Hubli–Dharwad
Hubli and Dharwad are twin cities in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Hubli and Dharwad are twin cities in the Indian state of Karnataka. Hubli-Dharwad form the second-largest municipality and urban agglomeration of Karnataka in terms of population, after the capital Bangalore. While Dharwad is the administrative headquarters, the city of Hubli, situated about 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Dharwad, is the commercial centre and business hub of North Karnataka. The cities have a single municipal corporation called Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC).
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Worth seeing in and around Hubli–Dharwad
10 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.
- 01Karnatak 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.
9.1 km · state public university in Dharwad, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 02Banashankari Temple
Banashankari Temple of Amargol is an ancient temple dedicated to Banashankari in Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
2.9 km · Hindu temple located in Amargol, Dharwad District, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 03Chandramouleshwara Temple, Unkal
The Chandramauleshwara Temple, sometimes referred to as the Candramauḷĩśvara or Chandramouleshwara temple at Unkal, is an 11th-century Shiva temple with Chalukyan architecture in Unkal, Karnataka, India. It is built on a square-cross plan with one entrance for each cardinal direction, corresponding to the sandhara plan found in Sanskrit texts on architecture.
6.9 km · 11th-century four-entrance Shiva temple (Chalukya era) · Wikipedia - 04Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences
Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute, colloquially known as KMC, is a medical school in Hubballi, Karnataka, India. It is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.
9 km · government medical college in Hubli, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 05Karnatak 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.
8.4 km · College in Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 06SDM 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.
5.6 km · Engineering college in Dharwad, India · Wikipedia - 07Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad
The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad is an Institute of National Importance set up under a non-profit, Public-Private-Partnership model by the Ministry of Education.
9.8 km · University in Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 08KLE Technological University
Karnatak Lingayat Education Technological University is a private university in Hubballi-Dharwad, Karnataka, India. It was upgraded to a university under the KLE Technological University Act, 2012.
7.8 km · state private university in Dharwad, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 09RN Shetty Stadium
Dr. RN Shetty Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
8.2 km · The stadium at the heart of Dharwad, Karnataka · Wikipedia - 10KLE Institute of Technology
The K.L.E Society's KLE Institute of Technology is an engineering college in Hubli, India. Established in 2008, it is one of the institutes under the banner of Karnatak Lingayat Education Society.
8.4 km · Engineering institute in Hubli, India · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Venkateshwara temple behind Nrupatunga Betta (hill) for calm and serenity. 5 km from Chennamma Circle. Gayatri Tapovan- near Tadasa, 21 km on Bengaluru Road, Water Park 9 km from Chennamma Circle on Karwar Road.
- 01Unkal Lake and Bund Garden
- 02Chandramauleshwara Temple
11th-century Shiva temple.
- 03Banashankari Temple
- 04Nrupatunga Betta
- 05Indira Gandhi Glass House
Sadashiva Nagar (walking distance from Chennamma circle).
- 06Siddharodh Math
3 km from Chennamma Circle on Karwar road.
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Where to eat
Jowar Rotti Badanikai Palya Red Chilli Chutney Biryani Paradise, Unkal Cross. Ground Nut Powder etc. New Bombay Hotel, Old Hubli Chat Smoking Joes Pizzas Good North Indian and South Indian restaurants are in plenty Do visit the local khanavalis (Kannada name of "hotel") which provide authentic North Karnataka food, they are plenty and aptly priced around ₹30 to ₹50 per meals.
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Getting to Hubli–Dharwad
- Airports
- Goa Dabolim (GOI), 132 km · Manohar (GOX), 134 km · Mangaluru (IXE), 274 km
- Stations
- Hubballi Airport, 5.9 km · Dharwad railway station, 7.1 km
- Vasco da Gama → Hubli–Dharwad142 km · quickest by road, 3h 32m · ₹1,240–1,540
- Mopa → Hubli–Dharwad145 km · quickest by road, 3h 40m · ₹1,330–1,670
- Mangaluru → Hubli–Dharwad272 km · quickest by road, 6h 5m · ₹2,300–2,880
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Hubli–Dharwad. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundOne can hire autorickshaws to visit different places within city limits.
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