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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Belagavi}}
{{POV|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
{{original research|date=August 2017}}
|type = district
|native_name = Belagavi district<!-- as per template guideline -->
|other_name = ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ <!-- as per template guideline -->
|hq = Belagavi|area_total = 13415
|skyline = Gokak Falls.jpg
|skyline_caption = [[Gokak Falls]] in Belagavi district
|base_map = Karnataka Belagavi locator map.svg
|base_map_label=no
|latd = 15.85
|longd = 74.55
|locator_position = left
|state_name = Karnataka
|area_total_cite=<ref name="stats">{{cite web|title=2001 Census|url=http://Belagavi.nic.in/stat.html|publisher=Official Website of Belagavi District|accessdate=4 January 2011}}</ref>
|altitude =
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|population_total_cite =<ref name="stats"/>
|population_urban=24.03
|sex_ratio=1.04
|literacy=64.2
|literacy_male=75.7
|literacy_female=52.3
|official_languages=[[Kannada]]
|region=[[North Karnataka]]
|division=[[Belgaum Division]]
|website = belgaum.nic.in/
|footnotes =
|portal=Karnataka
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
'''Belagavi district'''<!--============================================================================================
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{{Infobox settlement
============================================================================================--> ({{lang-kn|ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ }}) is a district in the state of [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. The city of [[Belagavi]] is the district headquarters in [[North Karnataka]]. By the 2011 Census of India, it had a population of 4778439
| name = Belagavi District
of which 24.03% were urban,<ref>[http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm]</ref> making it the second most populous district in Karnataka (out of [[List of districts in Karnataka|30]]), after [[Bangalore district|Bangalore]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> The district has an area of 13,415 square kilometers, and is bounded on the west and north by [[Maharashtra]] state, on the northeast by [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur District]], on the east by [[Bagalkote District]], on the southeast by [[Gadaga District]], on the south by [[Dharawada|Dharawada District]] and [[Uttara Kannada]] districts, and on the southwest by the state of [[Goa]].
| other_name = Belgaum District
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Karnataka|District]] of [[Karnataka]]
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|photo3a = Kamal Basti, Belgaum.jpg
|photo3b = Gokak Falls.jpg
|photo4a = Kamala Narayana Temple 25.jpg
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|photo5a = Suvarna Vidhana Soudha.jpg
|size=250
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top-right: [[Kamal Basadi]] in Belagavi Fort, [[Gokak Falls]], [[Navilatirtha]], [[Suvarna Vidhana Soudha]], [[Kamala Narayana Temple]]
| image_map = Karnataka Belgaum locator map.svg
| image_map1 =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Karnataka
| coordinates = {{coord|15.85|N|74.55|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Seal of Karnataka.svg|Emblem of Karnataka}}[[Karnataka]]
| leader_title = [[District magistrate|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Mohammad Roshan
| leader_title2 = [[Commissioner of Police (India)| Police Commissioner]]
| leader_name2 = Iada Martin Marbaniang<ref>{{cite news |title=New police commissioner for Belagavi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/new-police-commissioner-for-belagavi/article67955555.ece |work=The Hindu |date=15 March 2024 |access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref>
| subdivision_type3 = Division
| subdivision_name3 = [[Belagavi division]]
| established_title = <!-- Established -->
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Belgaum]]
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="stats">{{cite web|title=2001 Census|url=http://Belgaum.nic.in/stat.html|publisher=Official Website of Belgaum District|access-date=4 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163433/http://belgaum.nic.in/stat.html|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref>
| area_rank = 1st ([[List of districts of Karnataka|31 districts]])
| area_total_km2 = 13415
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 4,779,661
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_footnotes = <ref name="stats"/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] -->
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = * [[Belgaum]] KA-22
* [[Chikodi]] KA-23
* [[Bailhongal]] KA-24
* [[Gokak]] KA-49
* [[Ramdurg]] KA-69
* [[Athani, Belagavi|Athani]] KA-71
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1.04 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 64.2%
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Precipitation (meteorology)|Precipitation]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = {{convert|823|mm|in}}
| website = {{URL|belagavi.nic.in/}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
| footnotes =
| population_demonym = Belgaumites,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sabharwal |first1=Gopa |title=Ethnicity and Class: Social Divisions in an Indian City |date=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-567830-7 |page=232 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gEhPAAAAMAAJ&q=Belgaumites |language=en}}</ref> Belagavians <ref>{{Cite news |title=Belagavians take the lead to get rid of potholes |department=Hubballi News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/belagavians-take-the-lead-to-get-rid-of-potholes/articleshow/70910713.cms |website=The Times of India |date=31 August 2019 |access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref>
}}

