Bagalkot District

Population: 1,890,826 (2011)

State: Karnataka

Language: Kannada

Headquarters: Bagalkot

 

Date of formation: Bagalkot District was carved out of Bijapur District in 1997.

Area: 6583 square kilometers

Density of population: 288 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 69.39 % - Male: 80.16 %, Female: 58.55 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:984

 

Boundaries of Bagalkot District

 

North and North East: Bijapur District and Gulbarga District, Karnataka

South East: Koppal District, Karnataka

South: Gadag District, Karnataka

South West: Dharwad District, Karnataka

East: Raichur District, Karnataka

West: Belgaum District, Karnataka

 

Bagalkot District Average Rainfall: 318 mm

Bagalkot District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 38 deg C

Bagalkot District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 18 deg C

 

BAGALKOT DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Malaprabha, Riveer Ghatprabha, River Krishna

Taluks: Badami, Bagalkot, Bilagi, Hungund, Jamkhandi, Mudhol

Assembly Constituencies: Terdal, Jamkhandi, Mudhol, Bilgi, Bagalkot, Hungund, Badami

 

Bagalkot District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Badami

2. Pattadakal

3. Aihole

4. Kudalasangama

5. Mahakuta

6. Banashankari

7. Mudhol

 

Bagalkot District Facts: This is the second largest district in Belgaum Division and 15th most populous district in Karnataka. This is one of the ten fastest growing districts of the state. It also has the fifth highest farmer suicide rate in Karnataka.      

 

Major Agricultural Products: Maize, cotton, sugarcane, groundnut, tobacco, wheat, bajra, maize

 

Major Industrial Products: Cotton and silk clothes, sugar, cement

 

Major Industries: Kanoria Industries Ltd, Katwa Udyog Ltd, Lokapur Cement Ltd, Shree Kalcity Cement, Bagalkot Cooperative Spinning Mill Ltd, Pink Granites of Ilkal, Godhawari Sugar Mills, Jhamkandi Sugar Mills, Dempo Diary Industries Ltd, Agro Industries Ltd, Banhatti Cooperative Spinning Mills

 

Major Educational Institutions: B. V. V. S. Basaveshwar Engineering College, B. V. V. S. S. C. Nandimath Law College, B. V. V. S. S. Nijalingappa Medical College, B. V. V. S. P. M. Nadagouda Memorial Dental College and Hospital, B. V. V. S. Ayurveda College, B. V. V. S. Hanagal Kumareshwar College of Pharmacy

 

Mineral Resources: Greenstone, quartzite, sandstone, limestone, pink granite, iron ore, dolomite

 

What is Bagalkot District Famous For: Silk and handloom industries and Ilkal sarees

 

Famous People From Bagalkot District: Jagadish Shettar, Ranna, Narayan Maharaj, S. R. Kanthi, Ramesh Halagali, P. C. Gaddigoudar

 

Bagalkot District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in Bagalkot District