Humnabad, also known as Jayasimha Nagar, is a city and municipal council in the Bidar District of the Indian state of Karnataka. Humnabad is the headquarters of Humnabad taluk. It is well-known for the Veerabhadreswar Temple, located midway, at a distance of 60 km from both Bidar and Kalaburgi districts. It is well connected by roadways and railway network. It is connected by two national highways, NH 50 and NH 65.
Geography Humnabad is located at .Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Homnabad It has an average elevation of 638 metres (2093 feet). Humnabad consists of 112 villages and 34 panchayats.
Demographics , Humnabad had a population of 3,32,362. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Kannada is the most spoken language of Humnabad.
Significance Humnabad is known for its rich heritage of temples and proximity to Telangana and Maharashtra. It is known for Shri Veerabhadreshwar Temple, Jai Bhavani Temple, Shri Manik Prabhu Devasthanam temple is dedicated to a great ascetic.
Religious centers
The Manik Prabhu Temple is located on the confluence of two holy rivulets Viraja and Guru Ganga, Banashankari Temple in Nandgaon village. Every year on 26 January, 12 days Shri Veerbhadreshwara jatra Mohotsav is celebrated devotees visit and take darshan many people come from North Karnataka, Maharashtra (MH), Andhra, Telangana.
Notable people Basavaraj Havgiappa Patil (three time MLA and MLC, Minister of Karnataka) Ramchandra Veerappa Rajashekar Patil Merajuddin Patel Manikappa Gada Doctor Manikrao Patil Ramchandra Chidri Veerpakshappa Agadi Somanna Maroor Siddu Patil Subhash Kallur
Transport Humnabad is connected by two national highways NH-65 and State Highway NH-218. In fact, NH 218 begins from Humnabad itself. Now, NH-9 is rechristened as NH-65. Also, new railway line is laid from Bidar to Gulbarga and regular train services have started from Bidar to Gulbarga via Humanabad.
See also Aurad Basavakalyan Bhalki Bidar
References
External links Humnabad railway station Official Website of Humnabad Town Municipal Council