Chikkodi

Chikkodi
Town
Mini Vidhanasoudha Chikodi
Mini Vidhanasoudha Chikodi
Chikkodi is located in Karnataka
Chikkodi
Chikkodi
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 16°25′32″N 74°35′13″E / 16.425466°N 74.5869573°E / 16.425466; 74.5869573
Country India
State Karnataka
DistrictBelagavi
Government
 • BodyTown Municipal Council
 • Member of Parliament (MP)Priyanka Satish Jarkiholi
 • Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)Ganesh Prakash Hukkeri
Area
 • Town18.48 km2 (7.14 sq mi)
 • Rural
1,213.74 km2 (468.63 sq mi)
Elevation
683 m (2,241 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Town38,307
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
 • Rural
503,838
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
591201
Telephone code08338
Vehicle registrationKA 23
Websitechikkoditown.mrc.gov.in

Chikkodi is a town, taluka and one of three Subdivisional headquarter, in the Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. Chikodi, Athani, Hukkeri, Raybag, Nipani and Kagwad are the taluks that come under Chikodi Subdivision. It is 75 kilometers from the city of Belgaum, 65 kilometers from Kolhapur, 51 kilometers from Miraj, 160 kilometers from Hubli, and 570 kilometers from the capital of Karnataka state, Bangalore. Chikodi has many district level offices but it is not designated as a district by the Government of Karnataka. It is one of the major cities that lie in the border between Karnataka and Maharashtra states.

  1. ^ "Census Data Handbook 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 25 May 2024.