Neriya is a village in Belthangadi taluk located on the border of steep Sahyadri hills. There are no ponds or lakes in the village on the brink of the Sahyadri or the Western Ghats and the area is known for landslides during monsoons. A small stream originates and flows down in the area.
The place name Neriya might have been derived from ‘neri’=edge or border. Village on the border of steep hill. Alternately, it could be ‘nEr’ from nEra=steep. Or a village on the steep surface.However the first possibilty seems stronger since the word ‘neri’ is still in use in Tulu language.
Incidentally in the hilly tracts of Neria village ruby corundum occurs! Small streamlets start off from the hills of Neria. Streams grow in size as they flow down into the lower altitude lands.
-Viswanath and Ravi
A heritage blog by: Ravindra Mundkur & Hosabettu Vishwanatha
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