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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Belavanaki
| other_name = Bolunki
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
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[[File:Karnataka Belvanki.gif|thumbnail|Belavanaki Map]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.9779204|N|77.5687766|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gadag]]
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| established_date =
| founder = Ganga subordinate Bhutayya was the ruler of Belvola-300 in A.D 942
| named_for = Belavalanaadu-300
| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
| parts = [[Ron, Karnataka|Ron]]
| government_type = Gram panchayat
| governing_body = Belavanaki Gram Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 5118
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_demonym = Belavanakiyava
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code = 582202
| registration_plate = KA26
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Hubballi and Gadag
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 71.41%
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| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
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[[File:Rayar temple.jpg|thumb|Rayara Temple in Belavanaki|349x349px]]

'''Belavanaki''' is a village in southern state of [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It is located in [[Ron, Karnataka|Ron]] Taluka of [[Gadag District|Gadag]] district in Karnataka. It belongs to [[Belgaum division|Belagavi Division]].

==Location==
It is located:
* It is located 31 km towards North from district headquarters in Gadag
* 19 km from Ron
* 433 km from State capital [[Bengaluru, India|Bangalore]]
* Mallapur (7 km), Yavagal (8 km), Hadli (10 km), Lingadal (11 km Balaganur (11 km) are the nearby villages to Belavanaki
* Belavanaki is surrounded by Naragund Taluk towards west, Navalgund Taluk towards west, Gadag Taluk towards South, [[Badami]] Taluk towards North
* Ron, Nargund, Navalgund, Gadag are the nearby Cities to Belavanaki
* As per [[constitution of India]] and Panchyati Raj Act, Belavanaki village is administered by Adhyaksha (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

== Profile ==
* Gram Panchayat:Belavanaki
* Village Panchayat Chairman:Hanamantappa Saidapur
* Number of Wards:06
* Number of Home hold:1,002 (census 2001)
* Assembly Constituency:Naragund Constituency
* Lokasabha Constituency:Bagalkot Lokasabha
* Member of Parliament:[[P. C. Gaddigoudar|P C Gaddigoudar]]
* Member of Legislative Assembly:[[B R Yavagal]] (Naragund)

== History and origin of the village name ==
According to the Ron inscription introduces the Ganga subordinate Mahamandalika [https://archive.org/stream/karnatakainscrip014940mbp#page/n7/mode/2up Butayya] as the governor of Gangavadi-96,000, [https://archive.org/stream/karnatakainscrip014940mbp#page/n7/mode/2up Belvola-300], [[Lakshmeshwara|Puligere-]]300 provinces in Saka 864 (A..D. 942) while his Kurtakoti inscription mentions the chief as holding charge of the same provinces in Saka 868 (A.D. 946) therefore scriptures of [[Rastrakutas|Rastrakuta]] and Chalukyas of [[Western Chalukya Empire|Kalyana dynasties]] shows the existence of this village goes back to ninth and 10th century and it is also ruled by Maratha king Shivaji and Peshwas of 17th and 18th century. This village name may be derived from old name of ‘[https://archive.org/stream/karnatakainscrip014940mbp#page/n7/mode/2up Belavala-nadu 300]’([[Deccan Plateau|Deccan Plains]]) or [https://archive.org/stream/karnatakainscrip014940mbp#page/n7/mode/2up Belvola-300] which means region consisting of 300 villages and also means fertile land.

== People and village features ==
[[File:Sapta 2.jpg|thumb|Saptamtrikas sculpture in Belavanaki (Near Veerabhadra Temple) [[Matrikas|Saptamatrika]], "seven mothers": [[Brahmani]], [[Vaishnavi (deity)|Vaishnavi]], [[Maheshvari]], [[Shachi|Indrani]], [[Kaumari]], [[Varahi]], [[Chamunda]], and [[Narasimhi]]
|left|237x237px]]
Here people used to call Bolunki, Bolunaki in their own dialect while speaking. Belavanaki is consider to be one of the most important village where its development is considered. Educational institutions, small scale industries like cotton mills, and its history goes back to British colonial period these mills are started by the local feudal land lords. Nevertheless, these mills work in season time and moreover attraction of these mill is old charm where monumental structure and buildings are at the epicentre of the village. This village generally connected with five roads including state highway, it made village like semi urban area because it has school, colleges, bank, film talkies, primary health centre, these urban like features attract peoples from all the villages which are surrounded with Belavanaki.and It is also a birthplace of [[S. R. Hiremath]] social activist and Founder President of ''Samaja Parivarthana Samudaya'', ''National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources'' and ''India Development Service.''

