Naravi
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Naravi | |
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village | |
 St.Antony's Church, Naravi | |
  Naravi Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 12°59′23″N 75°09′14″E / 12.9898°N 75.1539°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Taluk | Belthangady |
| Government | |
| • Body | Village Panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,985 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 574109[1] |
| Vehicle registration | KA 21, KA 19, KA 70 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dakshina Kannada |
| Vidhana Sabha constituency | Belthangady |
Naravi is a panchayat village[2] in Belthangady taluk, Dakshina Kannada, in the foothills of the Western Ghats of India. There are two villages in the Naravi gram panchayat: Naravi and Kuthluru.[3] It is 58 km from Mangalore and 25 km from Karkala towards Dharmasthala. Naravi is known for Sri Sooryanarayana temple, one of the two well known Sun temples,[4] the other of which is at Konark. The village's name came from "Naa Ravi" in Kannada, which means no visible sunlight because of forest at daytime. It also has Sri Veenugopalakrishna Temple, which has a beautiful idol of Krishna carrying a child in his hands. Those who don't have children come to this statue of Krishna to pray for children.
Naravi village is also known for St. Antony Shrine, a Catholic church.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2001[update] India census, the village of Naravi had a population of 3,900, with 1,925 males (49.4%) and 1,975 female (50.6%), for a gender ratio of 1026 females per thousand males.[5]
In the 2011 India census, Naravi was recorded as having 3,985 inhabitants.[6]
Educational Organizations
[edit]- St. Paul's English Med. School (Near St. Antony Church, Naravi)
- St. paul's higher Primary School (Near St. Antony Church, Naravi)
- Naravi High School - Aided (Near St. Antony Church, Naravi)
- Govt. High School (Near by Bus stand, Naravi)
- St. Antony PU College (Near St. Antony Church, Naravi)
- St. Antony Degree College (Near St. Antony Church, Naravi)
Reference Notes
[edit]- ↑ "India Post PIN code search". Archived from the original on 6 September 2013.
- ↑ 2011 Village Panchayat Code = 220331, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Beltangadi, Dakshin Kannad, Karnataka". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.
- ↑ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Navari Gram Panchayat, Beltangadi, Dakshin Kannad, Karnataka". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
- ↑ Pinto, G.A. (1962). Father Corti's Naravi Mission. Indian Press. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "Census 2001 Population Finder: Karnataka: Dakshina Kannada: Beltangadi: Naravi". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ↑ "NPR Report: Karnataka: Dakshina Kannada: Belthangady". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011.
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