Talikota

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Talikote
ತಾಳೀಕೋಟೆ
Talikote
city
Nickname(s): Talikoti
Talikote
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 16°28′34″N 76°18′39″E / 16.47611°N 76.31083°E / 16.47611; 76.31083Coordinates: 16°28′34″N 76°18′39″E / 16.47611°N 76.31083°E / 16.47611; 76.31083
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Bijapur
Government
  Leader Sangu
Elevation 509 m (1,670 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 26,205
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration KA - 28
Website www.talikotetown.gov.in

Talikota also Talikote (Kannada: ತಾಳೀಕೋಟೆ ) is a town with a Town Municipal Council, in Bijapur district in the northern part of the Indian state of Karnataka.[1][2] It lies on the left (north) bank of the Doni River and is about 85 kilometres to the southeast of Bijapur city. It is famous for the Battle of Talikota which was fought in 1565 and is having famous Khasgateswer temple which attracts the devotees from bijapur, bagalkot, yadgiri, raichur and Gulbarga districts and this town is having many educational institutes.

Geography

Talikota is on an upland plateau in the Western Ghats at an average elevation of 509 metres (1669 feet).

Demographics

As of the 2001 census, Talikota had a population of 26,205. Males constituted 56% of the population and females 44%. Talikoti had an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 81%, and female literacy was 62%. In 2001 in Talikoti, 22% of the population was under 6 years of age.[3]

As of 2011 India census, Talikota had a population of 68,217.[citation needed]

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