'''Belagavi district''', formerly also known as '''Belgaum district''',<ref name=indianexpress>{{cite news|title=Belgaum becomes Belagavi, as Centre clears name change plan|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/centre-clears-name-change-plan-belgaum-is-now-belagavi/ |access-date=30 August 2020|work=The Indian Express|date=18 October 2014|language=en}}</ref> is a district in the state of [[Karnataka]], India. The district is known as the sugar bowl of Karnataka with {{lakh |1.5}} hectares being used for commercial production.<ref name=kum.kar>{{cite web|title=Belagavi - foundry hub of North Karnataka|url=https://kum.karnataka.gov.in/KUM/PDFS/DistrictProfile/Belagavi.pdf|website=karnataka.gov.in|accessdate=14 March 2021|archive-date=13 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213192914/https://kum.karnataka.gov.in/KUM/PDFS/DistrictProfile/Belagavi.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has overtaken [[Mandya district]] in sugarcane production over the last decade.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/karnataka-elections-the-jarkiholi-brothers-belagavi-s-sugar-baron-politicians/story-r0JyjzV62OEnCxqDBSKraO.html|title=Karnataka elections: Meet the five brothers from Belagavi who are contesting against each other|date=4 May 2018|work=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref> The city of [[Belgaum]] (Belagavi) is the district headquarters in Belagavi district. It houses the [[Suvarna Vidhana Soudha|Second legislative building]], where the Karnataka Legislature holds session once a year. The district is famous for its native sweet, Kunda. According to the 2011 Census of India, it has a population of 4,779,661, of which 24.03% live in urban areas,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title=Census GIS India |access-date=27 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111052456/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=11 January 2010 }}</ref> making it the second most populous district in Karnataka (out of [[List of districts in Karnataka|31]]), after [[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Belagavi |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/588/download/2000/DH_2011_2901_PART_A_DCHB_BELGAUM.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> The district has an area of {{cvt|13,415|km2}}, making it the largest district in terms of size in Karnataka It is bounded by [[Kolhapur district|Kolhapur District]] and [[Sangli district]] of [[Maharashtra]] state on the west and north, on the northeast by [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur district]], on the east by [[Bagalkot district]], on the southeast by [[Gadag district]], on the south by [[Dharwad district|Dharwad]] and [[Uttara Kannada]] districts, and on the southwest by the state of [[Goa]].


==History==
==History==
[[File:Halasi 12.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''Bhuvaraha Narasimha temple''' Halasi, [[North Karnataka]]]]
[[File:Halasi 12.jpg|thumb|left|Bhuvaraha Narasimha temple Halasi, [[Karnataka]]]]
[[File:Panchalingeshwara temple.JPG|thumb|250px|right| Panchalingeshwara temple Hooli]]
[[File:Panchalingeshwara temple.JPG|thumb|left| Panchalingeshwara temple Hooli]]
Belagavi is the Divisional Head quarter of [[North Karnataka]] The ancient name of the town of Belagavi was Venugrama, meaning ''Bamboo Village''. It is also called as Malnad Pradesh. The most ancient place in the district is [[Halasi|Halsi]]; and this, according to inscriptions on [[Indian copper plate inscriptions|copper plates]] discovered in its neighborhood, was once the capital of a dynasty of nine [[Kadambas|Kadamba]] kings. It appears that from the middle of the 6th century to about 760 the area was held by the [[Chalukya]]s, who were succeeded by the [[Rashtrakuta]]s. After the break-up of the Rashtrakuta power a portion of it survived in the [[Ratta dynasty|Rattas]] (875-1250), who from 1210 onward made Venugrama their capital. Inscriptions give evidence of a long struggle between the Rattas and the [[Halasi#Kadamba dynasty|Kadamba]]s of [[Goa]], who succeeded in the latter years of the 12th century in acquiring and holding part of the district. By 1208, however, the Kadambas had been overthrown by the Rattas, who in their turn succumbed to the [[Yadavas of Devagiri]] in 1250. After the overthrow of the Yadavas by the [[Delhi Sultanate]] (1320), Belgaum was for a short time under the rule of the latter; but only a few years later the part south of the [[Ghataprabha River]] was subject to the Hindu rajas of [[Vijayanagara]]. In 1347 the northern part was conquered by the [[Bahmani Sultanate]], which in 1473 took the town of Belagavi and conquered the southern part also. When [[Aurangzeb]] overthrew the [[Bijapura Sultanate|Bijapura]] sultans in 1686, Belagavi passed to the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]]. In 1776 the country was overrun by [[Hyder Ali]] of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]], but was retaken by the [[Madhavrao Peshwa]] with British assistance. In 1818 it was handed over to the [[British East India Company]]. In 1836 the southern district continuing to be known as [[Dharwada]], the northern as Belagavi.
The original name of the town of Belgaum was Venugrama, meaning ''Bamboo Village''. It is also known as Malnad Pradesh. The most ancient place in the district is [[Halasi|Halsi]]; and this, according to inscriptions on [[Indian copper plate inscriptions|copper plates]] discovered in its neighbourhood, was once the capital of a dynasty of nine [[Kadambas|Kadamba]] kings. It appears that from the middle of the 6th century to about 760 the area was held by the [[Chalukya]]s, who were succeeded by the [[Rashtrakuta]]s. After the break-up of the Rashtrakuta dynasty a portion of it survived in the [[Ratta dynasty|Rattas]] (875–1250), who from 1210 onward made Venugrama their capital. Inscriptions give evidence of a long struggle between the Rattas and the [[Kadambas of Goa]], who succeeded in the latter years of the 12th century in acquiring and holding part of the district. By 1208, however, the Kadambas had been overthrown by the Rattas, who in their turn succumbed to the [[Yadavas of Devagiri]] in 1250. After the overthrow of the Yadavas by the [[Delhi Sultanate]] (1320), Belgaum was for a short time under the rule of the latter; but only a few years later the part south of the [[Ghataprabha River]] was subject to the Hindu rajas of [[Vijayanagara]]. In 1347 the northern part was conquered by the [[Bahmani Sultanate]], which in 1473 took the town of Belgaum and conquered the southern part also. When [[Aurangzeb]] overthrew the [[Bijapur Sultanate|Bijapura]] sultans in 1686, Belgaum passed to the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]]. In 1776 the country was overrun by [[Hyder Ali]] of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]], but was taken by the [[Madhavrao Peshwa]] . In 1818 it was handed over to the [[British East India Company]], and was made part of the district of [[Dharwad district|Dharwar]]. In 1836 this was divided into two parts, the northern district becoming Belgaum.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Belgaum|volume=3|page=668}}</ref>


