Athani Taluk
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Athani Taluk ಅಥಣಿ ತಾಲೂಕು |
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| Taluk | |
 Athani Taluk
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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 |
| District | Belagavi |
| Regions of Karnataka | Bayaluseeme |
| Government | |
| • Type | Taluk administration |
| Area | |
| • Total | 207.54 km2 (80.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,25,832 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 591xxx |
| Vehicle registration | KA-23 |
Athani taluk is the largest taluk in Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. It has a total area of 2070.54 km2, 70% is cultivated. This includes 5 towns, 115 inhabited villages, and hamlets with rural population of 4,07,485 as per 2011 census. The total population of the taluk is 5,25,832. The taluk is bounded by Sangli district of Maharashtra in north, Vijayapur district in east, and Bagalkot District in the south east. Geologically the area is covered by Deccan Trap formation. The average annual rainfall is 582 mm. The Krishna flows 110 km in the taluk and Agrani. Agrani is beside the pandegao, shirur, ajur, sambargi, nagnur (p.a.), tawanshi, and kalloti.
The five largest towns of Athani Taluk (sorted in order of decreasing population) are Athani, Ugar, Ainapur, Kagwad, Shedbal. The river Krishna flows around the Athani taluk. Five sugar industries are in this taluk. They are located in Athani, Kagwad, Kokatnur, Ugar and Kempwad. There are four hobalis in this taluk: Athani, Kagwad, Telsang and Antapur.
Athani has government primary schools for boys and girls in Kannada, Urdu and Marathi Medium.
In Athani agriculture is the main occupation. The main crops are jawar, wheat, sunflower, toordal, and kushbi. The commercial crops are grapes and cotton, and the main commercial crop is sugarcane. Athani is one of the largest sugarcane cultivation taluks in Karnataka.
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