Khanapur

Khanapur
Khanapur
Town
	Khanapura
	Khanapur Location in Karnataka, India Khanapur Khanapur (India)
	Coordinates: 15°38′22″N 74°30′30″E / 15.63944°N 74.50833°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Belagavi
Government
• Body	Town Panchayat
Elevation	649 m (2,129 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	18,535
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	591302
Telephone code	08336
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA-22
Website	khanapurtown.mrc.gov.in/en/

Khanapur officially known as Khanapura is a panchayat town in Belagavi district, Karnataka, India. It is about 26 km from Belagavi. The town is governed by the Khanapur Municipal Council. Khanapur is the headquarters for Khanapur taluk. The town is on the Belgaum-Panaji National Highway, NH 4A. Khanapur is well connected by train and road to important cities in Karnataka, Goa, and Maharashtra. Kannada is the official language but Marathi is widely spoken in the town.

Geography

Khanapur has an elevation of 646 metres (2,119 ft).

Demographics

In the 2001 census, the town of Khanapur had 16,567 inhabitants, with 8,474 males (51.1%) and 8,093 females (48.9%), for a gender ratio of 955 females per thousand males.^[1]

In the 2011 census, the town of Khanapur had 18,535 inhabitants.^[2]

Languages

Even though Kannada is the administrative language, Marathi language is the most widely spoken language in Khanapur followed by Kannada, Urdu and Konkani languages.

Tourism, attractions, and economy

Khanapur's economy is agriculture-based and is noted for its cultivation of crops such as sugarcane, rice, nachani (millet), and fruits including chikoo, guava, and jackfruit. It is also famous for food items such as churmure (puffed rice) and jaggery.

Khanapur is famous for its national level pottery training centre, the Central Village Pottery Institute, which is run by khadi and a village industries commission on the banks of the Malaprabha River, where excellent pottery training is given in Redware and Whiteware technology. Also, a tourist spot in Khanapur is Chouda Musi, a small British era bridge constructed over a small dam.

Other Attractions in and around Khanapur

Kadamba period Bhuvaraha Narasimha temple at Halasi
Kadamba style Kamala Narayana Temple is at Degaon
Asoga - A village named Asoga on the banks of Malaprabha river is very attractive tourist place famous for its temple. This temple was built during the reign of Kadamba kings in the medieval period. Important scenes from the 1970s hit movie 'Abhimaan' (featuring Amithabh Bacchan and Jaya bhaduri) were shot near the river Malaprabha at Asoga. The entire song 'Nadiya kinare' has been shot there.
Modekopon the banks of Malaprabha river is very attractive tourist
Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary

References

^ "Census 2001 Population Finder: Karnataka: Belgaum: Khanapur: Khanapur". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013.
^ "NPR Report: Karnataka: Belgaum: Khanapur". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011.

External links

[1] "Census 2001 Population Finder: Karnataka: Belgaum: Khanapur: Khanapur". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013.

[2] "NPR Report: Karnataka: Belgaum: Khanapur". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011.

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