also we can find an Ancient ruined temple near by Durga devi temple with old inscriptions but no one bothered about them.