Bagalkot

This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Bagalkote district.
Bagalkote
ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ
City
Bagalkote

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 16°10′54″N 75°41′45″E / 16.1817°N 75.6958°E / 16.1817; 75.6958Coordinates: 16°10′54″N 75°41′45″E / 16.1817°N 75.6958°E / 16.1817; 75.6958
Country  India
State Karnataka
Region Bayaluseeme
District Bagalkot District
Area[1]
 • Total 49.06 km2 (18.94 sq mi)
Elevation 770 m (2,530 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 111,933
 • Density 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 587101-105
Telephone code 08354
Vehicle registration KA-29,KA48
Website bagalkot.nic.in

Bagalkote or Bagalkot is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka. Bagalkote is the district headquarters of the Bagalkote district. It is one of the major towns in North Karnataka.

History

According to stone inscriptions in the surrounding area, the town's name was formerly Bagadige. According to legend, the town was given to the Bajantries (musicians) by Ravana, the king of Lanka who ruled this area. One of the Bijapur kings 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, gold ornaments from her parents after the marriage). Name might be because of Entrance gate called Shiroor Agasi at east end with huge doors in Kannada called Bagilu. There was a fort on northwest side of old town between Killa and Ghataprabha river in Kannada kote Consequently, the place acquired the name Bagdikote or Bagilukote which later became . Bagalkote remained under successive dominions of Vijayanagar emperors, Peshwas, Kingdom of Mysore, 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 Bagalkote. The place was a noted centre of freedom movement and the Unification movement. Freedom fighter Sindhoor Laxman used to live in Kadalimatti and Bilagi mountain ranges.

Old Bagalkote was consisting of Halepeth, Jainpeth, Killa, Hosapeth and Venkatapeth. Before arrival of railway line only Halepeth, Jainpeth and Killa were existing. On 1 August 1984[2] traffic opened on Hutagi-Gadag Meter gauge railway line. Cotton starts moving to Bagalkote from villages around. Cotton Gins developed close to railway station. Typical Gin consists of a ginning machine to separate cotton seeds from cotton. And a brahma ( hydraulic) press with vast area for storage and parking of bullock carts. Bagalkote was an important cotton export hub on Hutagi-Gadag railway line. New industries new business arrived in town. At the same time new settlement for town was established south of old town called Hosapeth. Migration starts to Hosapeth from around villages. This boom attracts migrants from Gujarat and Rajasthan too. After independence of India Bagalkote Udhyog ltd. started a cement factory 3 km away on west side. To hold increased population one more new settlement established close to town on west side of town named Venkatapeth. Named against Ancient Venkateshwara temple.

Today, Bagalkote is divided into three parts — Navanagar, Vidyagiri and the old Bagalkote town. The construction of new town became necessary following submergence of parts of old town due to construction of Almatti dam. Navanagar is a planned town with grid pattern layout having wide roads, parks, and other amenities.

Geography

Bagalkote is located at 16°11′N 75°42′E / 16.18°N 75.7°E / 16.18; 75.7.[3] It has an average elevation of 533 metres (1,749 ft). It is situated on the bank of the river Ghataprabha.

Education

QUALITY EDUCATION available at Margadarshan Education Trust- NH-50, Ilkal Bagalkote has many famous educational institutions, others are St. Anne's Convent High School, Basaveshwara Vidya Vardhaka Sangha and Vidya Prasarak Mandal (mostly known as Sakri, named after Shankrappa Sakri for his charity to the association). Many colleges are affiliated with Rani Channamma University, Belgaum, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Bengaluru, Karnataka. Basaveshvara Engineering College (BEC), Bagalkote was established in 1963. S Nijalingappa Medical College, HSK (Hanagal Shree Kumareshwar) Hospital and Research Centre is affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, at Kengeri Bengaluru. PMNM Dental COllege and Hospital established in 1987 is one of the old and prestigious private dental college in Karnataka.

The University of Horticultural Sciences (UHS) is headquartered in Navanagar, Bagalkote with its constituent colleges spread across the state.

