ArcherMill7063 at 01:33, 12 January 2026

2026-01-12T01:33:23Z

New page

{{other}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Koppal
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline =
Koppal Fort.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Koppal Fort
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 6
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Koppala in Karnataka
| coordinates = {{coord|15.35|N|76.15|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Koppal district|Koppal]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = City Municipality
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 28.78
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 529
| population_total = 70,698
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 2070.62
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| blank_name = {{nowrap|[[Official language]]}}
| blank_info = [[Kannada]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |title=50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2012 to June 2013) |access-date=14 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |archive-date=8 July 2016}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 583 231
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 08539
| registration_plate = KA-37
| website = www.koppalcity.mrc.gov.in
| footnotes =
| official_name = Koppala
}}
'''Koppal''' or '''Koppala''' is the district headquarters of [[Koppal district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Karnataka]]. Koppal is surrounded on three sides by hills. It was known as Kopana Nagara.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.8742/page/n174/mode/1up | title=Historical geography of ancient India | year=1976 | publisher=Ess Ess Publication, Delhi }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kashyap |first1=Sharvari |title=Koppal: historical, sacred & beautiful |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/supplements/travel/koppal-historical-sacred-beautiful-735767.html |access-date=7 September 2022 |work=Deccan Herald |date=May 25, 2019}}</ref> The town has historical landmarks such as the Koppal Fort, Gavimath (a religious shrine), and the Male Mallappa Temple. Historically, Koppal was known as Jaina Kashi, meaning the "Kashi" or most-sacred-place for Jains.<ref>{{cite web |title=About District |url=https://koppal.nic.in/en/history/about-district/ |website=Koppal District, Government of Karnataka |publisher=National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> It was so named because there were more than 700 Basadis (also called Bastis), Jain meditation halls or Prarthana Mandirs.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} Koppal district was carved out of Raichur district, located in the northern part of Karnataka state, on 1 April 1998.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kashyap |first1=Sharvari |title=Koppal: historical, sacred & beautiful |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/supplements/travel/koppal-historical-sacred-beautiful-735767.html |access-date=7 September 2022 |work=Deccan Herald |date=May 25, 2019}}</ref> Major tourist attractions include the Krishnadevaraya Tomb, Anjanadri Parvata, Huligamma Temple, Pampa Sarovara, among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tourist Places {{!}} Koppal District, Government of Karnataka {{!}} India |url=https://koppal.nic.in/en/tourist-places/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Koppal (1991–2020)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| width = auto
| Jan record high C = 34.5
| Feb record high C = 39.0
| Mar record high C = 40.5
| Apr record high C = 42.6
| May record high C = 42.5
| Jun record high C = 39.5
| Jul record high C = 36.0
| Aug record high C = 35.2
| Sep record high C = 35.5
| Oct record high C = 35.0
| Nov record high C = 33.5
| Dec record high C = 35.0
|year record high C =
| Jan high C = 30.0
| Feb high C = 32.9
| Mar high C = 36.3
| Apr high C = 38.2
| May high C = 37.6
| Jun high C = 32.8
| Jul high C = 30.4
| Aug high C = 30.3
| Sep high C = 30.0
| Oct high C = 30.4
| Nov high C = 29.1
| Dec high C = 29.1
|year high C = 32.2
| Jan low C = 16.5
| Feb low C = 18.5
| Mar low C = 21.7
| Apr low C = 23.8
| May low C = 23.9
| Jun low C = 22.8
| Jul low C = 22.3
| Aug low C = 21.8
| Sep low C = 21.5
| Oct low C = 20.9
| Nov low C = 18.6
| Dec low C = 16.6
|year low C = 20.7
| Jan record low C = 10.0
| Feb record low C = 10.5
| Mar record low C = 15.0
| Apr record low C = 18.0
| May record low C = 19.0
| Jun record low C = 11.0
| Jul record low C = 20.0
| Aug record low C = 20.0
| Sep record low C = 18.5
| Oct record low C = 14.5
| Nov record low C = 10.0
| Dec record low C = 9.5
|year record low C =
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 1.9
| Feb rain mm = 2.3
| Mar rain mm = 26.8
| Apr rain mm = 20.1
| May rain mm = 66.9
| Jun rain mm = 85.7
| Jul rain mm = 87.9
| Aug rain mm = 114.1
| Sep rain mm = 150.7
| Oct rain mm = 96.4
| Nov rain mm = 26.5
| Dec rain mm = 2.0
|year rain mm = 681.1
| Jan rain days = 0.1
| Feb rain days = 0.1
| Mar rain days = 0.8
| Apr rain days = 1.9
| May rain days = 4.0
| Jun rain days = 5.3
| Jul rain days = 6.2
| Aug rain days = 7.2
| Sep rain days = 7.1
| Oct rain days = 5.1
| Nov rain days = 1.4
| Dec rain days = 0.2
|year rain days = 39.4
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 48
| Feb humidity = 43
| Mar humidity = 37
| Apr humidity = 40
| May humidity = 45
| Jun humidity = 68
| Jul humidity = 75
| Aug humidity = 76
| Sep humidity = 74
| Oct humidity = 70
| Nov humidity = 63
| Dec humidity = 56
|year humidity = 57
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]
| access-date = April 8, 2024
}}</ref>}}

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Koppal district had a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 70,698.<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=683241 | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 350th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert| 250 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.32%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Koppal has a [[sex ratio]] of 1006 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 79.97%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

== Transport ==
Koppal has a [[Koppal railway station|railway station]], which is located north-west from the city centre, connecting to Delhi,[[Bengaluru]], [[Hubli]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Tirupati]], and [[Kolhapur]].<ref>{{cite web |title=District History |url=https://koppal.nic.in/en/history/ |website=Koppal District, Government of Karnataka |publisher=National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> National Highway 63 passes through the city, which connects [[Ankola]] and [[Gooty]] through Hubli.

==Villages==


{{cmn|colwidth=40em|rules=yes|
*[[Rajoor]]
*[[Bhatapanahalli]]
*[[Gangavathi]]
*[[Habalakatti]]
*[[Kanakagiri]]
*[[Kesakkihanchinal]]
*[[Kinhal]]
*[[Kuknur]]
*[[Kushtagi]]
*[[Mandalagiri]]
*[[Tavaragera]]
*[[Yelburga]]
*[[Hanawal]]
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Koppal}}

{{Koppal}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Koppal district]]
[[Category:Taluks in Koppal district]]
[[Category:Forts in Karnataka]]

Koppal - Revision history

ArcherMill7063 at 01:33, 12 January 2026