Galagali is a village in the southern state of
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
,
India
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[Village code= 134300 ] It is located on the banks of
river Krishna in the
Bilgi taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of
Bagalkot district
Bagalakote district(), is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The district headquarters is located in the town of Bagalakote. The district is located in northern Karnataka and borders Belgaum, Gadag, Koppal, Raichur an ...
in Karnataka.
It is the birthplace of the Vedic scholar, poet, and orator
Pandharinathacharya Galagali.
It is famous for ''Galagali Peda,'' a sweet dish.
Demographics
At the 2011 India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, Galagali had a population of 8380 with 4115 males and 4265 females.
See also
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Bagalkot
Bagalakote, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India, which is also the headquarters of Bagalakote district. It is situated on branch of River Ghataprabha about 481 km (299 mi) northwest of state capital Bengaluru, 410 km (2 ...
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Bilagi
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Districts of Karnataka
The Indian State of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions. The state geographically has 3 principal regions: the coastal region of Karavali, the hilly Malenadu region comprising the Western Ghats, and the ...
Galagali Multimedia*
Pandhareenathachar Galagali
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Krishna river
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Galagali Ramacharya
Mahamahopadhyaya Ramacharya Narsimhacharya Galagali (1892–1981) was a notable Indian Sanskrit scholar and poet of two Mahakavyam. He was a recipient of President’s Certificate of Honor. He also received honorary Mahamahopadhyaya honor from ...
References
External links
* http://Bagalkot.nic.in/
* http://www.galagali.biz
Villages in Bagalkot district
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