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	{{Infobox settlement		{{Infobox settlement
	\| name = ~~Bagalkote~~		\| name = Bagalakote
	\| settlement_type = [[City]]		\| settlement_type = [[City]]
	\| image_skyline =		\| image_skyline =
	\| image_alt =		\| image_alt =
	\| image_caption = Clockwise from top : 1) University of Horticultural Sciences, 2) Navanagar cultural musium, 3) District office complex, 4) Rani chennamma garden, 5) Muchakandi dam.		\| image_caption = Clockwise from top : 1) University of Horticultural Sciences, 2) Navanagar cultural musium, 3) District office complex, 4) Rani chennamma garden, 5) Muchakandi dam.
	\| nickname =		\| nickname =
	\| pushpin_map = India Karnataka		\| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
	\| pushpin_label_position =		\| pushpin_label_position =
	\| pushpin_map_alt =		\| pushpin_map_alt =
	\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India		\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|16.1817\|N\|75.6958\|E\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|16.1817\|N\|75.6958\|E\|display=inline,title}}
	\| subdivision_type = Country		\| subdivision_type = Country
	\| subdivision_name = [[India]]		\| subdivision_name = [[India]]
	\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India\|State]]		\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India\|State]]
	\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India\|Region]]		\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India\|Region]]
	\| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India\|District]]		\| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India\|District]]
	\| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]		\| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
	\| subdivision_name2 = [[Bayaluseeme]]		\| subdivision_name2 = [[Bayaluseeme]]
	\| subdivision_name3 = ~~Bagalkote~~		\| subdivision_name3 = Bagalakote
	\| established_title = <!-- Established -->		\| established_title = <!-- Established -->
	\| established_date =		\| established_date =
	\| founder =		\| founder =
	\| named_for =		\| named_for =
	\| government_type = City Municipal Council (CMC)		\| government_type = City Municipal Council (CMC)
	\| governing_body = Bagalkote CMC & BTDA		\| governing_body = Bagalkote CMC & BTDA
	\| leader_title = District Collector		\| leader_title = District Collector
	\| leader_name =		\| leader_name =
	\| unit_pref = Metric		\| unit_pref = Metric
	\| area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web\|title=District Census Handbook – Guntur\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2902_PART_B_DCHB_BAGALKOT.pdf\|website=Census of India\|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner\|access-date=6 November 2012\|pages=22}}</ref>		\| area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web\|title=District Census Handbook – Guntur\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2902_PART_B_DCHB_BAGALKOT.pdf\|website=Census of India\|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner\|access-date=6 November 2012\|pages=22}}</ref>
	\| area_total_km2 = 49.06		\| area_total_km2 = 49.06
	\| area_rank =		\| area_rank =
	\| elevation_footnotes =		\| elevation_footnotes =
	\| elevation_m = 537.06		\| elevation_m = 537.06
	\| population_total = 112090		\| population_total = 112090
	\| population_as_of = 2011		\| population_as_of = 2011
	\| population_footnotes = <ref name="census" />		\| population_footnotes = <ref name="census" />
	\| population_density_km2 = 2183		\| population_density_km2 = 2183
	\| population_rank =		\| population_rank =
	\| population_demonym = Bagalkoteiens		\| population_demonym = Bagalkoteiens
	\| demographics_type1 = Languages		\| demographics_type1 = Languages
	\| demographics1_title1 = Official		\| demographics1_title1 = Official
	\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]		\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]
	\| utc_offset1 = +5:30		\| utc_offset1 = +5:30
	\| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number\|PIN]]		\| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number\|PIN]]
	\| postal_code = 587101-103		\| postal_code = 587101-103
	\| area_code = 08354		\| area_code = 08354
	\| area_code_type = Telephone code		\| area_code_type = Telephone code
	\| registration_plate = KA-29, KA-48		\| registration_plate = KA-29, KA-48
	\| website = {{URL\|bagalkot.nic.in}}		\| website = {{URL\|bagalkot.nic.in}}
	\| footnotes =		\| footnotes =
	\| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]		\| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
	}}		}}

