Bagalkot district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Bagalkot.

Bagalkot district
District of Karnataka
Clockwise from top-right: Kudalasangama, Durga temple at Aihole, Megaliths on Meguti hill, Sangameshwara Temple at Pattadakal, Cave temple 1 at Badami
Location in Karnataka
Location in Karnataka
Map
Bagalkot district
Coordinates: 16°07′N 75°27′E / 16.12°N 75.45°E / 16.12; 75.45
Country India
StateKarnataka
Founded1997
Founded byGovernment of Karnataka
HeadquartersBagalkot
TalukasBagalkot
Rabkavi Banhatti
Guledgudda
Badami
Hunagunda
Jamakhandi
Mudhol
Ilkal
Bilagi
Terdal
Government
 • TypeZilla Panchayat
 • Deputy CommissionerK. M. Janaki (IAS)
 • Lok Sabha constituencies1
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies7
Area
 • Total
6,593 km2 (2,546 sq mi)
Elevation
524 m (1,719 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,889,752
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
587101-587325
Telephone code+ 91 (0)8354
Vehicle registration
Websitebagalkot.nic.in

Bagalkot district (/ˈbɑːɡəlkoʊt/), 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. The new Bagalkot district was carved out of Vijayapura in 1997 via Government of Karnataka directive Notification RD 42 LRD 87 Part III.[1] The bifurcated Bagalkot district consists of ten taluks — Badami, Bagalkot, Bilagi, Guledgudda, Rabkavi Banhatti, Hunagund, Ilkal, Jamakhandi and Mudhol, Teradal.[2]

The Ghataprabha River, Malaprabha River and Krishna River flow through the district. Kudalasangama lies at the point of confluence of the rivers Krishna and Malaprabha and is famous for being the samadhi of Basavanna.

Like most districts in India, Bagalkot is headed by a Deputy Commissioner, with various Tahalsidars heading individual taluks in the district.

  1. ^ "A Handwork of Karnataka - Administration" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. pp. 354, 355. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Bagalkot district statistics- Area and Population" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2010.