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Mahalingpur
Mahalingapura | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Mahalingpur | |
| Nickname: Jaggery City | |
  Mahalingpur Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°23′N 75°07′E / 16.38°N 75.12°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bagalkot. |
| Taluka | Rabkavi-Banhatti |
| Named for | Sri Guru Mahalingeshwar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democracy |
| • Body | Town Municipal Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1 |
| Population | |
| • Total | >45,000[1] |
| Demonym | Mahalingpurian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 587312 |
| Vehicle registration | KA 48(Jamakhandi) KA 29(Bagalkot) |
| Website | http://www.mahalingapuratown.mrc.gov.in/ |
Mahalingpur or Mahalingapura in Kannada is a town of Bagalkot district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Agriculture, weaving and jaggery production are the primary industries here. In the past, town was called as Naragatti. Later renamed as Mahalingpur after the gracious appearance of Lord Shri Mahalingeshwara. People speak typical Kannada, understand English and Hindi. The town is known for its picturesque surroundings and pleasant climate. The Ghataprabha River flows through nearby Nandagaon village from its source, which lies to the southwest of the town, and in Kudala Sangama gets merge with Krishna. Mahalingpur is one of the major commercial towns in the Bagalkot district. Jaggery and Saari's are common export marketing stuffs here.
Mahalingpur Town Municipal Council, with population of about 36 thousand is Bagalkot district's one of the most populous town municipal council located in Bagalkot district of the state Karnataka in India. Total geographical area of Mahalingpur town municipal council is 9.8 square km's and it is the biggest city by area in the district. Population density of the city is 3679 persons per square km's. There are 23 wards in the city, among them Mahalingpur Ward No 20 is the most populous ward with population of 3083 and Mahalingpur Ward No 08 is the least populous ward with population of 291.
Nearest railway station is Kudchi which is 45 km far from here and Chikkodi road railway station, which is around 46 km far from here. District headquarter of the city is Bagalkot which is around 90 km away. Bangalore is the state headquarter of the city and is 610 km far from here. Yearly average rainfall of the city is 712.10 mm. Maximum temperature here reaches up to 39.40 °C and minimum temperature goes down to 11.55 °C.
- ^ "2011 Census". Government of India. Retrieved 18 August 2018.