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According to inscriptions,<ref>[http://www.jatland.com/home/Nagavanshi_Inscriptions#A_Stone_Inscription_of_the_Sinda_family_at_Bhairanmatti A Stone Inscription of the Sinda family at Bhairanmatti]</ref> the towns name was formerly ''Bagadige''. A legend says that during ancient times, the town was gifted to the |
According to inscriptions,<ref>[http://www.jatland.com/home/Nagavanshi_Inscriptions#A_Stone_Inscription_of_the_Sinda_family_at_Bhairanmatti A Stone Inscription of the Sinda family at Bhairanmatti]</ref> the towns name was formerly ''Bagadige''. A legend says that during ancient times, the town was gifted to the Bajantries (musicians) by [[Ravana]], the king of Lanka who ruled this part. One of the [[Adil Shahi dynasty|Bijapur]] kings is said to have presented the town to his daughter as ''bangle money'' (a tradition in which the daughter is given money to buy Bangles, Saree, gold ornaments from her parents after the marriage). Consequently the place acquired the name Bagdikot, which later became Bagalkot. Bagalkot remained under successive dominions of [[Vijayanagara empire|Vijayanagar emperors]], Peshwas, [[Mysore Kingdom|Hyderali of Mysore]], Maratha rulers, and finally the British in 1818. In 1865, the municipality came into existence and civic amenities were provided to the residents of Bagalkot. The place was a noted centre of [[Indian freedom movement|freedom movement]] and the [[Unification of Karnataka|Unification movement]]. |
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Today, Bagalkot is divided into two parts — the new Bagalkot or [[Navanagar]] and the old Bagalkot town. The construction of new town became necessary following submergence of parts of old town due to construction of [[Almatti dam]]. Navanagar is a planned town with grid pattern layout with wide roads, parks, and other amenities. |
Today, Bagalkot is divided into two parts — the new Bagalkot or [[Navanagar]] and the old Bagalkot town. The construction of new town became necessary following submergence of parts of old town due to construction of [[Almatti dam]]. Navanagar is a planned town with grid pattern layout with wide roads, parks, and other amenities. |
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Template:Infobox Indian jurisdiction Bagalkot or Bagalkote (Kannada: ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ) is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka. Bagalkot is the district headquarters of the Bagalkot district. It is one of the major towns in North Karnataka.
History
According to inscriptions,[1] the towns name was formerly Bagadige. A legend says that during ancient times, the town was gifted to the Bajantries (musicians) by Ravana, the king of Lanka who ruled this part. One of the Bijapur kings is said to have presented the town to his daughter as bangle money (a tradition in which the daughter is given money to buy Bangles, Saree, gold ornaments from her parents after the marriage). Consequently the place acquired the name Bagdikot, which later became Bagalkot. Bagalkot remained under successive dominions of Vijayanagar emperors, Peshwas, Hyderali of Mysore, Maratha rulers, and finally the British in 1818. In 1865, the municipality came into existence and civic amenities were provided to the residents of Bagalkot. The place was a noted centre of freedom movement and the Unification movement.
Today, Bagalkot is divided into two parts — the new Bagalkot or Navanagar and the old Bagalkot town. The construction of new town became necessary following submergence of parts of old town due to construction of Almatti dam. Navanagar is a planned town with grid pattern layout with wide roads, parks, and other amenities. It has a beautiful museum, which contain olden statues, a collection of coins and notes, swords, moreover it gives feeling that we are in village. Bagalkot also contains a beautiful garden which is always greeny.
Geography
Bagalkot is located at 16°11′N 75°42′E / 16.18°N 75.7°E[2]. It has an average elevation of 533 metres (1,749 ft). It is situated on the bank of the river Ghataprabha.
Education
Bagalkot has many famous institutions, including Basaveshwara Vidya Vardhaka Sangha and Sakri sangha. Many colleges are affiliated with Karnatak University, Dharawad, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. Basaveshvara Engineering College established in 1963, is a premier engineering college in the city. S Nijalingappa Medical College in Bagalkot is affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore.
Importantly, the University of Horticultural Sciences(UHS) is headquartered in Navanagar, Bagalkot with its constituent colleges spread across the state w.r.t horticulture as a discipline.
Holi Habba(Festival of Colours)
Bagalkot is famous for its "Holi Habba" i.e. Festival of Colours.It is said that Bagalkot ranks second to Kolkata in the way it celebrates Rang Panchami.It is celebrated across 4 days,first day is for Kama Dahanam followed by 3 days of playing colours.Holi is celebrated with lot of alacrity and grandeur by the people of Bagalkot.It also symbolises religious unity and harmony where people of all sects come together to celebrate it.There are 5 different localities called as "Onees" namely jainpeth,hosapeth,halpeth,killa and venkatpeth hosapeth being the largest in area.Earlier Holi was celebrated across 6 days,where last 5 days were meant for each of the 5 'onees' to celebrate colour separately.But due to security reasons its reduced to 3 days.
Demographics
As of 2001[update]Census of India[3], Bagalkot had a population of 91,596. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bagalkot has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with 77% of the males and 61% of females literate. Some 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.[4] Kannada is the major language spoken here.
Transport(Road)
Bagalkot is well connected by road and railway routes. The National Highway NH-218 from Hubli to Humnabad passes through Bagalkot.
The state highway passing through Bagalkot connects NH-13 at about 40 km from Bagalkot. It is connected to Belgaum by road and connected to Hubli. World class State Highway Belgaum to Raichur passes through Bagalkot.
Transport(Railway)
Bagalkot is connected by a broad gauge railway line (Gadag-Hotgi line) to Bijapur on the South Western Railway (SWR) towards the north and to Gadag junction on the South Western Railway towards the south. Bagalkot is connected with direct trains to Bijapur, Solapur, Gadag, Dharwad, Bellary, Yeshwantpur (Bengaluru), Hubli, Shirdi and Ahmedabad.
Trains from Bagalkot:
Bagalkot is under South Western Railway (SWR)
Following is the complete list of trains running in Solapur Gadag Branch line
06539/06540 Bengaluru <—> Shirdi Garib Rath (via Guntakal, Bijapur)(Weekly Special)
16535/16536 Bengaluru <—> Solapur Gol Gumbaz Express (via Hubli, Bijapur)(Daily)
17307/17308 Bengaluru <—> Bagalkote Basava Express (via Guntakal, Gulbarga, Solapur, Bijapur) (Daily)
19405/19406 Bengaluru <—> Ahmedabad AC Express (via Hubli, Bijapur)(Weekly)
11423/11424 Solapur <—> Hubli Intercity Express (Daily)
51413/51414 Hubli <—> Bijapur Express (Daily)
57641/57642 Solapur <-> Hubli Passenger (Daily)
56903/56904 Dharwad <-> Solapur Passenger (Daily)
56905/56906 Hubli <-> Solapur Passenger (Daily)