| Naikal | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates: | 16.7231°N 77.065°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yadgir |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluka |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wadgera |
| Government Type: | Panchayat raj |
| Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 6050 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 585319 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | PIN |
| Registration Plate: | KA 33 |
| Iso Code: | IN-KA |
Naikal is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1] [2] It lies at the foot of a rocky hill called Parmanan,[3] along the Yadgir-Shahapur Road (State Highway 15 (Karnataka)).[4] Administratively, it is under Wadgera Taluk of Yadgir district in Karnataka. The Naikal Hill Station, #17 of the Great Arc Meridional Survey, was located just east of the village on another rocky hill called Gúrbasapa.[3]
Naikal lies along the path of the proposed Surat-Chennai Expressway,[5] and over forty hectares of Naikal's irrigated land was condemned by eminent domain in 2020 for the project.[6]
KBN Agro Industries operates a cotton gin in Naikal, and Sugureshwar Mineral Water operates a bottling plant there.
India census, Naikal had a population of 6,050 with 3,010 males and 3,040 females.