Golihole

Golihole
Village
Nickname:  Greater Golihole
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Taluk	Byndoor
Government
• Body	Village Panchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,479
Languages
• Official	Kannada, Konkani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KA

Golihole is a village in the Byndoor taluk of Udupi district. Before 2018, the village was part of the Kundrapura taluk. As of 2011, Golihole has a total population of 3479 people consisting of 1918 male and 303 female residents. The village occupies a total area of 4584.40 hecatres with a population density of 0.759 people per hectare. As of 2011, the total literacy rate was 70.37% which was higher than the national average of 59.5%.^[1]

As of 2011, Golihole has an employment rate of over 47.63%, 77.01% of whom are employed over 183 days in a year.^[1]

Infrastructure

The Gulnadi Halla stream runs through the village, however due to insufficient funds, the only means of cross the stream is via a wooden hanging bridge. This had led to incovenience in performing daily tasks, especially during the monsoon season for the residents of the village.^[2]

People

Prathviraj Shetty a member of the India's differently abled T20 cricket team for 2022 hails from Golihole.^[3]

See also

• Udupi
• Kundapura

References

1. "Census | Udupi District | India". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
2. "This fragile wooden hanging bridge is all that connects Hoseri". Deccan Herald. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
3. "Byndoor: Prathviraj Shetty from Golihole is member of Indian deaf cricket team". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.