[[Yadur]] is situated beside [[Krishna river]], there is famous veerbhadra temple. Many devotees visit this place from Karnataka and Maharastra.
[[Yadur]] is situated beside the [[Krishna River]], and there is a famous Veerbhadra temple there. Many devotees visit the area from Karnataka and Maharashtra. [[Hooli]] is one of the oldest villages in Belgaum district. There are many [[Chalukya]] temples in the village, including the famous Panchaligeswara temple.


[[Kittur]] in Belgaum district is a place of historical importance. [[Rani Chennamma]] of Kittur (1778–1829) is known for her resistance to British rule.
[[Hooli]] is one of the oldest villages in Belgaum district. There are many [[Chalukya]] temples in the village and the '''Panchaligeswara temple'' is very famous.


The British had a sizeable infantry post here, having realised the military importance of its geographic location. It is one of the reasons for Belgaum's sobriquet ''The Cradle of Infantry''. Development of a rail network for the movement of resources and later troops was one of the means employed by both the British East India Company and the British to exert control over India. Belgaum's railway station, the [[Mahatma Gandhi]] Railway Station was established by the British. A signboard declaring the sobriquet can be seen hung on Platform 1 at the station.
[[Kittur]] in Belagavi district is a place of historical importance. [[Rani Chennamma]] of Kittur (1778–1829) is known for her resistance to British rule; another person in the history of Belgaum known for his resistance to British rule is [[Sangolli Rayanna]]. There are several names available for Belgaum city.

The British had a sizable infantry post here, having realised the military importance of its geographic location. It is one of the reasons for Belagavi's sobriquet ''The Cradle of Infantry''. Development of a rail network for movement of resources and later troops was one of the means employed by both the British East India Company and the British to exert control over India. Belgaum's railway station, the [[Mahatma Gandhi]] Railway Station was established by the British. A signboard declaring the sobriquet can be seen hung on Platform 1 at the station.


===Border dispute===
===Border dispute===
{{main|Belgaum border dispute}}
{{main|Belagavi border dispute}}
After India became independent in 1947, the Belagavi district (which was in the erstwhile [[Bombay Presidency]]) became a part of the [[Bombay State]]. In 1948, the Belgaum Municipality that was dominated by Marathi speaking politicians requested the Indian Dominion, Indian Constituent Assembly, and the Boundary Commission to include the Belgaum Municipal district in the proposed [[Samyukta Maharashtra]] state for the Marathi speakers.<ref name="Frontline_A_dispute">{{cite news|author = Ravi Sharma|title = A dispute revived|url = http://www.flonnet.com/fl2225/stories/20051216007912400.htm|publisher = Frontline|date = 16 December 2005|access-date = 24 October 2006|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20061016232259/http://www.flonnet.com/fl2225/stories/20051216007912400.htm|archive-date = 16 October 2006|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref>


In accordance with the established policy of bifurcation on a linguistic majority basis, in 1956, the [[Belgaum district]] was incorporated into the newly formed [[Mysore state]] (now [[Karnataka]]) with the passage of the [[States Reorganization Act]], adjoining areas that had a majority of Marathi speaking citizens were included in the newly formed [[Maharashtra]] state.<ref>{{cite news |author= Jaishankar Jayaramiah |title = Karnataka caught in 'language' web |url = http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=109230 |publisher=The Financial express |date= 21 November 2005 |access-date = 1 November 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070310192251/http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=109230 |archive-date = 10 March 2007|url-status= dead |df = dmy-all}}</ref>
Belagavi district was incorporated into the newly formed [[Mysore state]] (now Karnataka) with the passage of the ''[[States Reorganisation Act]]'' (1956), which reorganised India's states along [[natural language|linguistic]] lines since majority of the people in the city spoke marathi. Because of that, [[Maharashtra]] has been claiming the district and the case is now in the [[Supreme Court of India]].


