It is located in the Dharwad taluk of Dharwad district in Karnataka.
As of the 2011 Census of India there were 2,152 households in Garag and a total population of 10,528.
Garag is well known for its
black soil farm lands.
The famous stream Tupri
Halla flows nearby.
The stream flows only during
rainy season.
An artificial lake Bokyapur
lake is also nearby.
Water from Bokyapur lake was
used for irrigating agricultural fields.
Rare water fowls migrate to
Bokyapur during winter months.
Very close to the lake is an
ancient Lord Hanuman temple which has a Halegannada inscription dating back to
10th or 11th century.
The hand-woven khadi for the National Flag was initially manufactured at Garag, a small village in Dharwad district in North Karnataka.
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