Rabkavi Banhatti

Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Rabkavi Banhatti had an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 67%, and female literacy was 49%. In Rabkavi Banhatti, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age. To reach this place either you can travel by Train+Bus or a Bus. The best travel would be by Bus and it takes around 13 hours from Bangalore and train travel would be around 17 to 18 hours.

Banahatti has a spinning mill, Banahatti Co-operative Spinning Mill Ltd., Banahatti, established in 1983-84 and operating on its own funds. It runs all year producing jobs to many unemployed people. The main occupation of the people over here is the manufacturing of sarees. The city has over 2000 power looms, and weaving is the main means of support for most of the families. Recently the weaving business has grown larger than ever in history; sarees produced are sent to markets like Bangalore, Dharwad, Mangalooru, Gulbarga and also sent to Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala.

There are many schools and colleges in Rabkavi Banhatti. Some of the famous colleges are S.R.A Composite PU College which is situated in Banhatti, Konnur Science PU College in yallatti. There are many schools situated nearby some of them are Poorna Prajna English Medium School Rampur,Jnyanodaya English Medium School Rampur, Padmavati International School Rabkavi.

Some of the students passed from these schools and colleges are Dr. Sadashivayya Jambayya Nagalotimath (20 July 1940 – 24 October 2006) was an Indian medical scientist and writer.[1] He also served as the Director of Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli. He died on 24 October 2006 at the KLE Society's Hospital at the age of 66. The people and culture also add its own value to the leaders who studied in Banahatti. Shri Bhaskar Jeevaji Koparde of Banahatti and his wife Mrs. Subhadrathai Bhaskar Koparde participated in the freedom struggle. Shri Bhaskar J. Koparde was the editor of the Weekly Santavani. Well-known freedom fighter and physician Dr. G D Badchikar represented Karnataka State in All India Medical Conference at New Delhi in the year 1968. He also attended the National conference on "Pollution control and Plantation of trees" held in Secunderabad organized by Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1998. Shankar Bidari has been IG and Police Commissioner - Bangalore. Topper in XLRI- Girish Hukkeri - are also from the same school.

Sri Kadasidhheshwar Temple is the prime temple of the town and considered as "Town God", yearly once fair festival will be conducted in September or October.During this fair Firing Crackers is one of the record in karnataka. The other temples are namely Sri Mallikarjun Temple, Hanuman Temple, Veerbhadreshwar Temple, Yallamma Temple, Sri Basaveshwar Temple, Kali Temple, Lakshmi Temple and many more.

Banahatti has four theaters namely Vaibhav, Shringar, Arun and Mallikarjun theatres. Government Rabkavi-Banahatti is one of 57 Karnataka cities in the Nirmala Nagara - Municipal eGovernance project. On 15 August 2005, each of the cities got a comprehensive website as well as the Public Grievance & Redressal module. Other important modules launched are Property Tax, Financial Accounting GIS Mapping, Birth & Death Certification, and Ward Works. Nirmala Nagara project is a partnership between the Urban Development Dept, eGovernments Foundation & Survey of India. These computer-based systems coupled with government process re-engineering and GIS digital mapping will provide transparency and accountability and smoother delivery of services to citizens of Karnataka.