==Divisions==
==Geography==
===Administrative divisions===
===Water bodies===
List of rivers flowing through Belgaum District
Administration of Belagavi District has been divided into 10 [[taluka]]s. Chikkodi taluka is the largest with an area of 1,995.70&nbsp;km² and Raybag taluka is the smallest with an area of 958.8&nbsp;km². The district comprises three revenue sub-divisions and six police sub-divisions. Apart from the Belgaum City Corporation, there are 17 municipalities, 20 towns, 485 [[gram panchayat]]s, 1,138 habitated villages and 26 non-habitated villages. Belgaum is also the headquarters of the Belgaum Revenue Division.
* [[Krishna River|Krishna]]

* [[Malaprabha]]
===Cities & Towns===
* [[Ghataprabha]]
[[File:Savadatti fort 3.JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[Saundatti]] Fort, [[North Karnataka]]]]
* [[Mahadayi]]
[[File:Degaon 25.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''Degaon Kamala Narayana temple''' 5 km from [[Kittur]], [[North Karnataka]]]]
* Pandari

* [[Hiranyakeshi river|Hiranyakeshi]]
* [[Athani]]
* [[Bail Hongal]]
* [[Belagavi]]
* [[Chikodi]]
* [[Gokak]]
* [[Hukeri]]
* [[Khanapur]]
* [[Kudchi]]
* [[Mudalagi]]
* [[Nipani]]
* [[Ramdurg]]
* [[Raybag]]
* [[Sadalgi]]
* [[Sankeshwar]]
* [[Saundatti]]


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=11,31,186|13=1911|14=10,83,804|15=1921|16=10,88,763|17=1931|18=12,37,223|19=1941|20=14,10,054|21=1951|22=16,45,620|23=1961|24=19,83,498|25=1971|26=24,22,994|27=1981|28=29,78,913|29=1991|30=35,83,606|31=2001|32=42,14,505|33=2011|34=47,79,661|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Belagavidistrict has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 4,778,439,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Singapore]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | accessdate = 2011-10-01 | quote =
Singapore
4,740,737
July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-09-30| quote =
Alabama
4,779,736
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 25th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 356 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.38 %.<ref name=districtcensus/> Belgaum has a [[sex ratio]] of 969 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 73.94 %.<ref name=districtcensus/>
[[Kannada]] is the main language spoken in this district(by 73%) .But Language [[Marathi language|Marathi]] is spoken in the cities of [[Belagavi]], [[Nipani]] etc.


According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Belagavi district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 4,779,661,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Singapore]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Singapore 4,740,737 July 2011 est.
==Culture==
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web
===Tourist sites===
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
[[File:Kamal basadi 3.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Kamal basadi Jain temple, [[Belgaum]]]]
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
Tourism attractions of Belagavi District<ref>{{cite web
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|url=http://www.gazetteer.kar.nic.in/data/gazetteer/postind/Kar_Handbook_2005_Chapter14.Pdf
|access-date=30 September 2011 |quote=Alabama 4,779,736
|format=PDF|title=Handbook of Karnataka, Tourism
|url-status=dead
|publisher=
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|accessdate=2008-08-11
|archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 25th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 356 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 13.38%.<ref name=districtcensus/> There were 969 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 73.94%. 25.34% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.08% and 6.22% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
}}</ref>
*'''[[YADUR]]'''


{{bar box
situated beside krishna river
|title=Religions in Belagavi district (2011)<ref name="religion"/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Karnataka|Hinduism]]|darkorange|84.49}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|11.06}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Karnataka|Jainisim]]|pink|3.73}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.72}}
}}


Hindus are the biggest religion in the district with 84.49% of the population. Muslims are the second-largest with 11.06% and Jains are 3.73%.<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11378/download/14491/DDW29C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
* '''[[Hooli]]'''


{{Pie chart
Panchalingeshwara temple [[Hooli]] 9&nbsp;km from Savadatti, one of the oldest village in the district, it is famous for ''Panchaligeswara temple''. Other ruined [[Chalukya]] temples await for conservation and restoration.
|caption = Languages of Belagavi district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Kannada]] |value1 = 68.40 |color1 = darkslateblue
|label2 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value2 = 18.71 |color2 = red
|label3 = [[Urdu]] |value3 = 9.79 |color3 = green
|label4 = Others |value4 = 3.10 |color4 = grey
}}


At the time of the 2011 census, 68.40% of the population spoke [[Kannada]], 18.70% [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and 9.79% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10208/download/13320/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2900.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
* '''[[Saundatti]]'''


==Government and politics==
Famous for Savadatti Fort.
===Administrative divisions===
The administration of Belgaum district has been divided into 15 [[taluk]]s.
{{cmn|colwidth=20em|rules=yes|
* [[Belgaum]]
* [[Bailhongal]]
* [[Chikkodi]]
* [[Gokak]]
* [[Hukkeri]]
* [[Raybag]]
* [[Ramdurg taluka|Ramdurg]]
* [[Athani, Belagavi|Athani]]
* [[Saundatti]]
* [[Khanapur]]
* [[Kittur]]
* [[Nippani]]
* [[Kagwad Assembly constituency|Kagawad]]
* [[Mudalagi]]
* [[Yaragatti]]
}}
[[Athani taluk]] is the largest with an area of 1,997.70 km<sup>2</sup> and Raybag taluk is the smallest with an area of 958.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. The district comprises three revenue sub-divisions headquartered at [[Belgaum]], [[Bailhongal]] and [[Chikodi]] governed by an [[assistant commissioner (revenue)|assistant commissioner]] and taluks headed by [[Tehsildar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://belagavi.nic.in/en/tehsil/|title=Sub Divisions and Talukas {{!}} District Belagavi, Government of Karnataka {{!}} India|language=en-US|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref> and has six police sub-divisions. Apart from the Belgaum City Corporation, there are 17 municipalities, 20 towns, 485 [[gram panchayat]]s, 1,138 inhabited villages and 26 non-inhabited villages.