For list of schools in Bagalkote visit www.nammabagalkot.in.

Holi Habba (Festival of Colours)

MALLESHAPPA KITTALI, GULEDAGUDDA is famous for "Holi Habba" i.e. Festival of Colours. It is said that Bagalkote ranks second to Kolkata in the way it celebrates Rang Panchami. The festive is celebrated across 4 days, with the first day for Kama Dahanam followed by 3 days of playing colours. Holi is celebrated with lot of alacrity and grandeur by the people of Bagalkote. It also symbolises religious unity and harmony where people of all sects come together to celebrate it. There are 5 different localities called as "Onees" namely jainpeth, hosapeth, halpeth, killa and venkatpeth hosapeth being the largest in area. In earlier times, Holi was celebrated over 6 days, with each of the last 5 days dedicated to the five "Onees" to celebrate colour separately. However, this was reduced to three days for security reasons.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India,[4] Bagalkote had a population of 112,068 with males constituting 52% of the population and females 48%. Bagalkote has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with 77% of the males and 61% of females literate. Some 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.[5] Kannada is the major language spoken here.

Transport

Road Bagalkote is well connected by road and railway routes. The National Highway NH 161 (old number NH 218) from Hubli to Bidar via Bijapur, Jewargi, Gulbarga, Humnabad passes through Bagalkote.

The state highway passing through Bagalkote connects NH 169 (formerly called NH-13) running from Solapur to Mangalore at about 40 km from Bagalkote near Alamatti dam. It is connected to Belgaum by road and connected to Hubli. World class State Highway Belgaum to Raichur passes through Bagalkote.

Railway Bagalkote is connected by a broad gauge railway line (Gadag-Hotgi line) to Bijapur on the South Western Railway (SWR) towards the north and to Gadag junction on the South Western Railway towards the south. Bagalkote is connected with direct trains to Bijapur, Solapur, Gadag, Dharwad, Bellary, Mysore, Bengaluru, Hubli, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

Trains from Bagalkote:
Bagalkote is under South Western Railway (SWR)

Following is the complete list of trains running in Solapur Gadag Branch line

14805/14806 Bengaluru <—> Barmer AC Express via (Hubli, Gadag, Bijapur, Solapur, Ahmedabad) (Weekly)

16201/16202 Mysore <—> Shirdi Sainagar Express (via Bengaluru, Bellary, Gadag, Bijapur, Solapur) (Weekly)

16535/16536 Mysore <—> Solapur Gol Gumbaz Express (via Bengaluru, Hubli, Gadag, Bijapur) (Daily)

17307/17308 Mysore <—> Bagalkote Basava Express (via Bengaluru, Guntakal, Gulbarga, Solapur, Bijapur) (Daily)

16587/16588 Bengaluru <—> Bikaner Express (via Hubli, Gadag, Bijapur, Solapur, Pune, Kalyan Jn, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Abu Road, Jodhpur) (Bi-Weekly)

17319/17320 Hubli <-> Secunderabad Express (via Gadag, Bijapur, Solapur-Hotgi, Gulbarga, Wadi) (Daily)

17321/17322 Hubli <-> Mumbai LTT Express (via Gadag, Bijapur, Solapur, Pune) (Weekly)

11423/11424 Solapur <—> Hubli Intercity Express (via Gadag, Bijapur) (Daily)

06919/06920 Hubli <—> Bijapur Passenger (via Gadag, Bijapur) (Daily)

57643/57644 Solapur<-> Gadag Passenger (via Bijapur) (Daily)

57641/57642 Solapur <-> Gadag Passenger (via Bijapur) (Daily)

56903/56904 Dharwad <-> Solapur Passenger (via Hubli, Gadag, Bijapur) (Daily)

56905/56906 Hubli <-> Solapur Passenger (via Gadag, Bijapur) (Daily)

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. p. 22. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Gazetteers Department - SOLAPUR". solapur.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  3. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bagalkote
  4. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  5. ↑ "BAGALKOT DISTRICT 2001 CENSUS PROVISIONAL STATISTICS". Retrieved 16 December 2010.

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