== Culture and temples ==
In Belavanaki, the majority of the peoples are Hindu and Muslims therefore all festivals are here two religions centric but despite of their different religious faith both they celebrate almost all the festivals, this shows us the village cultural heritage and harmony among the two religion. Local attractions are:
* Shree Veerabadreswara temple
* Rayara temple
* Basavanna Devara temple
* Mustigeri Dyamamma temple
* Gaali Durgamma temple
* Maruti temple
* Gurulingammmana Matt
* Balaganur Math
* Laxmi temple.
* Shivananda temple
* Gowri Gudi
* Amareshwara temple
* Mylaradevara Gudi
* Kappatana Gudi
* Doddeswara Gudi
* Kallibasaveswara Temple
[[File:Belavanaki Bus stand.jpg|thumb|304x304px|Belavanaki Bus stand]]
* Katti Basavannana Gudi
* Nagappana Katti
* Akka Mahadevi Gudi
* Nandhi Basavannana Gudi.
* Mecca Masid

Here the newly carved statue of Veerabhadra which is considered to be best kind of sculpture in recent time in Karnataka, therefore people from various part of state use to come here to visit this temple.
[[File:Belavanaki Main Lake.jpg|thumb|Belavanaki Main Lake for Drinking water|305x305px]]

== Youth and self help groups ==
Belavanaki is also not lacking behind for establishing organisations, co-operative societies, Self-help groups in the village. Here youth and peasant union are strong hold in raising issues of youths, farmers, women's, students in the Gram Sabha meeting.

'''Names of the youth and self-help groups in Belavanaki'''
* Bhumika Mahila swasahay sangha
* Salumarada Timmakka Swasahay Sangha
* Annapurneshwari Swasahay Sangha
* Vidyashree Swasahay Sangha
* Lakshmi Devi
* Renuka Sthri Shakti Sangha
* Sharada swasahay sangha
* Akkamahadevi Swasahay Sangha
* Dhaneshwari sthri Shakti Sangha
* Dyamavva Swasahay Sangha
* Gajanana Geleyara Balaga
[[File:Belavanaki Primary Health Center.jpg|thumb|307x307px|Belavanaki Primary Health Center|left]]
* Bhagath Singh Yuvakara sangha

== Education institutions ==
* Shree Veerabadreswara arts and commerce composite pre-university College
* Kannada boys’ model school
* Kannada girl's model school
* Government Urdu primary School
* Navadarshan nursery English medium school

==Demographics==

As of 2001 India [[census]], Belavanaki had a population of 5118 with 2642 males and 2476 females.<ref name="censusindia">Village code= 620300 {{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |work=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=2008-12-18 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archivedate=8 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The population of children age 0–6 is 533 which makes up 11.01% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Belavanaki village is 945 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Belavanaki as per census is 864, lower than Karnataka average of 948. village has lower literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Belavanaki village was 71.41% compared to 75.36% of Karnataka. In Belavanaki Male literacy stands at 81.74% while female literacy rate was 60.60%.

==Transportation==
Ron is the nearest town to Belavanaki. Ron is 19 km from Belavanaki. Road connectivity is there from Ron to Belavanaki.

Nearby railway stations are: [[Mallapur Railway station]] - 5 km; Balganur- 10 km; [[Somanakatti|Somankatti]]- 14 km and [[Hombal]]- 18 km.

=== Airports ===
*[[Hubli Airport]]- 69 km
*[[Belgaum Airport|Sambra Airport]] (Belagavi, Karnataka)- 116 km
*[[Kolhapur Airport]] (Maharashtra)- 193 km
*[[Goa International Airport|Dabolim Airport]] (Panaji, Goa)- 210 km

=== Places to visit ===
*[[Badami]]- 33 km
*[[Pattadakal|Pattadakkal]]- 45 km
*[[Aihole]]- 57 km
*[[Hubli]]- 64 km
*[[Hospet]]- 111 km

== Nearby cities ==
*[[Ron, Karnataka|Ron]]- 19 km
*[[Nargund|Naragund]]- 24 km
*[[Navalgund]]- 25 km
*[[Gadag District|Gadag]]- 31 km

== Taluks ==
*[[Ron, Karnataka|Ron-]] 19 km
*[[Nargund|Naragund]]- 24 km
*[[Navalgund]]- 25 km
*[[Gadag]]- 31 km

== District headquarters ==
*[[Gadag District|Gadag]]- 31 km
*[[Bagalkot district|Bagalkot]]- 65 km
*[[Dharwad district|Dharwad]]- 74 km
*[[Koppal district|Koppal]]- 81 km

==See also==
* [[Gadag]]
* [[Districts of Karnataka]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

*[[James M. Campbell]] (1884). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=pI9IAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7#v=onepage&q&f=false Gazetteer of Bombay Presidency Volume xxii Dharwar]''. Bombay: Government Central Press. p. 857.

== External links ==
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090409224557/http://gadag.nic.in/
* http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_11/introduction1.html
* http://gazetteer.kar.nic.in/gazetteer/distGazetteer.html#
* https://archive.org/stream/karnatakainscrip014940mbp#page/n7/mode/2up
* https://books.google.com/books?id=pI9IAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

{{Settlements in Gadag district}}

[[Category:Villages in Gadag district]]

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