====Villages====
* '''Kamala Narayana Temple, Degaon (Degamve / Devgram)'''
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===Politics===
[[Kamala Narayana Temple, Degaon ( Degamve / Devgram )|Degaon Kamala Narayana temple]] 5&nbsp;km from [[Kittur]].


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* '''Kasamalgi Parshwanatha'''
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==Industry==
Kasamalgi Parshwanatha, 10&nbsp;km from [[Kittur]] and 5&nbsp;km from Kamala Narayana Temple, Degaon (Degamve/ Devgram).
The district has seven industrial areas, one [[special economic zone]] (SEZ) (India's first precision engineering SEZ with more than 200 acres) and 16 industrial estates.<ref name=kum.kar/> The city's industrial growth begin when Babu Rao Pusalkar set up a small unit in city over a century ago and that transformed Belgaum city into foundry and hydraulics base.<ref name=thehindubusinessline>{{cite news |last1=URS |first1=ANIL |title=Belagavi: A city on the frontlines reinvents itself |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/belagavi-a-city-on-the-frontlines-reinvents-itself/article8310110.ece |access-date=14 December 2019 |work=@businessline |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;"
|-
! Name of Industrial Area !! Extent (acres)
|-
| Kanbargi Auto Complex || 267.00
|-
| Kakati || 74.75
|-
| Honaga || 209.5
|-
| Kangrali || 58.59
|-
| Gokak || 109.05
|-
| Kittur || 433.19
|-
| Kanagala || 848.00
|}


{| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;"
[[File:Kasamalgi-Parshunath.JPG|thumb|200px|right|'''Kasamalgi Parshwanatha''', 5 km from Kittur]]
|-
! Name of Industrial Estate !! Extent (acres)
|-
| Udyambag || 55.15
|-
| Udyambag Tq. Karigarika Sangh || 0.32
|-
| Angol- 1 || 21
|-
| Angol- 2 || 4.6
|-
| Kanbargi || 6
|-
| Khanapur|| 9.57
|-
| Gokak || 9.62
|-
| Chikkodi || 6
|-
| Bailhongal || 3
|-
| Ramdurg|| 9.4
|-
| Nippani || 3.5
|-
| Kangrali || 2.5
|-
| Desur || 41.34
|-
| Athani|| 28
|-
| Borgaon || 75
|-
| Kagwad || 20
|-
| ||
|}


List of industrial clusters in Belgaum district that are identified by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises<ref>{{cite web |title=Karnataka State Industrial Profile 2015-2016 |website=dcmsme.gov.in | url=http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/state_wise_dips/state_profile_karnatka_11316.pdf |access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref>
* '''[[Halasi]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
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! Cluster place !! Cluster activity
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| Belgaum || Foundry, Powerloom and artisan activities like Dolls & Toys, Horn & Bone, Metalware, Artistic Chappals by hand
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| Angol || Wooden Furniture Cluster
|-
| Udyambag || Machine Tool and Engineering Cluster
|-
| Kudachi || Kudachi Jaggery Cluster
|-
| Madhabavi || Foot Diamond Leather Cluster
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| Ramdurg || Readymade Garments Cluster, Birds Power loom Cluster
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| Chikkodi || Jaggery processing Cluster
|-
| Khanapur || Bricks Processing Cluster, Pottery & Clay, Terracotta, Textiles Hand Embroidered
|-
| Athani || Athani Raisins processing cluster
|-
| Gokak || Dolls & Toys
|}


==Education==
There is a famous [[Kadamba Dynasty|Kadamba]] temple of '''Bhuvaraha Narasimha'''.
Belgaum district is a home to three universities: [[Visvesvaraya Technological University]], [[Rani Channamma University, Belagavi]] and [[KLE University]]. Also, it has a nine engineering colleges, two medical colleges, two dental colleges, 15 polytechnics, 7 Indian system of medical colleges, and 180 degree colleges.<ref>{{cite web |title=Belagavi District |url=https://www.investkarnataka.co.in/district-profiles-belagavi |website=www.investkarnataka.co.in |access-date=13 December 2019 |archive-date=13 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213185818/https://www.investkarnataka.co.in/district-profiles-belagavi |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Notable people==
* '''Yallammagudda'''
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* [[Suresh Angadi]] - Former Railway Minister
* [[S. Ballesh]] – [[Shehnai]] artist
* [[Hemant Birje]] – actor
* [[Phadeppa Dareppa Chaugule]] – India's first Olympic marathon runner
* [[Kittur Chennamma|Kittur Rani Chennamma]] – freedom fighter and queen of Kittur
* [[Gangadharrao Deshpande]] – activist
* [[Kumar Gandharva]] – classical singer
* [[Balappa Hukkeri]] – singer
* [[Satish Jarkiholi]] - [[Indian National Congress]] politician, Minister of Public Works Department in [[Government of Karnataka]]
* [[Shamba Joshi]] – writer
* [[Kaka Kalelkar]] (1885–1981) – independence activist
* [[Chandrashekhara Kambara]] – poet
* [[Basavaraj Kattimani]] – writer, novelist
* [[Laxmanrao Kirloskar]] – businessman
* [[Betageri Krishnasharma]] – writer
* [[Atul Kulkarni]] – actor
* [[Sudheendra Kulkarni]] – Indian politician, Columnist
* [[Shirasangi Lingaraj]] – provincial ruler
* [[Panth Maharaj]] – Hindu yogi
* [[Belawadi Mallamma]] – warrior queen
* [[Ronit More]] – cricketer
* [[Renukamma Murugodu]] – actress
* [[Pramod Muthalik]] – chief of [[Sri Ram Sena]], politician
* [[Bandu Patil]] – hockey player
* [[V. L. Patil]] - politician, industrialist, and freedom fighter
* [[D. C. Pavate]] – Indian Mathematician
* [[Charan Raj]] – Indian actor
* [[Sangolli Rayanna]] – freedom fighter
* [[Raja Lakhamagouda Sardesai]] – ruler of Vantmuri princely state
* [[Laxman Savadi]] - Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
* [[Shantisagar|Acharya Shantisagar]] – Jain Digambara monk
* [[Shri Thanedar]] – Indian-American politician, businessman, scientist
* [[Acharya Vidyasagar]] – Jain Digambara monk
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==Publications==
* '''[[Navilateertha]]'''
* Belgaum district gazetteer (1905) by [[Reginald Edward Enthoven]]<ref name="Gazetteer Department, Karnataka">{{cite web |title=Gazetteer Department, Karnataka |url=http://gazetteer.kar.nic.in/gazetteer/distGazetteer.html# |website=gazetteer.kar.nic.in |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>

