Diggewadi

Bharath Rajkumar
Bidadi
Nickname(s): Raj
India  India
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Taluka Raybag
Founded by Donkaani
Population (2001)
 • Total 6,059
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-KA

Diggewadi (ಡಿಜಿಗೇವಾಡಿ ) is a village in Raybag Taluk in Belgaum panchayat[1] in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[2] The official language of Diggewadi is Kannada.

Geography

Diggewadi is located at 16.5688° N, 74.7425° E. The village is 95 km north from Belgaum, 15 km north from Raybag and 587 km north from the state capital. Ankali, located 8 km west from Diggewadi, is the major hub connecting many towns in the Maharashtra State.

Diggewadi shares its borders with Bavana Soundatti in the west, Jalalpur in the east and both Kanchakarwadi & Yadravi in the south. The Krishna flows north of Diggewadi and crosses the Ingali village. Travelling 8 km east from Diggewadi you will find Chinchali. Among the closest cities to the village are Belgaum, Bijapur, Kolhapur, and Sangli-Miraj.

Demographics

According to the 2011 State Census, Diggewadi has 881 houses and a population of 4,617.[3] The literacy rate is 75.89% compared to the national average of 74.04%.

Agriculture is the main source of livelihood of the majority of the people living in Diggewadi.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Management Information System (IMIS)
  2. ↑ , 2011 Census of India
  3. ↑ "Diggewadi Village Population - Raybag - Belgaum, Karnataka". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  4. ↑ "DIGGEWADI Village DIGGEWADI Panchayat RAYBAG Block, Belgaum, Karnataka India BrandBharat.com". www.brandbharat.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.


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