Bailhongal is a Taluk in Belgaum district of Karnataka state in southern India.
Bailhongal Taluk is located towards the northeast part of Belgaum. The Taluk headquarter is about 44 km from the district headquarters. The total geographical area of the taluka is 1122.40 km². There are 126 revenue villages and 14 hamlets with a total population of 356,400 people, according to the 2001 census.
There are important pilgrim places in the taluk. These include Bhartinand Swamiji Math Inchal, Sogal Someshwar Temple, Hafiz Bari Dargah, a markaz masjid, Jamia Masjid. Also historical places like Kittur where freedom fighters like Rani Chennamma and Sangolli Rayanna lived and devoted their lives to country for freedom. A major part of the agricultural land is controlled by the Malaprabha irrigation project. There are many educational institutes including Talukas are Saundatti, Gokak, Belgaum. There is also a famous multi speciality hospital called Malaprabha Multi Speciality Hospital. The hero doctor of the hospital is Dr Mahantshetti and world renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr Manjunath Mudakanagoudar.
There is also proposal of make separate district of bailhongal to easy admistrate of large Belgaum district including Kittur ,savadatti, bailhongal and Ramdurg taluks with headquarter bailhongal. But the decision is yet to be pending because of district headquarter between bailhongal and gokak crash
Now bailhongal is already subdivision of bailhongal, kittur, savadatti, Ramdurg, gokak and Mudalgi talukas
Geology
Minute quantities of gold are found in some of the nullahs in the Bailhongal[1]
Uranium deposits have recently been found in Deshnur, a small village in Bailhongal taluka.[2]
Demographics
Malaprabha River
As of 2001[update] India census,[3] Bailhongal had a population of 43,215.But in 2011 the population was around 78,196 Males make up 51% of the population and females 49%. Bail Hongal has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 85% of the men and 71% of women literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.Kannada is main language spoken here. As
of 2011, the average literacy rate is 78% with male literacy 85% and female literacy 71% of the total population.
Civic administration
The civic administration of the town is managed by the Bailhongal Municipal Council, which was established as a municipality in 1919.[4] Earlier It was a municipal district governed by Bombay act III of 1906[5] Today the Municipal Council oversees the engineering works, health, sanitation, water supply, administration and taxation in the city. It is headed by a Municipal President who is assisted by municipal chief officer and council members. The city is divided into 27 wards and the council members (also known as councilors) are elected by the citizens of Bailhongal every five years. The council members in turn choose the Municipal President. The growth and expansion of the city is managed by the Bailhongal Municipal Council which is headed by a municipal chief officer. Its activities include developing new layouts and roads, town planning and land acquisition.
The citizens of Bailhongal elect one representative, currently Mr. Mahantesh Kaujalgi (Congress), to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly through the constituency of Bailhongal. Bailhongal, being a part of the larger Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency, also elects one member, currently
Mr.Suresh Angadi, to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.
Economy
Bailhongal is a major cotton ginning center in north Karnataka. The first cotton ginning and pressing mill was established in 1911
Agriculture is the main occupation of the Taluka. The crops grown mainly are cotton groundnut, corn, jowar, wheat, maize, sugarcane etc.
The Agricultural Produce Market Committee is a marketing board established by the state government of Karnataka has a market yard in Bailhongal since 1936. It facilitates farmers to sell their produce and get reasonable price constituted APMC in many towns. Most of the APMC have market yard where traders and other marketing agents are provided godowns and shops for the sale of agricultural products from farmers. Farmers can sell their produce to agents or traders under supervision of APMC.[6]
Places of tourist interest
Channamma samadi garden
Jain Temple Ruins in WakkundBailhongal Fort: Rani Chennamma was captured and imprisoned by British Raj at Bailhongal Fort, where she died on 21 February 1829.
Memorial of Rani Chennamma: Rani Chennamma was buried at with full military honors. Her Samadhi is still preserved at Bailhongal.[7]
Maddi Bhavi(Well): The famous Mallaprabha (Nayanagar) river is the source of drinking water, Maddi Bhavi[well] is a secondary source of drinking water. [clarification needed]
Ramallinga Temple: Famous Ramallinga Temple of Bailhongal is an architectural expression of Chalukya architecture.[8]
The Jain temples in Devalapur
Mallammana Belavadi.
Sogal water falls- exotic and mythological.
Jain Temple ruins in Wakkund
Schools and colleges
M.J. High School – Municipal Jackson High School now renamed as M.S.S.R. All-Boys High School. (Co-education from 6th to 10th standard.)
Maoulana Abulkalam Azad Urdu High School
M.K.C.R. All-Girls High School – Municipal Kittur Rani Channamma Girls High School (only for girls only 8 th standard to 10th standard)
SNVVS School – Sri Neelakanteshwar Vidya Vardhak Samsthe .
KRCES School – Kittur Rani Channamma Education Society
Kittur Rani Channamma International Residential Sainik School & PU College for Girls, Kittur, Bailhongal
KLE Polytechnic College
Kalpavruksha Model School – CBSC
There are five Govt schools – Kannada Medium School and one Govt Schools – Urdu Medium School
Ayurvedic Medical College and Research Center from SNVVS.
BeD College from KRCES.
Lot of pre-nursery schools (Prerana, KRCES, etc.).
Arunodaya Vidya Samsthe I.T.I.
Udaya Institute of Commerce & Computer (recognised by Karnataka Government, examinations conducted by K.S.E.E. Board, Bangalore)
Bapuji Independent Arts and Commerce PU College
Govt high school sutagatti
B B ganachari primary and high school Marakumbi Bailhongal
S.J.M.&S.B.M.K. PU College Indira Nagar Bailhongal.
Government First Grade College for Women & PG centre, Hosur Road, Bailhongal.
Government Independent Pre-university College, Bailhongal.
samvit integrated college bailhongal
kle independent pu college bailhongal
Transportation
Road
Bailhongal is well connect by state highways one of the major highway from Belgaum to yallammanagudda is passed from bailhongal
Transportation is provided by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses as well as many prominent private buses which servers to all major destinations in Karnataka. The city has excellent connectivity with a number of major cities like Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, Belgaum . KSRTC provides bus service from Bailhongal to Belagavi every 15 minutes.
Private buses are more preferred mode of transport due to its wider network and speed. Buses run by private companies are generally considered more comfortable and reliable, with most offering sleeper and air conditioned coaches.
Nearest railway stations
Belgaum
Dharwar
Hubli
Bailhongal has also proposal to new railway line between Belgaum to dharwad yia bailhongal and Kittur the distance is reduced by only 90 km and also connected to Belgaum ,badami, bagalkot yia bailhongal. The project yet be approved
Nearest airport
Belgaum Airport at Sambra, which is the Oldest Airport in North Karnataka .
Nearest temples
kalagudi, bailhongal
Maradi Basaveswar Temple
Shri Guru Madiwaleswar Math Bailhongal
Hanuman Temple
Sogal Someshwar Temple
Shri Chidambar Temple, Murgod
Murgod Shri Duradundeshwara Math
Karimani Mallaya Temple and Shri Basaveshwar Temple Karimani, Shri Madiwal Machidev Math Karimani
India
Malaprabha River
