Diggewadi is a village in Raybag taluk in Belgaum Panchayat[1] in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[2] The official language of Diggewadi is Kannada.

Diggewadi
Village
Diggewadi is located in Karnataka
Diggewadi
Diggewadi
Location in Karnataka, India
Diggewadi is located in India
Diggewadi
Diggewadi
Diggewadi (India)
Coordinates: 16°34′08″N 74°44′33″E / 16.5688°N 74.7425°E / 16.5688; 74.7425
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBelgaum
TalukaRaybag
Founded byDonkaani
Population
 (2001)
 • Total6,059
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Websitekarnataka.gov.in

Geography

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Diggewadi is located at 16.5688° N, 74.7425° E. The village is 95 km (59 mi) north of Belgaum, 15 km (9 mi) north of Raybag and 587 km (365 mi) north of the state capital. Ankali, located 8 km (5 mi) west of Diggewadi, is the major hub connecting many towns in the Maharashtra State.

Diggewadi shares its borders with Bavana Soundatti in the west, Jalalpur in the east, and both Kanchakarawadi and Yadravi in the south. The Krishna flows north of Diggewadi and crosses the Ingali village. 8 km (5 mi) east from Diggewadi is Chinchali. Among the closest cities to the village are Belgaum, Bijapur, Kolhapur, and SangliMiraj.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 State Census, Diggewadi has 881 houses and a population of 4,617. The literacy rate is 75.89 percent compared to the national average of 74.04 percent.[3]

Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for the majority of the people living in Diggewadi.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Block Wise Link Detail". indiawater.gov.in. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. ^ "DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK BELGAUM" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Diggewadi Village Population - Raybag - Belgaum, Karnataka". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ^ "DIGGEWADI Village DIGGEWADI Panchayat RAYBAG Block, Belgaum, Karnataka India BrandBharat.com". www.brandbharat.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.