* Belgaum district gazetteer (1987) by [[Suryanath U. Kamath]].<ref name="Gazetteer Department, Karnataka"/>
* [[Jamboti]], 20&nbsp;km south-west of Belgaum, is a popular tourist spot with its evergreen hilltop forests.
* Belgaum by [[James Macnabb Campbell]] (2004)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gazetteer Department, Karnataka |url=http://gazetteer.kar.nic.in/gazetteer/specialPublications.html# |website=gazetteer.kar.nic.in |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>

* [[Varapoha Falls]], where the [[Mandovi River]] plunges 60 meters, is a beautiful waterfall in Belgaum district.

* [[Gokak Falls]]

* [[Belagavi]] Fort which is in the heart of the city. The [[Kote lake]] is also a beautiful lake to visit. Inside the fort we can find an ancient ''Kamala Basadi'' and Chikka Basadi [[Jain temple]]s. Just few metres walk to this temple you can find ''Ramkrishna Ashrama'' where you can relax. There is an ancient [[Masjid]] also in the fort.

* [[Belagavi Cantonment]] with both Portuguese and British style [[buildings]], [[church (building)|churches]] and [[schools]].

* '''Parasgad Fort'''

* '''[[Kittur]]'''

===Notable personalities===
* [[Kaka Kalelkar]] (1885–1981) Social reformer, scholar, historian, educationist, and journalist. Born in Belgundi.

==Education==
Visveswaraiah Technological University is located in Belagavi. All technical and engineering colleges in the Karnataka State come under this University. Belagavi is also known for the Airmen Training School, an [[Indian Air Force]] training centre located at Sambra. The Maratha Light Infantry has its regimental headquarters in Belgaum. The Commando School and School of jungle warfare and the Indian Army is also situated in Belagavi. The Karnataka Lingayat (K.L.E.) Education Society is in Belagavi. The K.L.E.S. Hospital of Belagavi is the second-largest hospital in Asia {{Citation needed|date=March 2007}}. The [[Medical Council of India]] has one of its regional research centre here, and the [[Indian Institute of Hydrology]] and [[Vaccine Institute]] are also situated here. Military School Belagavi (Principal - Lt Col Sudhanshu Arya) is one of the five Military Schools in India. The School was set up in 1945 by King George VI for the wards of VCOs (present day JCOs) and NCOs of Indian Army.


== References ==
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==External links==
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* [http://belgaum.nic.in Official Website of Belagavi district]
* [http://belgaum.nic.in Official Website of Belgaum district]
*[http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=15861123&x=74517517&z=13&l=0&m=h/ Belagavi on Wikimapia]


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|Northeast = [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur district]]
|East = [[Bagalkot district]] <br> [[Gadag district]]
|Southeast = [[Dharwada district]]
|South = [[Uttara Kannada district]]
|Southwest = [[North Goa district]], [[Goa]]
|West = [[Sindhudurg district]], [[Maharashtra]]
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Latest revision as of 09:09, 31 December 2024

Belagavi District
Belgaum District
District of Karnataka
Clockwise from top-right: Kamal Basadi in Belagavi Fort, Gokak Falls, Navilatirtha, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Kamala Narayana Temple
Location in Karnataka
Location in Karnataka
Coordinates: 15°51′N 74°33′E / 15.85°N 74.55°E / 15.85; 74.55
Country India
StateKarnataka
DivisionBelagavi division
HeadquartersBelgaum
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMohammad Roshan
 •  Police CommissionerIada Martin Marbaniang[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
13,415 km2 (5,180 sq mi)
 • Rank1st (31 districts)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
4,779,661
 • Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Belgaumites,[3] Belagavians [4]
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registration
Sex ratio1.04 ♂/♀
Literacy64.2%
Precipitation823 millimetres (32.4 in)
Websitebelagavi.nic.in

