Athani, Karnataka

<!-- See WikiProject Indian cities for details -->Athani () is a town in Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. It is 150&nbsp;km away from Belagavi city and 75&nbsp;km from Bijapur.The main profession here is agriculture. The river Krishna flows through Athani Taluk.

Transportation

Athani is connected to various places like Bijapur, Miraj, Chikkodi, Ugar, and Jamkhandi.The nearest railway station is Ugar railway station which is 35&nbsp;km from the town. Belgaum Airport is the nearest airport.Athani is in Belgaum District.

Demographics

India census, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Culture

Athani has typical North Karnataka culture. Janapada (folk) songs and dances are found in villages surrounding Athani.

Athani has produced many well known Kannada poets and writers.Its contribution to Kannada literature is a lot.

Athani Taluk

Athani Taluk has a total Geographical area of 1995.7 Square kilometres. This includes 89 inhabited villages and hamlets with rural population of 461400 souls as per 2001 census. The taluk is bounded by Sangli district of Maharashtra. 74% of the total geographical area is used for cultivation. Geologically the area is...
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