Kitturu

Kitturu is a village in Belgaum District of Karnataka state. It was a part of Bailahongal taluk in Belgaum Dist. It was declared as an independent taluk on 23.10.2012 by Chief Minister of Karnataka on the inaugural of Kittur Utsav and it is 177th Taluk of Karnataka State. It is a place of historical importance because of the resistance of Rani Chennamma of Kitturu (1778–1829) against the British East India Company, during which a British Commissioner, John Thackery was killed.