Bhalki
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- Settlement.name
- Bhalki
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- kn
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- Bhalki Fort
- Settlement.image_alt
- hh
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Karnataka
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Karnataka, India
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 6
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bidar
- Settlement.established_title
- Municipal Council constituted
- Settlement.established_date
- 1953
- Settlement.named_for
- Bhallunke
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9 sectionsContents
- History
- The 1857 War of Independence
- Geography
- Demographics
- Interesting places in and around the town
- Transport
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Bhalki or Bhālki is a town in Bidar district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located 30 km from Bidar. It is the headquarters of Bhalki taluka panchayat. It is well connected by roadways and railways. The Karanja River, one of the main rivers of Bidar district, flows through Bhalki taluka.
==History== First mention of the town was made as "Bhallunke" in the vachanas of 12th century sharanas. The sharana Kumbara Gundaiah was from Bhalki who was part of Bhakthi movement.