Athni

Athani ಅಥಣಿ athni
City
Athani Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 16°44′N 75°04′E / 16.73°N 75.07°E / 16.73; 75.07Coordinates: 16°44′N 75°04′E / 16.73°N 75.07°E / 16.73; 75.07
Country	India
State	Karnataka
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.athanitown.gov.in

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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