Belagavi district, formerly also known as Belgaum district,[5] is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The district is known as the sugar bowl of Karnataka with 150,000 hectares being used for commercial production.[6] It has overtaken Mandya district in sugarcane production over the last decade.[7] The city of Belgaum (Belagavi) is the district headquarters in Belagavi district. It houses the Second legislative building, where the Karnataka Legislature holds session once a year. The district is famous for its native sweet, Kunda. According to the 2011 Census of India, it has a population of 4,779,661, of which 24.03% live in urban areas,[8] making it the second most populous district in Karnataka (out of 31), after Bangalore Urban.[9] The district has an area of 13,415 km2 (5,180 sq mi), making it the largest district in terms of size in Karnataka It is bounded by Kolhapur District and Sangli district of Maharashtra state on the west and north, on the northeast by Bijapur district, on the east by Bagalkot district, on the southeast by Gadag district, on the south by Dharwad and Uttara Kannada districts, and on the southwest by the state of Goa.

History

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Bhuvaraha Narasimha temple Halasi, Karnataka
Panchalingeshwara temple Hooli

The original name of the town of Belgaum was Venugrama, meaning Bamboo Village. It is also known as Malnad Pradesh. The most ancient place in the district is Halsi; and this, according to inscriptions on copper plates discovered in its neighbourhood, was once the capital of a dynasty of nine Kadamba kings. It appears that from the middle of the 6th century to about 760 the area was held by the Chalukyas, who were succeeded by the Rashtrakutas. After the break-up of the Rashtrakuta dynasty a portion of it survived in the Rattas (875–1250), who from 1210 onward made Venugrama their capital. Inscriptions give evidence of a long struggle between the Rattas and the Kadambas of Goa, who succeeded in the latter years of the 12th century in acquiring and holding part of the district. By 1208, however, the Kadambas had been overthrown by the Rattas, who in their turn succumbed to the Yadavas of Devagiri in 1250. After the overthrow of the Yadavas by the Delhi Sultanate (1320), Belgaum was for a short time under the rule of the latter; but only a few years later the part south of the Ghataprabha River was subject to the Hindu rajas of Vijayanagara. In 1347 the northern part was conquered by the Bahmani Sultanate, which in 1473 took the town of Belgaum and conquered the southern part also. When Aurangzeb overthrew the Bijapura sultans in 1686, Belgaum passed to the Mughals. In 1776 the country was overrun by Hyder Ali of Mysore, but was taken by the Madhavrao Peshwa . In 1818 it was handed over to the British East India Company, and was made part of the district of Dharwar. In 1836 this was divided into two parts, the northern district becoming Belgaum.[10]

Yadur is situated beside the Krishna River, and there is a famous Veerbhadra temple there. Many devotees visit the area from Karnataka and Maharashtra. Hooli is one of the oldest villages in Belgaum district. There are many Chalukya temples in the village, including the famous Panchaligeswara temple.

Kittur in Belgaum district is a place of historical importance. Rani Chennamma of Kittur (1778–1829) is known for her resistance to British rule.

The British had a sizeable infantry post here, having realised the military importance of its geographic location. It is one of the reasons for Belgaum's sobriquet The Cradle of Infantry. Development of a rail network for the movement of resources and later troops was one of the means employed by both the British East India Company and the British to exert control over India. Belgaum's railway station, the Mahatma Gandhi Railway Station was established by the British. A signboard declaring the sobriquet can be seen hung on Platform 1 at the station.

Border dispute

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Main article: Belagavi border dispute

After India became independent in 1947, the Belagavi district (which was in the erstwhile Bombay Presidency) became a part of the Bombay State. In 1948, the Belgaum Municipality that was dominated by Marathi speaking politicians requested the Indian Dominion, Indian Constituent Assembly, and the Boundary Commission to include the Belgaum Municipal district in the proposed Samyukta Maharashtra state for the Marathi speakers.[11]

In accordance with the established policy of bifurcation on a linguistic majority basis, in 1956, the Belgaum district was incorporated into the newly formed Mysore state (now Karnataka) with the passage of the States Reorganization Act, adjoining areas that had a majority of Marathi speaking citizens were included in the newly formed Maharashtra state.[12]

Geography

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Water bodies

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List of rivers flowing through Belgaum District

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19011,131,186—    
19111,083,804−0.43%
19211,088,763+0.05%
19311,237,223+1.29%
19411,410,054+1.32%
19511,645,620+1.56%
19611,983,498+1.88%
19712,422,994+2.02%
19812,978,913+2.09%
19913,583,606+1.87%
20014,214,505+1.63%
20114,779,661+1.27%
source:[13]

According to the 2011 census Belagavi district has a population of 4,779,661,[9] roughly equal to the nation of Singapore[14] or the US state of Alabama.[15] This gives it a ranking of 25th in India (out of a total of 640).[9] The district has a population density of 356 inhabitants per square kilometre (920/sq mi).[9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 13.38%.[9] There were 969 females for every 1000 males,[9] and a literacy rate of 73.94%. 25.34% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 12.08% and 6.22% of the population respectively.[9]

Religions in Belagavi district (2011)[16]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 84.49%
Islam
 
 11.06%
Jainisim
 
 3.73%
Other or not stated
 
 0.72%

Hindus are the biggest religion in the district with 84.49% of the population. Muslims are the second-largest with 11.06% and Jains are 3.73%.[16]

Languages of Belagavi district (2011)[17]

  Kannada (68.40%)
  Marathi (18.71%)
  Urdu (9.79%)
  Others (3.10%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 68.40% of the population spoke Kannada, 18.70% Marathi and 9.79% Urdu as their first language.[17]

Government and politics

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Administrative divisions

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The administration of Belgaum district has been divided into 15 taluks.

