Bagalkote, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India, which is also the headquarters of
Bagalkot district. It is situated on branch of
River Ghataprabha, The population of the urban agglomeration was 111,933
["District Census Handbook – Guntur"] according to the provisional results of 2011 national census of India, the city is spread over an area of
with an average elevation of above MSL.
History
Existence of the city
According to stone inscriptions in the surrounding area, the town's name was formerly Bagadige. According to legend, the town was given to the Bhajantries (musicians) by
Ravana
According to the Mahakavya, Hindu epic, ''Ramayana'', Ravana was a kingJustin W. Henry, ''Ravana's Kingdom: The Ramayana and Sri Lankan History from Below'', Oxford University Press, p.3 of the island of Lanka, in which he is the chief antag ...
, the king of Lanka who ruled this area. One of the
Bijapur Adil Shahi king
Ibrahim Adil Shah II is said to have presented the town to his daughter as ''bangle money'' (a tradition in which the daughter is given money to buy bangles, sarees, and gold ornaments from her parents after the marriage).
[Busateenus-Salateen a Persian Manuscript of Mirza Ibrahim Zubairi.]
Rulers
Bagalkot remained under successive dominions of Vijayanagar emperors,
Bijapur Adil Shahi,
Peshwas,
Kingdom of Mysore
The Kingdom of Mysore was a geopolitical realm in southern India founded in around 1399 in the vicinity of the modern-day city of Mysore and prevailed until 1950. The territorial boundaries and the form of government transmuted substantially ...
, Maratha rulers, and finally the British in 1818. In 1865, it was established as a municipality and civic amenities were provided to the residents of Bagalkot.
Geography
Bagalkot is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is situated on the bank of the river
Ghataprabha.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Bagalkot had a population of 111,933. Bagalkot city has a sex ratio of 985 females to males and a literacy rate of 85.40%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 10.33% and 3.78% of the population respectively.
At the time of the 2011 census, 69.10% of the population spoke
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
, 22.15%
Urdu
Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...
, 3.94%
Marathi and 1.07%
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
as their first language.
Climate
The city is ranked among top 10 Indian cities with the cleanest air and best
AQI in 2024.
Gallery
File:Bagalkot district ZP Constituency Map.jpg, Bagalkot district ZP Constituency Map
File:Bagalkot district Map by villages.jpg, Bagalkot district Map by villages
File:Bagalkot district taluk map.jpg, Bagalkot district taluk map
File:Bagalkot lok sabha map.jpg, Bagalkot lok sabha map
References
External links
Bagalakot district Official siteBagalakote City Municipal CouncilBagalakot Town Development Authority
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Cities and towns in Bagalkot district
Cities in Karnataka