Athani (Karnataka)
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Athani ಅಥಣಿ athni |
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 Athani
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| Coordinates: 16°44′N 75°04′E / 16.73°N 75.07°ECoordinates: 16°44′N 75°04′E / 16.73°N 75.07°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State |
 Karnataka
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| District | Belagavi |
| Regions of Karnataka | Bayaluseeme |
| Town municipal council | 1853 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Taluk administration |
| • Body | Athani municipal council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.00 km2 (5.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 554 m (1,818 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 63,625 |
| • Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 591304 |
| Telephone code | 08289 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-23 |
| Sex ratio | 958♂/♀ |
| Website | www |
Athani is a city next to Gokak in the Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. It is 140 kilometers from the city of Belagavi, 70 kilometers from Vijayapura, 55 kilometers from Miraj, 100 kilometers from Kolhapur, 200 kilometers from Hubballi, and 624 kilometers from Bengaluru. The main profession here is agriculture, particularly sugarcane, jawar, and grapes. The river Krishna flows 110 km around the southern part of Athani Taluk. the city 18 km from river Krishna It is the largest sugar production Taluk in Karnataka.It is famous for leather chappals. Athani is the oldest municipal town of Karnataka; it was established in 1853 according to the municipal act of 1850,The municipal council completed 160 years.
Athani is connected to various places like Shedbal, Vijayapura, Miraj, Sangli, Chikkodi, Ugar, and Jamkhandi and the town has NWKRTC bus service. The nearest railway station is Ugar railway station which is 25 km from the city and Miraj junction 55 km from Athani. Belagavi and Kolhapur are the nearest airports. There are 24×7 buses for the cities Vijayapura and Belagavi.
There is a proposal for a new railway line between Vijayapura – Shedbal- Athani to connect Vijayapura with Belagavi. A survey of this 112.3-km new railway line is completed and submitted to South Western Railway Hubballi.
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