Athani

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Athani is a town in Belgaum district of Karnataka, India. It is 150 km away from Belgaum city and 75 km from Bijapur. The main profession here is agriculture. The river Krishna flows through Athani Taluk.
Transportation

Athani is connected to various places likeShedbal, Bijapur, Miraj, Sangli, Chikkodi, Ugar, and Jamkhandi. The nearest railway station is Ugar railway station which is 35 km from the town. Belgaum Airport is the nearest airport. Athani is in Belgaum District

Demographics:

As of 2011 India census,[1] 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.

Culture:

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

Athani Taluk has a total area of 1995.7 km2,[2] 74% is cultivated. This includes 89 inhabited villages and hamlets with rural population of 461400 souls as per 2001 census. The taluk is bounded by Sangli district of Maharashtra. Geologically the area is covered by Deccan Trap formation. The average annual rainfall is 582 mm. The two rivers that flow here are, Krishna and Agrani. Agrani is beside the Tanvashi village.
The gram devata of Athani is the Siddeswara. The Siddheshwara Temple and is folked[clarification needed] by the locals on Mondays. Sri Shivyogi Murughendra Swamiji's birthplace, Nadi Ingalgav falls in the Athani Taluk. Kokatnoor Yallama, Katageri Lakkavva, Avarkhod Hanumappa are other holy places that draw devotees from as far afield as Maharashtra.
The five large towns of Athani Taluk (sorted in order of decreasing population) are Athani, Ugar, Ainapur, Kagwad and Shedbal

Educational institutions:

*Government Polytechnic, Athani (Best Diploma College of Athani)
*K.L.E (Karnataka Lingayat Education) Society is the premiere educational institutions of Karnataka with its head office located in Belgaum which is the district head quarter of Athani. KLE has a degree college, a high school ,C.B.S.E School(I to X) and a primary school in Athani.
*Jadhavaji Anandji(JA) Education society is one of the premier education institutes of Athani.
*C S Kittur High School
*Sanjay Gandhi Education Trust's English Medium School, Athani is the most preferred school.
*Shri Shivayogi Murughendra Swami (SSMS) College and Channappa Shivarudrappa Kittur (CSK) *High School are run by KLE Society.
*K.L.E Society's ,C.B.S.E English Medium School,ATHANI,is the most preferred school.
*svs,high school,sankonatti
*A S Pangi Institute Of Paramedical Sciences.
*Government high school Athani, Recommended by NAAC committee.
*Shree Murughendra swamiji (SMS)High school shegunashi is run by Murughendra swamiji mata.
Azad Education Society runs the Abul Kalam Urdu High School as well as Alhaj Abdullah D Ed. College.
Athani also has government primary schools for boys and girls in Kannada, Urdu and Marathi Medium.
sanghamitra high school sambargi.
Satvasheeladevi Girl's High School managed by J.E.Society which also manages J.A.High School, is a premier school exclusively catering to the girl students.
A very famous School SHREE MARUL SHANKAR DEVARU SCHOOL located in Uppinamal.

Tourist Spots near Athani

1.Khilegavi ( Famous Basaveshwar Temple situated in Khiilegavi )
2.Chincholi ( Famous mayakka devi temple, very famous lots devotes visit this temple )
3.mangasuli ( Famous Mallayya Temple usually called mangasuli mallayya temple )
4.Kokatanur ( Famous yellamma temple )
5.katageri ( Famous Lakkavva temple )
6.Ramthirtha( Famous Ramalingeshwara temple )
7.Gachhina math(Famous Athani Shivayogi temple)
8. A Raghavendra Swamiji Math is also a very important place of Athani. This Ragahavendra Math was built by Late Shri Bhimdas . This place is also known as ANU MANTRALAYA
9. Savadi Venu Gopal Temple(also known as Gopalkrishna Temple) situated on the bank of Krishna River at Savadi is perhaps the oldest temple in Athani Taluka.. In the sanctum sanctorium of the temple Venu Gopal is the presiding deity.It is a typical Trikuteshwar type temple where apart from the presiding deity, other two vigrahas on either side of the main sanctum sanctorium are two impressive Shivlings.According to the archeological study the temple is about 1000-1200 years old.