Hukeri
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Hukeriis a panchayat town in Belgaum district
Belgaum district
Belgaum district is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The city of Belgaum is the district headquarters in North Karnataka. By the 2011 Census of India, it had a population of 4778439...

 in the India
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 of Karnataka
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Geography

Hukeri is located at 16.23°N 74.6°E. It has an average elevation of 631 metres (2070 feet).
Bellad Bagewadi is a villages which comes under Hukkeri Taluk.

Hukkeri is a name which is derived from two words 'hoovina' + 'kere' means it was a place where plenty of flowers were grown and were supplied to Adilshah of Bijapur.

Sankeshwar is a business city comes under Hukkeri Taluk, which is known as it is on National Highway.

Demographics

India census
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, Hukeri had a population of 19,906. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Hukeri has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 55%. In Hukeri, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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