Motebennur | |
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village | |
  Motebennur Location in Karnataka, India  Motebennur Motebennur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 14°42′54″N 75°28′48″E / 14.715°N 75.48°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Haveri |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 581 198 |
| Telephone code | 08375 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA-68 |
| Website | karnataka |
Motebennur is one of the largest villages in Haveri district of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the largest village in Byadagi Taluk. It is about 10 km south from Haveri city in NH-4. Local language is Kannada,
This is located at center of the Haveri district and have a good transport system of both roadway and railway. One of the largest road transport system in india NH4 passes through this village.
This village have given birth to one of the popular freedom fighters "Mahadev Mailar" who took part in "Uppina Satyagraha". Motebennur also have a historic school called "GOVT HIGHER PRIMARY KANNADA GIRLS SCHOOL" which was inaugurated in 1906. Motebennur also have few other good education institutions like "Navodaya Vidhya Samsthe", "Ballari Rudrappa Education Society", "Govt Higher Primary Kannada Boys School".
Govt boys school also have over a 100 year history.
Motebennur have given birth to a famous poetry "Mahadev Banakar". This village also have a historic Church called "C.S.I.Shanti Church" built by British before independence.