Hampi historically known as Virupaksha pura, is a traditional settlement with
temple, bazaar abutted by other residential structures. The place has undergone
lot of transformations in the past due to its continued use of the main Virupaksha
temple from the last 10 centuries. Hampi settlement is now the focal point in the
visitor movement.

<strong>Existing land use</strong>

The existing land use of Hampi Village is exclusively Archeological and has
famous Virupaksha temple, a bazaar and many historical and Archeological
monuments.

The socio-economic transformations have been radically changing
and the village is acting as a ‘Reception center’ to visitors. The village suffers
from rapid uncontrolled developments especially the ‘Virupaksha Bazaar’.
