Jamkhandi (Kannada: ), is a town in Bagalkot district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Jamkhandi was one of the princely states of British India, under the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. It was one of the southern Mahratta Jagirs. Its Hindu rulers were of the Pathwardhan dynasty and used the title "Raja" or "Raja Sahib". The Patwardhan family also ruled several other nearby princely states including Sangli, Miraj and Kurundwad and chiefs of Budhgaon and Tasgaon, all of whose ruling families claimed descent from a common ancestor, Hari Patwardhan. The state gained prestige after it defeated Tipu Sultan in a battle. The Raja's descendants now live in nearby Kolhapur. As of 2001 India census, Jamkhandi had a population of 57,887. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Jamkhandi has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 52%. In Jamkhandi, 14% of the population...
