, ▁H ang al ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 5 , 0 1 1 . ▁M ales ▁constit uted ▁ 5 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁and ▁females ▁ 4 9 %. ▁H ang al ▁had ▁an ▁average ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁of ▁ 6 4 %, ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁of ▁ 5 9 . 5 % : ▁male ▁liter acy ▁was ▁ 6 7 %, ▁and ▁female ▁liter acy ▁was ▁ 6 0 %. ▁ 1 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁is ▁under ▁six ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁Transport ▁H ang al ▁is ▁approximately ▁ ▁from ▁Beng al uru ▁and ▁ ▁from ▁Ha ver i . ▁The ▁town ▁can ▁be ▁reached ▁from ▁Beng al uru ▁via ▁Ch it rad urg a ▁and ▁Ha ver i ▁and ▁from ▁D har wad ▁via ▁Hub li ▁and ▁Sh igg avi . ▁The ▁nearest ▁rail ▁head ▁is ▁at ▁Ha ver i ▁( ra il way ▁station ▁code ▁H V R ). ▁ ▁Tem ples ▁H ang al ▁has ▁many ▁historic ▁tem ples ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Chal uky as ▁and ▁the ▁Ho ys al as . ▁ ▁Tar akes hw ara ▁Temple ▁ ▁The ▁Tar akes hw ara ▁Temple ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁structure ▁decor ated ▁with ▁images ▁and ▁pill ars ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁Chal uk ya ▁era ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 2 th ▁century ▁and ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁H indu ▁god ▁Sh iva ▁in ▁his ▁form ▁as ▁Tar akes hw ara . ▁The ▁images ▁include ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁Ram ay ana .