About Athani

Athani (Kannada: ) is a town in Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. It is 150km away from Belagavi city and 75km from Bijapur. The main profession here is agriculture. The river Krishna flows through Athani Taluk. Athani is connected to various places like Bijapur, Miraj, Sangli, Chikkodi, Ugar, and Jamkhandi. The nearest railway station is Ugar railway station which is 35km from the town. Belgaum Airport is the nearest airport. Athani is in Belgaum District. As of 2001 India census, Athani had a population of 59,200. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. 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 has a total Geographical area of 1995.7 Square kilometres . This includes 89 inhabited villages and hamlets with rural...