Kerwad (H)

Kerwad (H)

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	Kerwad (H) Location in Karnataka, India Kerwad (H) Kerwad (H) (India)
	Coordinates: 15°21′10″N 74°46′20″E / 15.35278°N 74.77222°E
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Taluka	Haliyal
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sab constituency	Uttara Kannada
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Haliyal
Nearest town	Haliyal

Kerwad (H) is a village in Uttara Kannada in the southwestern India state of Karnataka.^[1]^[2] The village is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) by road north of the town of Haliyal.

History

Kerwad mango is very famous across the district, and the majority of mangoes sold in nearby markets like Haliyal, Dandeli, Dharwad, and Hubli come from there. There are a substantial number of Chardo families in this area, as they migrated due to the persecution by the Portuguese in Goa.

There is one of the famous deity God Siddappa around 3 KM from Kerwad towards East and the deity is situated below a big old tree.

Language

Kannada is the most spoken language here along with Konkani. Konkani is spoken as it is close to Goa, and many Goans settled in Kerwad when they migrated from Goa.

References

^ 2001 Census Village code for Kerwad (H) = 00713100, "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Karnataka" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 271. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2012.
^ "Census Data 2001: Village Directory/List of Villages Alphabetical: Karnataka: K".

[1] 2001 Census Village code for Kerwad (H) = 00713100, "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Karnataka" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 271. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2012.

[2] "Census Data 2001: Village Directory/List of Villages Alphabetical: Karnataka: K".

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