Londa is a
census town
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India
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in
Belagavi district
Belagavi district, formerly also known as Belgaum district, is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The district is known as the sugar bowl of Karnataka with hectares being used for commercial production. It has overtaken Mandya distri ...
in the
India
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state
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of
Karnataka
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.The town is on border with state of Goa. The town is surrounded by lush evergreen forests known as
Sahayadri or Western ghats of India. Londa is situated at the border of Belagavi district with Uttara Kannada district.
Londa Junction railway station is located on the
Belgaum
Belgaum (Kannada ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bēḷagāma'', ), officially known as Belagavi (also Belgaon), is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located near its northern western border in the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters ...
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Goa
Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...
and Goa to
Dharwad
Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the northwestern part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merged ...
railway route. Since it is a junction of two railway routes, Many tourists alight here to visit nearby forests of
Kali Tiger Reserve. Londa is also connected by National Highway 748 connecting Goa to Belagavi via Anmod ghat. It is also connected to Uttara Kannada district headquarters
Karwar
Karwar is a coastal City and the administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district, formerly part of the Bombay Presidency, located at the mouth of the Kali River (Karnataka), Kali river along the Konkan Coast in the present-day state of Ka ...
by Karnataka state highway 34 (SH34)via Hankon, Kumbarwada, Anshi, Joida, Ganeshgudi and
Ramnagar. Londa is connected by National highway 67 (NH 67) coming from Hubballi and Dharwar.
Geography
Londa is located at . It has an average elevation of . Forest
Demographics
India
census
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Londa had a population of 8,329. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Londa has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 63%. In Londa, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
Londa Forest is tropical semi ever green with moist deciduous Forests. Rich of flora fauna and Funga . It has Endangered species like tiger, Indian bison, Elephant, Flying giant squirrels . Plant species like sissum. Kokam . Halasu etc
Cities and towns in Belagavi district
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