Athani taluk
Taluk in Karnataka, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Athani Taluk is the largest taluk in Belgaum District, Karnataka, India. It has a total area of 2,070.54 square kilometres (799.44 sq mi),[1] of which 70% is cultivated. This includes 4 towns, 115 inhabited villages and hamlets with a rural population of 4,07,485, according to the 2011 census. The total population of the taluk is 5,25,832. It is bounded by Sangli District of Maharashtra in the north, Bijapur District in the east, and Bagalkot District in the southeast. Geologically the area is covered by Deccan Trap formations. The average annual rainfall is 582 millimetres (22.9 in). Two rivers flow through the taluk: the Krishna River and the Agrani.
Athani Taluk | |
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Taluk | |
Coordinates: 16.73°N 75.07°E / 16.73; 75.07 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Karnataka |
District | Belgaum |
Regions of Karnataka | Bayaluseeme |
Government | |
• Type | Taluk administration |
Area | |
• Total | 2,070.54 km2 (799.44 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 548,832 |
• Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 591xxx |
Vehicle registration | KA-23 |
The four largest towns of Athani Taluk (in decreasing order of population) are Athani, Ugar, Ainapur and Shedbal. Five sugar industries are in this taluk, located in the towns of Athani, Kagwad, Kokatnur, Ugar and Kempwad. There are four hobalis in the taluk: Athani, Kagwad, Telsang and Antapur.