Sangolli

Sangolli
Sangolli
Village
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBelgaum
Government
 • BodyGram Panchayat
Area
 • Total
10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,784
 • Density361/km2 (930/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
591115
Vehicle registrationKA-24

Sangolli is a village in Bailahongal taluk of Belgaum district Indian State of Karnataka, India.[1] This is the birthplace of prominent warrior Sangolli Rayanna, from Karnataka, India. He was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma and fought the British East India Company till his death. His life was the subject of the 2012 Kannada film Sangolli Rayanna.

It is located around 45km from Belagavi city and around 500km from the capital of Karnataka.

  1. ^ Village Directory Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, 2001 Census of India