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Belagavi district, formerly also known as Belgaum district, [5] is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The district is known as the sugar bowl of Karnataka with 150,000 hectares being used for commercial production. [ 6 ]
An 1881 census recorded a population of 864,014 residents in the Belagavi district. 556,397 (64.39 per cent) of them were Kannada speakers and 225,008 (26.04 per cent) spoke Marathi. With the independence of India in 1947, the Belagavi district of the former Bombay Presidency became a part of Bombay State. [2]
Nippani, also spelled Nipani, is the third largest city, taluka in the Belagavi district in the state of Karnataka, India. Marathi is the major spoken language. It is an important agricultural and commercial trade and education centre in the district.
Belgaum district is the biggest district of Karnataka. Situated near the foothills of the Sahyadri mountain range ( Western Ghats ) at an altitude of about 779 m (2,556 ft), 100 km (62 mi) from the Arabian Sea with the Markandeya river flowing nearby, Belgaum exhibits swift and kaleidoscopic changes in topography, vegetation and climate.
After India became independent in 1947, the Belagavi district (which was in the erstwhile Bombay Presidency) became a part of the Bombay State.In 1948, the Belagavi City Council passed a resolution declaring that the district was a Marathi majority district and demanding for the inclusion of the Belagavi district in the proposed state of Samyukta Maharashtra. [3]
Khanapur known as Khanapura is a panchayat town in Belagavi district, ... 42.17% of the population in the city spoke Marathi, 25.62% Kannada, 23.39% Urdu, ...
Chandgad was formerly a part of Belagavi District, but during reorganization of Maharashtra state the entire taluka was merged into Kolhapur District. Marathi and Konkani are the native languages. Konkani (Malwani Konkani) is spoken mostly in the western part. The Goan Catholic community speaks Goan Konkani.
Belgundi is a village in Belgaum district in the southern state of Karnataka, India. The local languages are Kannada and Marathi. The village is located at the state border of Karnataka and Maharashtra. [1]