

The Male literacy stands at 76.66% while Female literacy was 55.33%. The ahobilam temple, dedicated to Lord Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy, is famous for the belief that any marriage that takes place here is happy and prosperous forever. In 2011 literacy rate of Shurpali wa 66.25% compared to 75.36% of Karnataka. Shurpali has lower literacy rate compared to Karnataka. Child Sex Ratio for Shurpali as per census is 920, lower than Karnataka average of 948. The Average Sex Ratio of Shurpali village is 949 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Children between the age of 0-6 made up 16.9% of the total village population.

There is also 'Anjaneya' installed by 1008 Shri Vidyadhisha Teertharu in the temple.Īs of 2011 Population census, Shurpali had a population of 3114 of which 1598 are males while 1516 are females. The village of Shurpali was the ‘Tapobhumi’ of Shri Yadavaryaru. The place is also referred to as ‘Dakshina-Kashi’, owing to the Shiva temples and 8 terthas around the area. Mother Bhageerathi ( river Ganga) is said to have come here to give ‘Shurpa Daana’ (Morada-Baagina) to a Brahman to get rid of her sins. The Lakshmi Narsimha Swamy temple is a cave temple, situated on a beautiful hillock. The temple is believed to be 600 years old. Lakshmi Narshima Swamy temple is about 50 kilometers from the state capital. The puranas say that on seeing "the beauty of Shurpalaya", the tears of joy of Lord Parashurama that fell on the ground here gave birth to a Peepal tree (Ashvattha vruksha). The Nacharam Gutta houses a revered Lakshmi Narshima Swamy temple, in the Medak district of Telangana, India.

There is an Ashwattha vruksha in front of the main deity. The ancient temple of Shri LakShmI Narasimha has references in skanda purana. The village of Shurpali or ‘Shurpalaya’ houses Shri Lakshmi Narasimha swamy temple and is situated amidst cane fields on the bank of river Krishna. Shurpali is a village near Jamkhandi, a town in Bagalkot district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