Athani taluk is the largest with an area of 1,997.70 km2 and Raybag taluk is the smallest with an area of 958.8 km2. The district comprises three revenue sub-divisions headquartered at Belgaum, Bailhongal and Chikodi governed by an assistant commissioner and taluks headed by Tehsildar[18] and has six police sub-divisions. Apart from the Belgaum City Corporation, there are 17 municipalities, 20 towns, 485 gram panchayats, 1,138 inhabited villages and 26 non-inhabited villages.

Villages

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Politics

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District No. Constituency Name Party Remarks
Belagavi 1 Nippani Shashikala Jolle Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Chikkodi-Sadalga Ganesh Hukkeri Indian National Congress
3 Athani Laxman Savadi Indian National Congress
4 Kagwad Raju Kage Indian National Congress
5 Kudachi (SC) Mahendra Kallappa Tammannavar Indian National Congress
6 Raibag (SC) Duryodhan Aihole Bharatiya Janata Party
7 Hukkeri Nikhil Katti Bharatiya Janata Party
8 Arabhavi Balachandra Jarkiholi Bharatiya Janata Party
9 Gokak Ramesh Jarkiholi Bharatiya Janata Party
10 Yemkanmardi (ST) Satish Jarkiholi Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
11 Belgaum Uttar Asif Sait Indian National Congress
12 Belgaum Dakshin Abhay Patil Bharatiya Janata Party
13 Belgaum Rural Lakshmi Hebbalkar Indian National Congress Cabinet Minister
14 Khanapur Vithal Halagekar Bharatiya Janata Party
15 Kittur Babasaheb Devanagouda Patil Indian National Congress
16 Bailhongal Mahantesh Koujalagi Indian National Congress
17 Saundatti Yellamma Vishwas Vasant Vaidya Indian National Congress
18 Ramdurg Ashok Pattan Indian National Congress

Industry

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The district has seven industrial areas, one special economic zone (SEZ) (India's first precision engineering SEZ with more than 200 acres) and 16 industrial estates.[6] The city's industrial growth begin when Babu Rao Pusalkar set up a small unit in city over a century ago and that transformed Belgaum city into foundry and hydraulics base.[19]

Name of Industrial Area Extent (acres)
Kanbargi Auto Complex 267.00
Kakati 74.75
Honaga 209.5
Kangrali 58.59
Gokak 109.05
Kittur 433.19
Kanagala 848.00
Name of Industrial Estate Extent (acres)
Udyambag 55.15
Udyambag Tq. Karigarika Sangh 0.32
Angol- 1 21
Angol- 2 4.6
Kanbargi 6
Khanapur 9.57
Gokak 9.62
Chikkodi 6
Bailhongal 3
Ramdurg 9.4
Nippani 3.5
Kangrali 2.5
Desur 41.34
Athani 28
Borgaon 75
Kagwad 20

List of industrial clusters in Belgaum district that are identified by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises[20]

Cluster place Cluster activity
Belgaum Foundry, Powerloom and artisan activities like Dolls & Toys, Horn & Bone, Metalware, Artistic Chappals by hand
Angol Wooden Furniture Cluster
Udyambag Machine Tool and Engineering Cluster
Kudachi Kudachi Jaggery Cluster
Madhabavi Foot Diamond Leather Cluster
Ramdurg Readymade Garments Cluster, Birds Power loom Cluster
Chikkodi Jaggery processing Cluster
Khanapur Bricks Processing Cluster, Pottery & Clay, Terracotta, Textiles Hand Embroidered
Athani Athani Raisins processing cluster
Gokak Dolls & Toys

Education

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Belgaum district is a home to three universities: Visvesvaraya Technological University, Rani Channamma University, Belagavi and KLE University. Also, it has a nine engineering colleges, two medical colleges, two dental colleges, 15 polytechnics, 7 Indian system of medical colleges, and 180 degree colleges.[21]

Notable people

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Publications

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References

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  1. ^ "New police commissioner for Belagavi". The Hindu. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2001 Census". Official Website of Belgaum District. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  3. ^ Sabharwal, Gopa (2006). Ethnicity and Class: Social Divisions in an Indian City. Oxford University Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-19-567830-7.
  4. ^ "Belagavians take the lead to get rid of potholes". Hubballi News. The Times of India. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Belgaum becomes Belagavi, as Centre clears name change plan". The Indian Express. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Belagavi - foundry hub of North Karnataka" (PDF). karnataka.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Karnataka elections: Meet the five brothers from Belagavi who are contesting against each other". Hindustan Times. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Census GIS India". Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook: Belagavi" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  10. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Belgaum". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 668.
  11. ^ Ravi Sharma (16 December 2005). "A dispute revived". Frontline. Archived from the original on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2006.
  12. ^ Jaishankar Jayaramiah (21 November 2005). "Karnataka caught in 'language' web". The Financial express. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2006.
  13. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  14. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Singapore 4,740,737 July 2011 est.
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