Navalgund

Navalgunda
Navilagunda
Town
Nickname: 
NVL
Navalgunda is located in Karnataka
Navalgunda
Navalgunda
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 15°34′N 75°22′E / 15.57°N 75.37°E / 15.57; 75.37
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDharwad
Elevation
578 m (1,896 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total24,613
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code08380
Vehicle registrationKA-25,KA-63
Websitenavalgundtown.mrc.gov.in

Navalgund or Navalagunda is a panchayat town in Dharwad district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Navalagunda or Navilagunda means hill of peacocks. Navalgund is famous for Navalagunda durries. Navalagunda durries has been accorded Geographical Indication (GI) tag.[2] Its GI tag number is 51.[3]

  1. ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ Prakash, Rakesh (11 April 2008). "K'taka gets highest number of GI tags". Business Standard India.
  3. ^ List of Geographical Indications in India