Itagi | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 15.7376°N 75.8268°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Gadag |
Parts Type: | Talukas |
Parts: | Ron |
Governing Body: | Grama Panchayath |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 27.48 |
Elevation M: | 574 |
Population Total: | 4533 [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 582211 |
Itagi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Rona taluk of Gadag district in Karnataka. As per census survey of 2011, its location code number is 601951.
Itagi is the site of Narayan Swami temple. This temple was built in the 12th century and houses a tall Narayan Swami statue. Itagi is related to the history of Channamma kittur. In history of kittur it is one of the main business centre of locals and British. Britishers held one treasury office also, Rayanna and his followers took that. Itagi has a lake, Itagi Lake, which is 56 acres in area. Itagi also has the oldest Demmavva or Gramdevi temple and shri Kalameshwar temples. A Paraswanath Jain temple was constructed in the recent past and this temple is totally constructed in stone. It has two masjids. It is a village in which people from all religions – Hindu, Muslim, and Jain live together in harmony. A freedom fighter B. M. Sanikop, also an MLA, was from Itagi.
India census, Itagi had a population of 8331 with 4223 males and 4108 females.[2] It is a fast-developing village. It is the biggest Gram Panchayat village in Belgaum.