Dharwad

Worth seeing in and around Dharwad

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Karnatak University

   Karnatak University is a public state university in Dharwad, Karnataka, India. KUD was officially established in 1950 through the Karnatak University Act, 1949, passed by the legislature of the Bombay Province.

   3.2 km · state public university in Dharwad, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad

   The Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad is an autonomous engineering and technology institute in Dharwad, Karnataka, India. IIT Dharwad started functioning from July 2016 in a temporary campus, previously of the Water and Land Management Institute in Belur Industrial Area, on the outskirts of Dharwad city.

   8.6 km · engineering and technology institute in Karnataka, India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

   University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad is a state agriculture university established by the Government of Karnataka which imparts education, research and extension activities in the fields of agriculture, forestry, food science, agricultural marketing and home science. It is on Dharwad-Belgaum road on a campus with space for growing trees and fields for conducting experiments and research.

   4.3 km · state public university in Dharwad, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Karnatak College Dharwar

   Karnataka College of Arts and Science, Dharwad is one of the leading institutions in Karnataka, India offering B.A., B.Com. and B.Sc degrees.

   1.3 km · College in Karnataka, India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   SDM College of Engineering and Technology

   There are 219 engineering colleges affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, which is in Belgaum in the state of Karnataka, India. This list is categorised into two parts, autonomous colleges and non-autonomous colleges.

   3.2 km · Engineering college in Dharwad, India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   RN Shetty Stadium

   Dr. RN Shetty Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dharwad, Karnataka, India.

   300 m · The stadium at the heart of Dharwad, Karnataka · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Research Center For DNA Diagnostics

   The Karnataka Institute for DNA research is an autonomous medical institution at Karnatak University, Dharwad.

   3.4 km · medical research facility at Karnatak University, Dharwar, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Dharwad Fort

   4 km from toll gate towards Kalghatagi on bypass.

2. 02
   Karnatak University

   Agriculture university campus on Belagavi road.

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Things to do

Attend musical or cultural show held at auditoriums in the city.

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Where to eat

Girmit is the famous local snack made from puffed rice. Local vegetarian meal at Basappa Khanavali in front of District court. Also there are several Khanavali's which serve vegetarian lunch and dinner. There are good vegetarian restaurants which serve South Indian dishes like Upavan restaurant, Kamath, Brindavan, Megha Darshini. Dharwad Peda's a unique and tasty sweet prepared by Thakur Peda shop at Line Bazaar.

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Getting to Dharwad

Airports

Goa Dabolim (GOI), 126 km · Manohar (GOX), 127 km · Mangaluru (IXE), 279 km

Stations

Dharwad railway station, 2 km

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  128 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · ₹1,110–1,390
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• Mangaluru → Dharwad

  274 km · quickest by road, 6h 9m · ₹2,310–2,890
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