Athani | |
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Town | |
| Contact Bandenawaz Biradar | |
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  Athani Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°44′N 75°04′E / 16.73°N 75.07°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Belagavi |
| Regions of Karnataka | Bayaluseeme |
| Town municipal council | 1853 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Athani municipal council |
| • Member of legislative council | Shri Laxman Savadi |
| • Member of legislative assembly | Shri Laxman Savadi |
| Area | |
| • Town | 15.00 km2 (5.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 590 m (1,940 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Town | 63,625 |
| • Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 81,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 591304 |
| Telephone code | 08289 |
| Vehicle registration | KA 23 Chikkodi KA 71 Athani |
| Sex ratio | 958[1][2] ♂/♀ |
| Website | www |
Athani is a town in the Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. It is 140 kilometers from the city of Belagavi, 70 kilometers from Vijayapura, 55 kilometers from Miraj, 100 kilometers from Kolhapur, and 624 kilometers from Bengaluru.
The main profession here is agriculture, particularly cultivation of sugarcane, jawar, and grapes. The river Krishna flows 110 km around the southern part of Athani Taluk. The city is 18 km from river Krishna. It is famous for leather chappals.[citation needed] Athani is the oldest municipal town of Karnataka; it was established in 1853, according to the Municipal Act of 1850.[citation needed] The municipal council completed 160 years. It is an important gateway to Karnataka from Maharashtra State
- ^ "Belgaum District Stats". City Municipal Commissioner of Belgaum, Govt. of Karnataka. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "Population Census of Karnataka, 2011" (PDF). Government of India.