	'''~~Bagalkote~~''', is a city in the state of [[Karnataka]], India, which is also the headquarters of [[Bagalkote district]]. It is situated on branch of River Ghataprabha about 481 km (299 mi) northwest of state capital [[Bangalore]], 410 km (255 mi) southwest of [[Hyderabad]], and about 570 km (354 mi) southeast of [[Mumbai]]. The population of the urban agglomeration was 111,933<ref name="ReferenceA">"District Census Handbook – Guntur"</ref> according to the provisional results of 2011 national census of India, and the city is spread over an area of {{convert\|49.06\|km2}}<ref name="ReferenceA" /> with an average elevation of {{cvt\|532\|m}} above MSL.		'''Bagalakote''', is a city in the state of [[Karnataka]], India, which is also the headquarters of [[Bagalkote district\|Bagalakote district]]. It is situated on branch of River Ghataprabha about 481 km (299 mi) northwest of state capital [[Bangalore\|Bengaluru]], 410 km (255 mi) southwest of [[Hyderabad]], and about 570 km (354 mi) southeast of [[Mumbai]]. The population of the urban agglomeration was 111,933<ref name="ReferenceA">"District Census Handbook – Guntur"</ref> according to the provisional results of 2011 national census of India, and the city is spread over an area of {{convert\|49.06\|km2}}<ref name="ReferenceA" /> with an average elevation of {{cvt\|532\|m}} above MSL.

	==History==		==History==

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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Bagalkote district}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bagalkote
| settlement_type = [[City]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Clockwise from top : 1) University of Horticultural Sciences, 2) Navanagar cultural musium, 3) District office complex, 4) Rani chennamma garden, 5) Muchakandi dam.
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.1817|N|75.6958|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bayaluseeme]]
| subdivision_name3 = Bagalkote
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = City Municipal Council (CMC)
| governing_body = Bagalkote CMC & BTDA
| leader_title = District Collector
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Guntur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2902_PART_B_DCHB_BAGALKOT.pdf|website=Census of India|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner|access-date=6 November 2012|pages=22}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 49.06
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 537.06
| population_total = 112090
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census" />
| population_density_km2 = 2183
| population_rank =
| population_demonym = Bagalkoteiens
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 587101-103
| area_code = 08354
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = KA-29, KA-48
| website = {{URL|bagalkot.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
}}

'''Bagalkote''', is a city in the state of [[Karnataka]], India, which is also the headquarters of [[Bagalkote district]]. It is situated on branch of River Ghataprabha about 481 km (299 mi) northwest of state capital [[Bangalore]], 410 km (255 mi) southwest of [[Hyderabad]], and about 570 km (354 mi) southeast of [[Mumbai]]. The population of the urban agglomeration was 111,933<ref name="ReferenceA">"District Census Handbook – Guntur"</ref> according to the provisional results of 2011 national census of India, and the city is spread over an area of {{convert|49.06|km2}}<ref name="ReferenceA" /> with an average elevation of {{cvt|532|m}} above MSL.

==History==

===Existence of the city===
According to stone inscriptions in the surrounding area, the town's name was formerly '''Bagadige'''. According to legend, the town was given to the Bhajantries (musicians) by [[Ravana]], the king of Lanka who ruled this area. One of the [[Adil Shahi dynasty|Bijapur Adil Shahi]] king [[Ibrahim Adil Shah II]] 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, and gold ornaments from her parents after the marriage).<ref name="ReferenceB">Busateenus-Salateen a Persian Manuscript of Mirza Ibrahim Zubairi.</ref>

===Rulers===
Bagalkot remained under successive dominions of Vijayanagar emperors, [[Adil Shahi dynasty|Bijapur Adil Shahi]], [[Maratha Empire|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 Bagalkot.

==Geography==
Bagalkot is located at {{Coord|16.18|N|75.7|E}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Bagalkot.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bagalkote]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|533|m|ft}}. It is situated on the bank of the river [[Ghataprabha River|Ghataprabha]].

==Demographics==
{{As of|alt=As of the [[2001 Indian census]]|2001}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Bagalkot had a population of 112,068 with males constituting 52% of the population and females 48%. Bagalkot had an average literacy rate of 85.4%, higher than the national average of 74.4%, with 91.73% of the males and 79.04% of females literate. 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|title=BAGALKOT DISTRICT 2001 CENSUS PROVISIONAL STATISTICS|url=http://bagalkot.nic.in/2001_census.htm|access-date=16 December 2010}}</ref>
[[Kannada]] is the major language spoken here.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://bagalkot.nic.in/ Bagalakot district Official site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160317144844/http://www.bagalkotecity.gov.in/ Bagalakote City Municipal Council]
*[http://btda.kar.nic.in/ Bagalakot Town Development Authority]

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Bagalkot district]]
[[Category:Cities in Karnataka]]