Hukeri

Hukkeri is a Town Municipal Council and taluka in Belgavi district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Hukkeri is a Town Municipal and a taluka in Belgaum district of Karnataka state. It is 50 km north of Belgaum. Hukkeri taluka shares its borders with Chikkodi in the north, Gokak in the east, Belgaum taluk in the south and the Maharashtra State in the west. The area of Hukkeri taluka is 987 km2 and according to a 2011 census, the population in Hukkeri taluk is 399,270. The study area has an overall population density of 405 persons per km2. The decadal variation in population from 2001 2011 is 11.78% in Hukkeri taluk. The average annual rainfall is 422mm.

Hukkeri taluk enjoys a semi arid climate. The area falls under Northern transitional agro climatic zone of Karnataka state and is categorized as drought prone. The normal annual rainfall in Hukkeri taluk for the period 1981 to 2010 is 622 mm. Seasonal rainfall pattern indicates that, major amount of (406mm) rainfall was recorded during South West Monsoon seasons, which contributes about 65% of the annual normal rainfall, followed by North East Monsoon season (136 mm) constituting 22% and remaining (81 mm) 13% in Pre Monsoon season. Computations were carried out for the 30 year blocks of 1981–2010, the mean monthly rainfall at Hukkeri taluk is ranging between 0 mm during February to 116 mm during June. The coefficient of variation percent for pre monsoon, monsoon and post monsoon season is 64, 39 and 65 percent respectively. Annual CV at this station works out to be 26 percent (Table 1). Table 1: Statistical Analysis of Rainfall Data of Hukkeri taluk, (1981 to 2010)

Agriculture is the main occupation in Hukkeri taluk. Major Kharif crops are maize, bajra, jowar, tur and vegetables. Main crops of Rabi season are maize, Bajra, Jowar and sunflower. Water intensive crops like sugarcane and paddy are grown in 18% of total crop area. Maize is grown in 11% and oil seeds in 23% of total crop area of taluk. Bajra & jowar account 12% of total
crop area.

as of 2001 India census, Hukkeri had a population of 25014. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Hukkeri 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 Hukkeri, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Hukkeri has been famous since 14th century. In 1327, Mohammed bin Tughluk appointed an Amir here. It is known that Hukkeri and the area around it was under the command of fateh bahadur, a dictator of the dynasty, and in 1502 it was taken over by Yusuf Adil Shah, the Sultan of Bijapur. During his time, Ain ul Mulk Jilani built Hukkeri's fortress, palace, and water fountains. In 1542, he along with the Buran Nizamshah of Ahmednagar opposed the Sultan of Bijapur. But, he once again befriended the Shah of Bijapur after Buran Nizamshah was defeated. He was then given the kingdom of Kittur.