Bagalkot district General information

Bangalkot district, sometimes spelled as Bagalkote is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The district headquarters is located in the town of Bagalkot. The district is located in northern Karnataka and borders Belgaum, Gadag, Koppal, Raichur and Bijapur.

Location

The district is located in the northern part of Karnataka. The most elevated portion of the district lies between 450 to 800 meters above the sea level extends over an area of 6593 sq. kms.

Boundary

The district is bounded by Bijapur district towards north, Gadag district towards south, Raichur district towards east, Koppal district towards south east and Belgaum district towards west .

History

Historically It is the home land of great chalukya dynasty. Aihole is place described as the laboratory for architecture rather a university of Indian architecture. Badami is famous internationally for caves carved in monolithic single stone in the period of Immadi Pulakeshi-I along with historical famous temples of Pattadakal, Mahakuteshwar temple in Mahakuta, Shivayogmandir and Banashankari temple in Badami. Mudhol is the birth place of great poet “Ranna”.  Bilagi taluka Galagali village is famous for Galava Maharshi. Jamakhandi was the capital city during the period of  “Patawardhana” Kingdom  .

Kudalsangam the place where the great social revolutionist of 12 th century lord “Basavanna” was educated. The galaxy of sharana’s lived in this Holy Land is itself a matter of pride .

Division

The district has 605 Revenue villages and 244 habitations and 270 wards as per the recent house to house survey Jan 2001. Some of the tandas are declared as revenue villages. The district for the administrative purpose has been divided in to 2 divisions Bagalkot and Jamakhandi. Bagalkot division comprises of 3 taluks. Bagalkot, Badami, Hungund and Jamakhandi divisions comprise of 3 taluks namely Jamakhandi, Mudhol and Bilagi

Rivers

Rivers Malaprabha, Ghatprabha and Krishna flows in the district

Language

The prominent language spoken is Kannada. Other languages like Marathi, Urdu,Telugu and Gujarati are also spoken by small portion of population .

Religion ,Castes & tribes

The major community follows the religious ethics of Hindusm. Islam, Jainism and Christianity are the minor religions .  

Tourist Place

Aihole

      Aihole has a Hindu temple in Ramalinga Temple & Muslim Mosque. The Ramalinga Temple situated along the banks of the Malaprabha river has its annual Car Festival in February-March.

Badami

     Banashankari Temple Festival near Badami during January- February.
     Virupaksha temple Car Festival in Pattadakal in March.
     Mallikarjuna Temple Festival in Pattadakal in March-April

Pattadakal

    Banashankari Temple Festival is held near Badami during January-February each year.
    Virupaksha Temple Car Festival in Pattadakal in March.
    Mallikarjuna Temple Festival in Pattadakal in March-April