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Kerwad (H) is a village in Uttara Kannada in the southwestern India state of Karnataka.[1][2] The village is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) by road north of the town of Haliyal.

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Kerwad (H) Location in Karnataka, India Show map of Karnataka Kerwad (H) Kerwad (H) (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 15°21′10″N 74°46′20″E
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Taluka	Haliyal
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sab constituency	Uttara Kannada
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Haliyal
Nearest town	Haliyal

History

Kerwad Mango is very famous across the district and majority mangos sold in the near by market like Haliyal, Dandeli, Dharwad & Hubli. There are a substantial amount of Chardo families in this area as they had migrated due to the persecution of the Portuguese in Goa.^{[citation needed]}

There is one of the famous deity God Siddappa around 3 KM from Kerwad towards East and the deity is situated below a big old tree.

Language

Kannada is the most spoken language here along with Konkani. Konkani is spoken as it is in close proximity to Goa, and many Goans settled in Kerwad when they migrated from Goa.

References

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