Gabbur | |
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village | |
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  Gabbur Location in Karnataka, India Show map of Karnataka Gabbur Gabbur (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:16°18′23.3″N77°9′20″E / 16.306472°N 77.15556°E /16.306472; 77.15556 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Raichur |
| Taluk | Devadurga |
| Talukas | Devadurga |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 6,441 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KA 36 |
Gabbur also spelled asGabburu is a village in the southern state ofKarnataka,India.[1][2] It is located in theDevadurgataluk ofRaichur district in Karnataka.
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus, Gabbur had a population of 6441 with 3187 males and 3254 females.[1]
Gabburu is called theTemple town of Raichur District. There are as many as 30 temples and 28 rock edicts in the town. In ancient times, Gabbur was also known as Garbhapura and Gopuragrama.. Many of these temples were built during the reign of theKalyani Chalukyas. Some of the prominent temples of Gabbur are theHanuman, the Ishwara, the Venkateshwara, the Male Shankara, the Bangara Basappa, the Mahanandeeshwara, the Elu Bhaavi Basavanna and the Boodi Basaveshwara temple; there are several other temples in ruins.[3][4][5]
Gabbur is 30 km from District headquartersRaichur and 28 km from Taluka headquartersDevadurga. Gabbur lies onKarnatakaState Highway 15, which connectsRaichur toDevadurga. Raichur is the nearest large town to Gabbur. Raichur is well connected by road toBangalore,Hubli,Hyderabad,Bagalkot and other major cities. The nearest major airport to Raichur and Gabbur is inHyderabad.
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) runs a bus service to other cities and villages. There are no private bus facility.
Raichur is the nearest railway station to Gabbur and Raichur is served by a major rail line and is well connected by trains to all major parts of India such asBangalore,Mumbai,Delhi,Chennai,Hyderabad,Ahmedabad,Trivandrum,Kanyakumari,Pune,Bhopal andAgra.