Bailahongala

Bailhongal is a town, Taluk and one of the three Subdivisional headquarters in Belagavi district of Karnataka state in southern India. The taluk headquarters is about 44 km from the district headquarters.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bailhongal
Settlement.other_name: Bailahongala
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Karnataka
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Karnataka, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Belagavi
Settlement.governing_body: City Municipal Council
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 15.30
Settlement.area_rural_km2: 1109.63
Settlement.elevation_m: 664
Settlement.population_total: 125670
Settlement.population_rural: 332007

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

Geology
Demographics
Civic administration
Economy
Places of Interest
Education
Schools and colleges
Transportation
Road
Nearest railway stations
Nearest airport
Nearest temples
References

There are important pilgrim places in the taluk. These include Bhartinand Swamiji Math Inchal, Sogal Someshwar Temple, Moorusavira matha, Kittur Channamma samadhi, Aifil Clock in Bazar Road, Hafiz Bari Dargah, Markaz Masjid, and Jamia Masjid. There are also historical places like Kittur, where freedom fighters like Rani Chennamma and Sangolli Rayanna lived. Most of the agricultural land is controlled by the Malaprabha irrigation project. There are many educational institutes including talukas such as Saundatti, Gokak, Belagavi.

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