Chikkodi
Chikodi (Formerly known as Chikkodi) | |
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Town (turned into district) | |
Mini Vidhanasoudha Chikodi | |
Chikkodi in Karnataka | |
| Coordinates: 16°25′32″N 74°35′13″E / 16.425466°N 74.5869573°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Belagavi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Town Municipal Council |
| • Member of Parliament (MP) | Priyanka Satish Jarkiholi |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) | Ganesh Prakash Hukkeri |
| Area | |
• Town (turned into district) | 18.48 km2 (7.14 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 1,213.74 km2 (468.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 683 m (2,241 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Town (turned into district) | 38,307 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 503,838 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 591201 |
| Telephone code | 08338 |
| Vehicle registration | KA 23 |
| Website | chikkoditown |
Chikkodi is a town, taluka and one of three Subdivisional headquarter, in the Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. Chikodi, Athani, Hukkeri, Raybag, Nipani and Kagwad are the taluks that come under Chikodi Subdivision. It is 75 kilometers from the city of Belgaum,53 kilometres from sangli.65 kilometers from Kolhapur, 51 kilometers from Miraj, 160 kilometers from Hubli, and 570 kilometers from the capital of Karnataka state, Bangalore. Chikodi has many district level offices but it is not designated as a district by the Government of Karnataka. It is one of the major cities that lie in the border between Karnataka and Maharashtra states.