Lokur

Lokur
Village
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Talukas	Athani^[1]
Population (2001)
• Total	3,500
Languages
• Official	Kannada , Marathi , Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA
Website	karnataka.gov.in

Lokur is a village in Dharwad district, Belgaum division, Karnataka. It is located on the border of Maharashtra and Karnataka states of India.^[2]

Religion

The Yellamma (Renuka) Devi temple ^[3] and Gramadevi temples are situated there.

Notables

Lokur is home to one of the largest undivided families in the world, the Narasinganavar family, a patriarchal Jain family with about 180 family members.

Demographics

Kannada and Marathi are prominent local languages.

The population numbers 3,268 as per 2011 Census of India. The village has a higher than average Sex ratio of 977, compared with Karnataka State’s average of 973. The village has a literacy rate of 71.74% compared to Karnataka’s literacy rate of 75.36%. The village's female literacy rate of 81.07% compared to the male literacy rate of 62.20%.^[4]

Governance

Lokur village falls under the administration of a Sarpanch, an elected representative of the village, as per the Constitution of India and the Panchayati Raj Act.

Economy

Agriculture is the main economic activity. Grapes, sugarcane and jowar are the main crops. Vegetables such as brinjal, beans, onion and others are also grown.

References

↑ Profile at onefivenine.com retrieved 28 June 2012
↑ Village Directory, 2001 Census of India
↑ "People flocking to Yellamma Hills in large numbers". The Hindu. 2008-02-23. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
↑ "Lokur Village Population - Dharwad - Dharwad, Karnataka". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2016-10-20.

External links

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Settlements in Dharwad district, Karnataka

District HQ: Dharwad

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Coordinates: 15°36′N 74°58′E / 15.600°N 74.967°E / 15.600; 74.967

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