Athani Taluk
Athani Taluk has a total area of 1995.7 km2, 74% is cultivated. This includes 89 inhabited villages and hamlets with rural population of 461400 souls as per 2001 census. The taluk is bounded by Sangli district of Maharashtra. Geologically the area is covered by Deccan Trap formation. The average annual rainfall is 582 mm. The two rivers that flow here are, Krishna and Agrani. Agrani is beside the Tanvashi village.
The gram devata of Athani is the Siddeswara. The Siddheshwara Temple and is folked by the locals on Mondays. Sri Shivyogi Murughendra Swamiji's birthplace, Nadi Ingalgav falls in the Athani Taluk. Kokatnoor Yallama, Katageri Lakkavva, Avarkhod Hanumappa are other holy places that draw devotees from as far afield as Maharashtra.
The five large towns of Athani Taluk (sorted in order of decreasing population) are Athani, Ugar, Ainapur, Kagwad and Shedbal
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