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{{About|the Indian village in Karnataka|the Korean War|Korean War}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
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'''Korwar''' is a village in the southern state of [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref name="censusindia">Village code= 226400 {{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=2008-12-08 }}</ref><ref name="yahoomaps">{{cite web|url=http://in.maps.yahoo.com |title=Yahoomaps India : |access-date=2008-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218082545/http://in.maps.yahoo.com/ |archive-date=2008-12-18 }} Korwar, Vijayapur, Karnataka</ref> Sri Ksethra Korwar was initially called Kokilapur. It is located in the [[Devar Hippargi]] [[taluk]] of [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapurdistrict]] in Karnataka. It is famous for Lord Hanuman temple, called as Korawareshwara. It comes under Korwar Panchayath. It belongs to Belgaum Division. It is located 64 km towards East from District headquarters Bijapur and 541 km from state capital Bangalore. Korwar Pin code is 586120 and postal head office is Korwar. Kannada is the Local Language here.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Korwar had a population of 7154 with 3651 males and 3504 females.<ref name="censusindia" />

==Lord Korawaresha==
[[File:Lord Korwareshwara.jpg|thumb|Lord Korawaresha]]The Korwaresha Vigraha (statue) is consecrated by Sri Sri 1008 Sri Vadiraj Teerth from Sonde Math in the year 1535. It is said that Lord Korwaresha himself asked to establish the vigraha in this village. The vigraha is like shaligram and it is of 5 ft in height. The vigraha is having left hand above the waist and blessing the devotees with right hand. Eye, ear, shoulder, hand, the feet are clearly visible. Every year from Ugadi festival to Hanuma Jayantii special pooja programs will be celebrated in this temple. Every Saturday Pallakki Seva is done from palaki katti, Hanumad Vrata, Kartika Samaradhane, Madhvanavami and many more pooja will be celebrated by the devotees.

==See also==
* [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur district]]
* [[Districts of Karnataka]]

==References==
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==External links==
* http://Bijapur.nic.in/
* http://www.korwar.com/

{{Settlements in Bijapur district}}

[[Category:Villages in Bijapur district, Karnataka]]

{{BijapurKarnataka-geo-stub}}

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